Queens Free Things To Do: Free Summer Movies In Queens 2023

Free Things To Do In Queens - Free Films & Summer Movies In Astoria, LIC, Long Island City, Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Corona, Flushing, Jamaica

June 29, 2023 / Queens Neighborhoods / Queens Foreign Films & Movies / Queens Things To Do / Queens Buzz NYC.

This weekend summer begins in earnest. A number of community groups in collaboration with the NYC Parks Department and frequently some measure of government funding, have put together a summer full of films and free summer movies in the parks. The foreign films and free movies listed below are designed for young and old alike and they're MOSTLY FREE.

Editor's Note - Note that ASTERISKED EVENTS have NOT been updated to 2023. Pay attention to the movies dates / years. We will continue updating / adding movies between now and the end of the summer. So check back periodically for updates which you can note by the date changing above.

• CLICK HERE to read the rest of this report about free summer outdoor movies in Queens.

Music / Concerts in the Park Queens. Click here to view our report on free concerts in the parks - summer concerts in Queens, Astoria, LIC, Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Flushing & Jamaica.

Theater / Shakespeare in the Park Queens. Click here to view our report on free theater in the park - summer theater in Queens, Astoria, LIC, Sunnyside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, Flushing & Jamaica.

Current Queens Things To Do. Click here to view a listing of current Queens things to do or click here to view our member submitted Queens events calendar.

Click on the following links to go to each neighborhood.

• Astoria - free things to do / free summer movies & film Astoria Park / also see Socrates Sculpture Park in LIC
• Corona - free things to do / free summer movies & film Flushing Meadows Corona Park
• Flushing - free things to do / free summer movies & film Flushing Meadows Corona Park
• Jackson Heights - free things to do / free summer movies & film Travers Park
• Jamaica - free things to do / free summer movies & film Rufus King Park
• Kew Gardens / Forest Hills - free things to do / free summer movies & film Kew Gardens & Forest Hills
• Long Island City LIC - free things to do / free summer movies & film Gantry State Park / Queensbridge Park / Hunters Point Park / Socrates Sculpture Park
• Sunnyside - free things to do / free summer movies & film Sunnyside Gardens Park
• Woodside - free things to do / free summer movies & film Sunnyside Gardens Park

ASTORIA

Free Summer Outdoor Movies in Queens NYC

WORK IN PROGRESS. MOSTLY UPDATED WITH THE INFO WE HAVE. UPDATES WILL CONTINUE WEEKLY FOR A WHILE.

TBD _ COMING LATER TODAY

Astoria Park - Free Summer Movies in Astoria Queens NYC

Free Things To Do In Astoria, Queens - Free Summer Films & Movies In Astoria Park

Location. Astoria Park is located in the northwest section of Queens, between the East River and 19th Street and between Ditmars Blvd and Hoyt Avenue which runs parallel to the RFK Bridge. The movies are shown on the Great Lawn which is off 19th Street just north of the swimming pool.

Contact. The free summer movies are compliments of the Central Astoria Local Development Corporation aka CALDC in collaboration with the NYC Parks Department.

The photo to your right was taken at a summer movie shown in Astoria Park.

• Monday, August 1, 2022 beginning at 8.30 pm - Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (G) 1971.
• Monday, August 8, 2022 beginning at 8.30 pm - Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (PG), 1980.
• Monday, August 15, 2022 beginning at 8.15 pm - Encanto (PG) 2021. The movie was described as follows, " ... The Madrigals are an extraordinarily family living hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed place called an Encanto, which has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift–every child except Mirabel. However, she soon may be the family’s last hope when the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger. Sing and dance to the songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda ..."
• Monday, August 21, 2022 beginning at 8.15 pm - West Side Story (PG) 2021.

Free summer movies in Astoria Park in Queens NYC.

• Free summer movies in Astoria Park Queens.

Museum of the Moving Image - Film / Summer Movies in Astoria Queens NYC

Things To Do In Astoria, Queens - Summer Films & Movies In Astoria Queens NYC

Location. The Museum of the Moving Image is located at 3601 35th Avenue in Astoria Queens NYC.

