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Movie Under the Stars: Hotel Transylvania (2012) at Carroll Park

This week · Wednesday 21 to Tuesday 27 October 2026

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A screening a day — outdoors while the season lasts, museum cinemas when it does not. Registration is flagged where a free seat needs one.

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🎬 This week’s trail

6 stops, from Carroll Park on Wednesday to Bella Abzug Park on Tuesday. Every one of them free.

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Wednesday

Stop 1 of the week

Movie Under the Stars: Hotel Transylvania (2012) at Carroll Park

Free · registerStop 1 · 7:00 PMMovie Under the Stars: Hotel Transylvania (2012)Carroll Park · Brownstone BrooklynGrab a blanket and come enjoy a movie in a neighborhood park or playground! This summer, NYC Parks and The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment will host family-friendly movie…

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7:00 PMIt's Alive! Opening NightMoMASee venue

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Thursday

Stop 2 of the week

The Cooper Union

Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon: Film Screening & Panel at The Cooper Union

Free · registerStop 2 · 6:30 PMSawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon: Film Screening & PanelThe Cooper Union · Lower ManhattanA free screening of Sawyer Avenue, Sunday Afternoon, a short documentary by Cooper alum Bill Morrison, presented with The New Yorker. The film cuts Border Patrol body-camera footage…

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6:00 PMBrooklyn Bridge Park Movies With A View presented by PersolBrooklyn Bridge ParkFree · register 7:00 PMSummer on the Hudson: Movies on the Waterfront - Audience Choice!Riverside ParkFree

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Friday

Stop 3 of the week

Walter Ward Playground

Movies Under the Stars: Hocus Pocus | PG at Walter Ward Playground

FreeStop 3 · 6:15 PMMovies Under the Stars: Hocus Pocus | PGWalter Ward Playground · Western QueensGrab a blanket and come enjoy a movie in a neighborhood park or playground! This summer, NYC Parks and The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment will host family-friendly movie…

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6:45 PMMovies Under the Stars: Blue BeetleJ. Hood Wright ParkFree 7:00 PMMovie Under the Stars: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)Owl's Head ParkFree · register

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Saturday

Stop 4 of the week

Lawrence Virgilio Playground

Movies Under the Stars: Casper | PG at Lawrence Virgilio Playground

FreeStop 4 · 6:15 PMMovies Under the Stars: Casper | PGLawrence Virgilio Playground · Western QueensGrab a blanket and come enjoy a movie in a neighborhood park or playground! This summer, NYC Parks and The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment will host family-friendly movie…

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7:00 PMMovie Under the Stars: Scooby-Doo (2002)Conference House ParkFree · register 7:00 PMMovie Under the Stars: Coco (2017)Herbert Von King ParkFree · register

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Sunday

Nothing on our list for Sunday. Rest day — or borrow a stop from another path below.

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Monday

Stop 5 of the week

Bryant Park Movie Nights at Bryant Park

Free · registerStop 5 · 5:00 PMBryant Park Movie NightsBryant Park · MidtownBryant Park's lawn opens for its thirty-third season of Monday-night films — the oldest and by some distance the largest outdoor film series in the city. The lawn opens at five and people…

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8:00 PMParamount+ Movie NightsBryant ParkFree

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Tuesday

Stop 6 of the week

Bella Abzug Park

Movie Nights at Bella Abzug Park: Clueles at Bella Abzug Park

FreeStop 6 · 8:00 PMMovie Nights at Bella Abzug Park: CluelesBella Abzug Park · MidtownEnjoy movies in the park every Tuesday in August! 8 PM in Bella Abzug Park, between W 34th + W 35th Street.Adirondack chairs are first come, first served. This year we are excited to…

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