Outdoor movie schedule 2026: Eisenhower Park, Long Beach and more
Check out free outdoor movies at local beaches and parks in Nassau and Suffolk. People enjoy a Monday movie night at Roberto Clemente Park in Brentwood last year. Credit: Elizabeth Sagarin
Catch a movie outdoors this summer at local beaches and parks. Pack some snacks and bring a picnic blanket or beach chair. All movies listed are free and open to Nassau and Suffolk residents unless otherwise noted. Weather may change the schedule.
NASSAU
"CLOSE TO HOME TUESDAYS" MOVIES
CEDAR CREEK PARK
3340 Merrick Rd., Seaford
- Aug. 18: "Freaky Friday"
COST Free
MORE INFO All movies are at dusk; nassaucountyny.gov, 516-571-7470
NORTH WOODMERE PARK
750 Hungry Harbor Rd., Valley Stream
- Aug. 11: "Zootopia"
COST Free
MORE INFO All movies are at dusk; nassaucountyny.gov, 516-571-7800
LONG BEACH MOVIE NIGHTS ON THE BEACH
- Aug. 15: “Superman (2025),” Edwards Boulevard Beach
- Sept. 4: “Jaws,” Laurelton Boulevard Beach
COST Free
MORE INFO All movies begin at dusk. Bring a blanket or chair, longbeachny.gov/movies
MOVIE NIGHTS AT LAKESIDE THEATRE AT EISENHOWER PARK
1899 Park Blvd., East Meadow
- Aug. 12: "Freakier Friday "
- Aug. 19: "How to Train Your Dragon”
- Aug. 25: "Wicked"
- Aug. 26: "Wicked for Good"
COST Free
MORE INFO All movies begin at dusk, weather permitting; nassaucountyny.gov, 516-572-0201
COW MEADOW PARK
701 S. Main St., Freeport
- Aug. 21: “How to Train Your Dragon”
COST Free
MORE INFO Movies start after dark around 8:15 p.m.; bring seating and a snack, freeportny.com, 516-377-2314
NORTH HEMPSTEAD MOVIES IN THE PARK
- Aug. 14 at 8:15 p.m.: "Goat," John D. Caemmerer Park, 165 Wentworth Ave., Albertson
- Aug. 21 at 8 p.m.: " The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants," Fuschillo Park, Broadmoor Lane and Carle Road, Carle Place
COST Free
MORE INFO northhempsteadny.gov
TOWN OF OYSTER BAYS "MOVIES BY MOONLIGHT"
- Aug. 13: "Hoppers," Syosset-Woodbury Community Park, 7800 Jericho Tpke., Woodbury
COST Free; open to Nassau and Suffolk residents
MORE INFO All movies begin at dusk, weather permitting. No seating before 6 p.m. Pre-movie activities (inflatables, food for purchase and games) begin at 6:30 p.m., oysterbaytown.com, 516-797-7925
SUFFOLK
CHAPIN RAINBOW STAGE/MOVIES ON THE LAWN
2 Prime Ave., Huntington
- Aug. 10: "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie"
- Aug. 18: "Wicked for Good
COST Free
MORE INFO At sundown around 8:30 p.m.; huntingtonny.gov/parks
HERITAGE PARK
Mount Sinai-Coram Road, Mount Sinai
- Aug. 21: "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl"
- Sept. 4: "Back to the Future"
COST Free
MORE INFO All movies begin at dusk, weather permitting, nsyc.com
TOWN OF ISLIP MOVIES IN THE PARK
- Aug. 10: "Zootopia 2," Byron Lake Park, 80 Bridle Way, Oakdale
COST Free
MORE INFO All movies begin at dusk, weather permitting. Gates open at 6:30 p.m., islipny.gov, 631-224-5430
TOWN OF BABYLON OUTDOOR MOVIES
OVERLOOK BEACH
Ocean Parkway, Babylon
- Aug. 10: “Moana”
PHELPS LANE PARK
Phelps Lane, North Babylon
- Aug. 17: “Guardians of the Galaxy”
COST Free
MORE INFO All movies begin after sunset, weather permitting; townofbabylon.com, 631-893-2100
HAMPTONS FILM FEST
- Aug. 12: "Coco" (in Spanish with English subtitles), Herrick Park, 67 Newton Lane, East Hampton
- Aug. 19: "Jaws," Main Beach, 101 Ocean Ave., East Hampton
COST Free, RSVP
MORE INFO Movies start at sundown. In the event of rain, the movies will be shown the next day on Thursdays; hamptonsfilmfest.org, 631-324-4600
TOWN OF SMITHTOWN MOVIE NIGHT AT THE BEACH
CALLAHANS BEACH
off 25A, Fort Salonga
- Sept. 11: "Zootopia 2"
COST $20
MORE INFO Movie begins after dusk, approximately 7:30 p.m. (rain date: Sept. 12); parking opens at 5:30 p.m., must register on smithtownrec.com, print and bring your receipt for entrance, 631-360-7644