Contact / Tickets. Ticket prices for movies range from $9 - $15. Exhibits are included. Workshop tickets and special events can cost more, but are generally reasonable. For details see - https://movingimage.us.

• June, July, August & September 2023 - Mix of commercial, foreign and feature films as well as museum exhibits and workshops related to the movies.

CORONA

Free Summer Outdoor Movies in Queens NYC

FLUSHING

Free Summer Outdoor Movies in Queens NYC

TBD _ COMING LATER TODAY

Queens Botanical Garden - Paid Summer Movies Flushing Queens NYC

Paid Summer Movies In Flushing - Summer Outdoor Films at the Queens Botanical Garden

Location. The Queens Botanical Garden is located at the eastern end of Flushing Meadows Corona Park at 45-30 Main Street at Elder Avenue in Flushing.

Note. The doors to the Botanical Garden will open at 7 pm. Accompanying programs generally begin at 7.30 pm. The movies will start at 8.30 pm. Check their site for the latest CoVid guidelines.

• Friday, July 22, 2022 - Grease PG 13 - They describe the movie as follows, " ... Opposites attract as high school seniors Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) and Danny (John Travolta) have a magnetic summer romance, but will it cross clique lines?..."
• There's a themed dance lesson at 7:30pm. These are paid summer movies in the Queens Botanical Garden in Queens NYC.

• Saturday, July 23, 2022 - Jurassic Park PG 13 - They describe the movie as follows, " ... Paleontologists Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) are among a select group chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs created from prehistoric DNA. Various ferocious predators break free and go on the hunt in this special effects masterpiece ..."
• At 7.30 pm there's a workshop where you can make clay dinosaur artifacts.

• Saturday, July 30, 2022 - Encanto PG - They describe the movie as follows, " ... The Madrigals are an extraordinarily family living hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed place called an Encanto, which has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift–every child except Mirabel. However, she soon may be the family’s last hope when the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger. Sing and dance to the songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda ..."
• At 7.30 pm there's a workshop where you can make miniature flower medallions.

• Saturday, August 6, 2022 - Princess and the Frog G - They describe the movie as follows, " ... Mistaking her for a princess and hoping to break the spell, prince-turned-frog Naveen plants a kiss on poor Tiana, turning her into a frog, too! The pair hop along on an adventure through the bayous to seek the help of a powerful voodoo priestess ..."
• At 7.30 pm you can have your fortune told.

• Friday, August 19, 2022 - Jungle Cruise PG 13- They describe the movie as follows, " ... Dr. Lily Houghton (Emily Blunt) enlists the aid of wisecracking skipper Frank Wolff (Dwayne Johnson) to take her down the Amazon in his ramshackle boat. Together, they search for an ancient tree that holds the power to heal–a discovery that will change the future of medicine.  ..."
• At 7.30 pm there's a workshop where you can make make botanical remedies.

• Contact / Tickets. $17 / $15 / Free for Children 3 and under / https://queensbotanical.org

* NY Hall of Science - Paid Summer Movies in Flushing Queens NYC

Paid Summer Movies In Flushing - Summer Outdoor Films at the NY Hall of Science in Queens

Location. The NY Hall of Science is located at the western end of Flushing Meadows Corona Park at 47-01 111th Street at 47th Avenue in Corona / Flushing Queens NYC.

• June, July, August & September 2022 - Every Hour from 11 am - 4 pm Daily - Wings Over Water in 3D. This is a 22 minute long 3D movie about the migratory patterns of birds. The film follows a number of different species as they do their annual migrations through mountains, deserts, cities, and forests along hidden waterways left behind by the melted glaciers. Paid summer outdoor movies at the Hall of Science in Queens NYC.
• Contact / Tickets. $4 / $5 Admission / www.nysci.org

* Kissena Park - Free Summer Movies & Films in Flushing Queens NYC

Free Things To Do In Flushing, Queens - Free Summer Movies in Flushing

Location. In Kissena Park across from the Queens Botanical Gardens where Flushing Main Street meets Elder Avenue.

*** WE RECOMMEND YOU VISIT https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/free_summer_movies TO FIND THE MOST RECENT LISTINGS OF FREE SUMMER MOVIES IN QUEENS PARKS.

