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Pack up the picnic chair, and watch a flick in the great outdoors! Through Movies Under the Stars, the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and NYC Parks bring more than 150 film screenings to parks throughout the five boroughs. Enjoy family-friendly entertainment in the city's parks and playgrounds, ranging from great new movies to all-time classics.
Our movies have chairs reserved for seniors and people with disabilities, so that everyone can enjoy a good movie. Bring some food, find a great spot, and enjoy the show!
Movies Under the Stars Events
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Fall Guy
at Coleman Playground, Manhattan 
7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Did Tom Cochrane (Clifford Penn) kill under the influence of drugs? Mac: Robert Armstrong
Free!
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
at Ballfields (in De Witt Clinton Park), Manhattan
7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters.
Free!
Friday, May 2, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Elemental
at Playground (in St. Catherine's Park), Manhattan
7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Disney and Pixar’s “Elemental” is an all-new, original feature film set in Element City, where fire-, water-, land- and air residents live together.
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: Wicked
at Entrance - Center Boulevard and Borden Avenue (in Hunter's Point South Park), Queens
8:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
Elphaba, estranged from her green skin, and Gilda, who lives gilded by privilege, discover their true hearts.
Free!
Kids
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Shrek
at Andrew Haswell Green Park, Manhattan
7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
MUTS: Shrek A green ogre living a life of solitude in a far away swamp, Shrek is suddenly invaded by a horde of fairy tale characters.
Free!
Kids
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: The Goonies
at Basketball Court (in Henry M. Jackson Playground), Manhattan
7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
A group of teenagers finds a map leading to a hidden treasure. They must overcome booby traps, natural obstructions, and a gang of desperate thieves in their race for the loot.
Free!
Kids
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Barbie
at Chelsea Green
7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land.
Free!
Friday, May 9, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Toy Story
at P.S 060 (in Equity Playground), Queens
8:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Tale centering on the rivalry between two children's toys: Woody, a cowboy doll who's the leader and the brains of the group, and a cocky spaceman named Buzz Lightyear.
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: 7th Annual New York City Public School Film Festival
at 5th Avenue and Washington Square North (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan
8:15 p.m.–10:45 p.m.
Come celebrate some of the best of NYC students’ works with friends and family!
Free!
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: 7th Annual New York City Public School Film Festival
at Central Lawn (in Sunset Park), Brooklyn
8:15 p.m.–10:45 p.m.
Come celebrate some of the best of NYC students’ works with friends and family!
Free!
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Harold and The Purple Crayon
at Playground (in John Jay Park), Manhattan
7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
When Harold is living within the confines of his book, anything he touches with his purple crayon can come to life.
Free!
Kids
Friday, May 16, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Inside Out 2
at Gymnasium (in Constance Baker Motley Recreation Center), Manhattan
12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.
Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely ..
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: Despicable Me
at Play Area (in Twenty-Four Sycamores Park), Manhattan
7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
An elite supervillain tries to steal the moon from the sky using his vast weaponry and an army of minions.
Free!
Kids
Movies Under The Stars: Transformers One
at Multipurpose Hard Top Area (in Pontiac Playground), Bronx
8:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron...
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: Moana 2
at 45th Ave. and Broadway (in Moore Homestead Playground), Queens
8:15 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
“Moana 2” reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers.
Free!
Kids
Saturday, May 17, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Wicked (2024)
at Renaissance Playground, Manhattan
7:45 p.m.–9:45 p.m.
Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman.
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: Sonic The Hedgehog 3
at Zimmerman Playground Field House (in Zimmerman Playground), Bronx
8:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with........
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: Inside Out 2
at Sobelsohn Playground (in Forest Park), Queens
8:15 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for new emotions.
Free!
Kids
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Thelma
at Entrance (in Amelia Gorman Park), Manhattan
7:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.
Free!
Friday, May 23, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: The Wild Robot
at Carl Schurz Pickleball Court (in Carl Schurz Park), Manhattan
7:30 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island.
Free!
Kids
Movies Under The Stars: Dog Man
at Ballfield (in Bicentennial Veterans Memorial Park), Bronx
8:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
When a dog and a police officer are injured together on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of......
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: Up
at Dry Harbor Playground (in Forest Park), Queens
8:15 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
A feisty septuagenarian reluctantly teams up with a young explorer in this Oscar-winning Best Animated Feature Film by Pixar.
Free!
Kids
Saturday, May 24, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
at Play Area (in Abraham Lincoln Playground), Manhattan
7:45 p.m.–9:45 p.m.
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before.
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: Wicked
at Basketball Courts (in Seton Park), Bronx
8:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz. Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover......
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: Dog Man
at Athletic Field (in Hinton Park), Queens
8:15 p.m.–9:45 p.m.
When a dog and a police officer are injured together on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history.