• Friday, June 30, 2017 begins at 8.15 pm / Free - Hidden Figures - "This year marks the 152nd anniversary of Juneteenth. Join us in celebration of black history as we screen "Hidden Figures," a film about a team of African-American female mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program." Free summer movies in Kissena Park in Flushing Queens.

• OUTDATED / CHECKING - Thursday, August 25, 2016 - begins at 7.40 pm - Saving Jamaica Bay - an independent film from the Queens World Film Festival - free summer movies in Flushing Queens.

These films were organized by the Queensboro Hill Neighborhood Association, Ltd. Last year it was done in collaboration with the Queens World Film Festival and this year the one movie was done in collaboration with CCM Peter Koo.

* Flushing Town Hall - Free & Paid Summer Movies in Flushing Queens NYC

Free Things To Do In Flushing, Queens - Asian International Film Fest at the Asia Society Museum

Location. Flushing Town Hall is located at 137-35 Northern Blvd in Flushing Queens NYC.

The photo to your right was taken looking out of one of the exhibit rooms at Flushing Town Hall. Click here for the Flushing Neighborhood section of this site.

• Sunday, June 26, 2022 from 4.30 - 6.30 pm - Seven Short Prideful Films. Seven short films in celebration of Pride Month. Free.

• August 3 - 13, 2022 - Asian American International Film Festival. This is being held at the Asia Society & Museum on the UES of Manhattan. Last year they had a reduced venue due to CoVid, mostly streamed video via Lincoln Center, sprinkled with a few live events held at the Asia Society on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. This year [2022] they're back at the Asia Society with live events and in person screenings.
• Contact. See www.aaiff.org.
• Brief History. In prior years the Asian American Film Festival was held at the Village East Cinema, the Asia Society on the Upper East Side, Muses 35 & Karaoke and Asian American Research Institute CUNY. For the past few years there hasn't been any Queens screenings. The screenings in 2017 were done as an adjunct by the Asian International Film Festival in Manhattan.

See Queens free summer outdoor theater and concerts at this location by using the links at the beginning of this report.

* Discontinued _ Queens Museum - Foreign Films / Free Summer Movies Flushing

Free Summer Movies In Flushing Queens - Free Foreign Films at the Queens Museum NYC

Location. The Queens Museum is located in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, just south of the Arthur Ashe USTA Tennis complex, and just west of the Unisphere.

The photo to your right was taken at a Passport performance by the Queens Museum. Click here for the Flushing Neighborhood section of this site.

In the past the Queens Museum hosted what they called the Passport series which was a combination of foreign films with dance & theater performances of that culture. The program was discontinued in 2019, and hasn't been revived since. The following is one example of the retired program.

• Thursday, July 12, 2018 from 7 - 10 pm - INDIA.
• At 7 pm "get your body moving with Masala Bhangra: Bollywood dance workout classes from 7 – 7.45 pm on the front lawn of the museum starting at 8 pm [programs will take place inside the museum in event of rain].
• At 8 pm Road (Dev Benegal, 2010, 95min, Hindi with English subtitles) about "Vishnu, a restless young man, itches to escape his father’s faltering hair oil business. As his ticket to freedom, he offers to drive an antique Chevy across the desert to the sea, where it has been sold to a local museum. As he sets off, he discovers he’s not merely transporting a battered vehicle, but an old touring cinema." Free summer movies in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens NYC.

**In case of rain, performances will be held inside Queens Theatre in the Park and admissions will be made on a first come, first serve basis. Seating capacity is 472.

FOREST HILLS / KEW GARDENS

Free Summer Outdoor Movies in Queens NYC

Festival of Cinema NYC - Paid Summer Film Festivals in Queens NYC

Film Festivals in Forest Hills, Queens NYC

Location. At the Regal United Artists Midway at 108-22 Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills. Also at the Queens Library in Forest Hills.

Contact / Tickets. Ticket prices last year were $10 / $25 / $50. As of this posting, tickets were not on sale. They also offer packages which you can purchase online at - https://www.festivalofcinemanyc.com/

• Friday - Sunday, August 4 - 13, 2023 beginning at various times - Festival of Cinema [formerly the Kew Gardens Film Festival]. They're showing a mix of independent films including documentary, drama, shorts and comedy.
  • Brief History. This festival started in Kew Gardens in its inaugural year in 2017, when the festival was held at Kew Gardens Cinemas at 81-05 Lefferts Blvd in Kew Gardens. The festival moved to Forest Hills in 2019 and I think renamed itself at the same time when it was shown at two theaters - 1) at United Artists Midway 9 at 108-22 Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills, and 2) at the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. This year it remains in place at the UA Midway only.

JACKSON HEIGHTS

Free Summer Outdoor Movies in Queens NYC

Travers Park - Free Summer Movies in Jackson Heights

Free Things To Do In Jackson Heights, Queens - Free Films & Movies, in Jackson Heights & Elmhurst

Location. The screening will be held in Rory Staunton Field on 78 / 79th Street between Northern Blvd and 34th Avenue.

• Sunday, June 25, 2023 beginning at 8.30 pm - Turning Red. Free summer movies in Travers Park in Jackson Heights Queens.
• Contact. City Councilmember Shekar Krishnan has organized this in collaboration with NYC Parks - https://www.nycgovparks.org

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Diversity Plaza - Free Summer Movies in Jackson Heights NYC

Free Things To Do In Jackson Heights, Queens - Free Films & Movies in Diversity Plaza

Location. Diversity Plaza is located at 74th Street, Roosevelt Avenue and Broadway in Jackson Heights Queens NYC.

• As of this posting 7/20/22, we haven't found any films scheduled to be shown at Diversity Plaza this summer of 2022. Free summer movies in Jackson Heights Queens. In prior years [around 2015 - 2017] the QWFF presented some indie films, but nothing has been shown since.

In 2015 the films were organized by the Jackson Heights Beautification Group in partnership with SUKHI NY and Friends of Diversity Plaza and Queens World Film Festival.

JAMAICA

Free Summer Outdoor Movies in Queens NYC 2023

Rufus King Park - Free Summer Movies in Jamaica

Free Things To Do In Jamaica, NY - Free Films & Summer Movies in Rufus King Park

Location. Rufus King Park is at 153rd Street and Jamaica Avenue in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens NYC.

• Queens Underground Film Festival
• Monday, June 10, 2023 from 7 - 10 pm - Various Movies. This is at the Harvest Room at 90-40 160th Street. $15.
• Monday, June 17, 2023 from 7 - 10 pm - Unnamed Movie. This is at Raymour & Flanigan at 168-23 Jamaica Avenue. Free.
• Monday, June 24, 2023 from 7 - 9 pm - Unnamed Movie. This is in King Manor Park at 150-03 Jamaica Avenue. Free.
• Contact. https://www.queensundergroundfilmfestival.com/

Dance Festival and Music Festival in Rufus King Park

• Saturdays, June 3, 10, 17 & 24, 2023 begins at 7 pm nightly - Annual Jamaica Dance Festival - In Rufus King Park on Jamaica Avenue at 150th Street. Free dance performances by local performers. Street fairs in Jamaica NY. For details see - https://thejamaicadancefestival.com/ -

• Friday & Saturday, August 4 & 5, 2023 - Jamaica JAMS Music Festival runs from 6 - 10 pm Friday, and the Jamaica JAMS music festival and street fair runs from 11 am to 7 pm Saturday - Friday evening from 6 pm - 10 pm the music festival is held in the northwest corner of Rufus King Park. On Saturday from 11 am - 7 pm along Jamaica Avenue from Parsons Blvd to 170th Street. Music, food and street shopping. The biggest street fair in Queens. JAMS stands for Jamaica Arts & Music Summer.
• Contact. www.jamaicajams.nyc

Use the links at the top of this report to view other summer events / concerts / theater at Rufus King Park and at other sites around Queens.

* St Albans Park - Free Summer Outdoor Movies & Jazz Festival in Jamaica Queens NYC

Free Summer Outdoor Movies in Queens Parks NYC

Location. St. Albans Park is located along Merrick Blvd and Sayres Avenue in Jamaica Queens. The festival entrance is at 175-18 Merrick Blvd.