Free!
Kids
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: The Wild Robot
at Multi-Purpose Play Area (in Russell Sage Playground), Queens
8:15 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island.
Free!
Kids
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Mamma Mia
at Handball Courts (in Mathews-Palmer Playground), Manhattan
7:45 p.m.–9:45 p.m.
A bride-to-be in Greece attempts to solve the mystery of her paternity by reading her mother's diary. Based on the popular ABBA-inspired stage musical.
Free!
Thursday, May 29, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Wicked
at Playground (in St. Vartan Park), Manhattan
7:45 p.m.–9:45 p.m.
Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba.
Free!
Kids
Friday, May 30, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: The Little Mermaid
at Basketball Court
7:45 p.m.–9:45 p.m.
The youngest of King Triton’s daughters and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea and, while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince E
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: Kung Fu Panda 4
at Basketball Courts (in Frank D. O'Connor Playground), Queens
8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
After three death-defying adventures defeating world-class villains with his unmatched courage and mad martial arts skills, Po, the Dragon Warrior, must learn balance.
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: Moana 2
at Skillman Ave. and 43rd Street (in Torsney Playground), Queens
8:30 p.m.–10:15 p.m.
“Moana 2” reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers.
Free!
Kids
Saturday, May 31, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Mufasa
at Open Area (in Yolanda García Park), Bronx
8:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
“Mufasa: The Lion King” enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter.....
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: Mary Poppins
at P.S. 207 (in Walter Ward Playground), Queens
8:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
A stiff banker searches for a nanny for his two mischievous children in London in the early 1900s.
Free!
Movies Under the Stars: Shrek
at Multipurpose Hard Top Area (in Paul Raimonda Playground), Queens
8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
A green ogre living a life of solitude in a far away swamp, Shrek is suddenly invaded by a horde of fairy tale characters.
Free!
Kids
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: The Marvels
at Fred Samuel Playground - Play Area (in Fred Samuel Playground), Manhattan
8:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
The extremely powerful Carol Danvers finds her fate inexplicably intertwined with two younger women, Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau.
Free!
Friday, June 6, 2025
Movies Under The Stars: Moana 2
at Sid Augarten Field (in Vinmont Veteran Park), Bronx
8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
“Moana 2” reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage.....
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: IF
at P.S. 155 Playground, Manhattan
8:30 p.m.–11:30 p.m.
From writer and director John Krasinski, IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends
Free!
Kids
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Movies Under The Stars: The Little Mermaid (2023)
at Basketball Court (in I-Am-Park), Bronx
8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
The youngest of King Triton’s daughters and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world......
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: Inside Out 2
at Samuel Seabury Playground, Manhattan
8:30 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely...
Free!
Kids
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Transformers One (2024)
at Play Area (in Brigadier General Charles Young Playground), Manhattan
8:30 p.m.–11:00 p.m.
TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON.
Free!
Kids
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: The Karate Kid (1984)
at Playground (in First Park), Manhattan
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
A bullied teen learns self-defense and self-confidence from a sage handyman.
Free!
Kids
Friday, June 13, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Wonka
at Robert Moses Playground, Manhattan
8:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
This fantasy musical film follows the story of Willy Wonka, the famous but eccentric chocolatier based on the character from Roald Dahl's novel.
Free!
Kids
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Movies Under The Stars: IF
at Basketball Courts (in Saw Mill Playground), Bronx
8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
A girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that........
Free!
Kids
Movies Under the Stars: Inside Out 2
at Basketball Court (in Cherry Tree Park), Manhattan
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely...
Free!
Kids
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
at Gutenberg Playground, Manhattan
12:00 a.m.–12:00 a.m.
In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse ...
Free!
Movies Under The Stars: Piece by Piece
at Basketball Courts (in Melrose Playground), Bronx
8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Singer-songwriter and producer Pharrell Williams has made a distinct name for himself in the entertainment......
Free!
Kids
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Movies Under the Stars: Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
at Washington Avenue and Eastern Parkway (in Dr. Ronald McNair Park), Brooklyn
8:30 p.m.–10:30 p.m.
“Mufasa: The Lion King” enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick.
Free!
Kids
Friday, June 20, 2025
Movies Under The Stars: Inside Out 2
at Play Area (in Captain Rivera Playground), Bronx
8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
“Inside Out 2” returns to the mind of newly minted teenager Riley just as headquarters is undergoing.......
Free!
Kids
Saturday, June 21, 2025
Movies Under The Stars: Sonic 3
at Entrance - West 231st Street and Riverdale Avenue (in Ewen Park), Bronx
8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with.....
Free!
Kids
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Movies Under The Stars: Moana 2
at Crotona Tennis House (in Crotona Park), Bronx
8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.
“Moana 2” reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of.....
Free!
Kids
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