• Thursday, July 14, 2022 beginning at 8.30 pm - Cool Runnings. A movie inspired by the first Jamaican Olympic bobsled team, which they bill as, " ... One dream, four Jamaicans and 20 below zero ... ". Free.

• Thursday, July 21, 2022 beginning at 8.25 pm - Encanto. Free.

• Thursday, July 28, 2022 beginning at 8.20 pm - Space Jam: A New Legacy. Free.

• Thursday, August 4, 2022 beginning at 8.15 pm - Summer of Soul. They bill the movie as, " ... when the revolution could not be televised ... ". Free.

Contact / Tickets. Free. For details see - http://www.jamaica311.com

Also use the links at the top of this report to see other free summer events / movies / theater at this and other locations in Queens.

* Cambria Heights Park, Brookfield Park, Baisley Pond Park in Queens NYC

*** WE RECOMMEND YOU VISIT https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/free_summer_movies TO FIND THE MOST RECENT LISTINGS OF FREE SUMMER MOVIES IN QUEENS PARKS.

The following are a few of the summer movies shown in the NYC Parks in southeast Queens in 2021.

• OLD _ NOTE DATE / YEAR _ July 26, 2021 begins at sunset - A Wrinkle in Time - Cambria Heights Park - These are free summer movies in Cambria Heights Park, Brookfield Park, Baisley Pond Park, St Albans Park and Rufus King Park in neighborhoods in southeast Queens NYC.

• OLD _ NOTE DATE / YEAR _ July 27, 2021 begins at sunset - The Lion King - Brookfield Park -

• OLD _ NOTE DATE / YEAR _ July 29, 2021 begins at sunset - The Last Dragon - St Albans Park -

• OLD _ NOTE DATE / YEAR _ August 4, 2021 begins at sunset - 42 - Baisley Pond Park
  • These are free summer movies in Cambria Heights Park, Brookfield Park, Baisley Pond Park, St Albans Park and Rufus King Park in neighborhoods in southeast Queens NYC.

• OLD _ NOTE DATE / YEAR _ August 13, 2021 begins at sunset - Malcolm - Rufus King Park
  • These are free summer movies in Cambria Heights Park, Brookfield Park, Baisley Pond Park, St Albans Park and Rufus King Park in neighborhoods in southeast Queens NYC.

Contacts. Organized by Greg Mays of A Better Jamaica now known as Jamaica311.org / Sponsored by A Better Jamaica which is a mix of business and government funding / and NYC Parks at https://nycgovparks.org.

LONG ISLAND CITY LIC

Free Summer Outdoor Movies in Queens NYC

They Discontinued Summer Movies BUT _

Socrates Sculpture Park - Free Foreign Films in LIC Queens NYC

Free Things To Do In Long Island City LIC, Queens - Free Films / Free Summer Movies - Performances & Food In Socrates Sculpture Park Astoria / LIC / Queens

Location. Socrates Sculpture Park is located along the East River and Vernon Blvd at Broadway Street in Long Island City / Astoria.

The photo to your right shows Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City / Astoria.

THIS WAS A GREAT PROGRAM AND BELOW IS AN EXAMPLE OF THEIR FOREIGN FILM SERIES WHICH WENT ON HIATUS W/ THE PANDEMIC IN 2020 AND DID NOT RETURN IN 2021, 2022 or 2023.

BUT _ use the links at the top of this page to visit the Queens Concerts or Queens Theater pages, as Socrates Sculpture Park is hosting both concerts and dance / theatrical performances in 2023.

• Wednesday, July 11, 2018 - Monsoon Wedding (India / 2001) / Free
• At 7 pm - "performance by Brooklyn-based singer Rashmi and ... Indian cuisine available for purchase on-site from vendor Five Star Indian."
• At 8.30 pm - Monsoon Wedding (India / 113 Minutes) - "A buoyant comedy of an Indian family preparing for a flamboyant (arranged) marriage, Monsoon Wedding finds the frenzied upper-middle-class Vernas of Delhi facing impending disaster. Wedding costs are spiraling out of control. The bride-to-be, who barely knows the groom, pursues a fling with her talk-show-host ex. Far-flung relatives descend on the family to further complicate matters. And family secrets threaten to burst into the open on the big day. Filmmaker Mira Nair (Salaam Bombay!, Mississippi Masala) infuses this sprawling, uproarious story with humor, sensitivity and a clear-eyed take on the clash between tradition and modernity – brightened by a joyous soundtrack. Named the best movie romance of the 21st century by IndieWire. “Nair’s stereotype-shattering movie — like the polymorphous culture it illuminates — borrows from Bollywood, Hollywood and cinema verité, and comes up with something exuberantly its own.” – David Ansen, Newsweek"
• Pre-film performances and food begin at 7 pm & feature films begin about sunset which is about 8.30 pm in July and closer to 8 pm in August. These events also include performances and food is available, but I believe you have to pay for the food.

Contact. Organized by Socrates Sculpture Park - www.socratessculpturepark.org.

Use the links at the top of this report to see other free summer events / concerts / theater at this and other locations around Queens.

* Rainey Park - Free Summer Movies in LIC Queens NYC

Free Things To Do In Queens - Free Films / Free Summer Movies in Rainey Park in Astoria / LIC / Queens

*** WE RECOMMEND YOU VISIT https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/free_summer_movies TO FIND THE MOST RECENT LISTINGS OF FREE SUMMER MOVIES IN QUEENS PARKS.

• Thursday, July 22, 2021 from 8.30 - 11 pm - Trolls: World Tour - NYC Parks Department describes the film as the following, " ... 
Branch and Poppy come across six tribes of trolls, each practicing different styles of music. It is then up to the duo to unite and protect the other kingdoms of trolls when their musical styles are threatened by the sinister heavy metal couple King Thrash and Queen Barb..." Free.
• Location. Rainey Park is located along Vernon Blvd at 34th Avenue just south of Costco and Socrates Sculpture Park. Free summer movies in Rainey Park in the Astoria / LIC neighborhoods of Queens NYC.

TBD _ COMING LATER TODAY

* Hunters Point Park - Free Summer Movies in Long Island City [also see Astoria above]

Free Things To Do In LIC Long Island City, Queens - Films & Free Movies in Hunters Point Park

Location. The movies will be shown at Center Blvd & 51st Avenue in Hunters Point Park in the Long Island City of Queens.

Cinema LIC - Free Films / Movies in Long Island City, Queens

• Thursday, July 14, 2022 from 8 - 10 pm – Black Panther. One of America's first African American superheroes. Free summer movies at Hunters Point Park in Long Island City LIC Queens.

• Saturday, August 6, 2022 from 8 - 10 pm – Skyfall. James Bond 007 strikes again. Free summer movies at Hunters Point Park in Long Island City LIC Queens.

• Saturday, August 27, 2022 from 8 - 10 pm – Ghostbusters Afterlife. Who you gonna call? Free summer movies at Hunters Point Park in Long Island City LIC Queens.

• Friday, September 9, 2022 from 8 - 10 pm - Encanto. The movie was described as follows, " ... The Madrigals are an extraordinarily family living hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed place called an Encanto, which has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift–every child except Mirabel. However, she soon may be the family’s last hope when the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger. Sing and dance to the songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda ...". Free summer movies at Hunters Point Park in Long Island City LIC Queens.

Contact. Organized by Hunters Point Parks Conservancy - https://www.hunterspointparks.org and Cinema LIC - .

SUNNYSIDE

Free Summer Outdoor Movies in Queens NYC

WOODSIDE

Free Summer Outdoor Movies in Queens NYC

Discontinued Film Festivals _ BUT

Sunnyside Gardens Park / Thalia Theater / Sargeant Collins Park - Free Summer Movies & Festivals in Woodside Queens NYC

Things To Do In Sunnyside & Woodside Queens - Foreign Films / Summer & Fall Movies in Sunnyside Gardens Park, at Thalia Theater and Sargeant Collins Park

Location. These films are shown at Sunnyside Gardens Park at 39th Avenue & 49th Street in Sunnyside.

NOTHING FILM-WISE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS PLANNED AS OF THIS POST ON 6.29.23. Use the Queens theater link at the top of this page to see a couple of Shakespearean plays planned at this location in August of 2023.

• * Closed _ Saturday, September 16, 2017 from 6 - 10 pm - Flicks in the Garden - Open to the Public. Free summer movies in Sunnyside. Organized by Sunnyside Gardens Park. I believe Flicks in the Garden was not shown in Sunnyside Gardens Park in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and has not been scheduled for 2022.

• * Closed Following 2020 Festival _ OLD _ NOTE DATES / YEAR _ Friday & Saturday, July 13 & 14, 2018 - Boulevard Film Festival will show over two dozen independent films at various times. They went virtual in 2020 and not sure they whether they did anything in 2021.
• Location. At Thalia Theater 41-17 Greenpoint Avenue & at Sanger Hall at 48-30 Skillman Avenue which used to be Murphy's Bar. $10 / viewing program.
• Contact / Tickets. Organized by www.facebook.com/boulevardfilmfestival. Their website has been delisted - www.BoulevardFilmProjects.com.

• * Closed _ In 2016 there were films shown at Sargeant Collins Park at Broadway & 58th Street by the Northern Woodside Coalition. I'm pretty sure this program didn't continue in 2017 and haven't heard anything for 2018. If this changes, I will post an update as new information becomes available.

See LIC and Astoria for nearby free summer movies in Queens parks.

Other Neighborhoods in Queens NYC

Free Summer Outdoor Movies & Films in NYC Parks

NYC Parks in Queens - Free Summer Movies & Films

Free Things To Do in Queens - Foreign Films / Summer Movies in Queens Parks NYC

Locations. The NYC Parks Department offers a number of free outdoor movies over the summer in the parks in Queens. Their website allows visitors to view them both chronologically and by location. We have included some of those in this report, but you can view their listings in their entirely by visiting www.nycparks.org.

/ Contact. https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/free_summer_movies

*** WE RECOMMEND YOU VISIT https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/free_summer_movies TO FIND THE MOST RECENT LISTINGS OF FREE SUMMER MOVIES IN QUEENS PARKS.

The following were organized by the NYC Parks Department and run from late July through September 2021.

• OLD _ NOTE DATE / YEAR _ Friday, July 23, 2021 from 8.30 - 11 pm - The War with Grandpa - NYC Parks Department describes the film as the following, " ... 
Sixth-grader Peter (Oakes Fegley) is pretty much your average kid—he likes gaming, hanging with his friends and his beloved pair of Air Jordans. But when his recently widowed grandfather Ed (Robert De Niro) moves in with Peter’s family, the boy is forced to give up his most prized possession of all, his bedroom. Unwilling to let such an injustice stand, Peter devises a series of increasingly elaborate pranks to drive out the interloper, but Grandpa Ed won’t go without a fight. Soon, the friendly combatants are engaged in an all-out war with side-splitting consequences...". Free.
• Location. At Paul Raimonda Playground - free summer outdoor movies in Queens.

• OLD _ NOTE DATE / YEAR _ Friday, July 30, 2021 from 8.30 - 11 pm - Godzilla vs. Kong - NYC Parks Department describes the film as the following, " ... 
Kong embarks on a journey to return to his birthplace. However, the awakening of a brutal creature soon threatens humanity's safety, forcing Kong and some unlikely allies to fight to protect the earth. As the two mythical creatures clash, a more profound mystery soon rises to the surface...".
• Location. At Frederick B Judge Playground (in Frederick B. Judge Playground) - free summer outdoor movies in Queens.

• OLD _ NOTE DATE / YEAR _ Friday, August 13, 2021 from 8 - 10 pm - Frozen 2 - NYC Parks Department describes the film as the following, " ... 
After hearing a mysterious voice call out to her, Elsa travels to the enchanted forests and dark seas beyond her kingdom - an adventure that soon turns into a journey of self-discovery...".
• Location. At Parking Lot (in Alley Pond Park) - free summer outdoor movies in Queens.

Other Boroughs - Free Summer Movies 2023 NYC

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