Where to watch movies outdoors this summer on Long Island
Nicole Vander Maas, Huntington, and Larry Hannity, Centereach, attend outdoor movie night at Prime Restaurant in Huntington. Credit: Bruce Gilbert
When the sun goes down, outdoor movie screens come aglow all over Long Island this season. Town parks, village greens and library branches host showings of crowd-pleasing movies--mostly classic family flicks. You'll want to bring a big blanket or beach chairs and pack some snacks for a summer night's pleasure.
MONDAYS
Prime, 117 New York Ave., Huntington, 8:30 p.m. at the Cabana Bar Lawn
INFO 631-385-1515, restaurantprime.com
SCHEDULE July 1: “Jaws”; July 8: “The Goonies”; July 15: “The Lego Movie 2”; July 22: “Grease”; July 29: “Beauty and the Beast”; Aug. 5: “The Notebook”; Aug. 12: “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”; Aug. 19: “Dirty Dancing”; Aug. 26: “Jurassic Park”; Sept. 2: “Mean Girls”
Westhampton Beach Great Lawn
INFO 631-288-3335, westhamptonlibrary.net
SCHEDULE July 1: “Jaws”; July 8: “Pitch Perfect”; July 15: “King Kong”; July 22 “Jurassic Park”; July 29 “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”; Aug. 5: “The Lego Movie 2”; Aug. 12: “Willy Wonka”; Aug. 19: “Ralph Breaks the Internet 2”; Aug. 26: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.”
TUESDAYS
Cedar Creek Park, 3340 Merrick Rd., Seaford
INFO 516-571-7470
SCHEDULE July 9: “Hotel Transylvania”; July 23: “How to Train Your Dragon 2”; Aug. 6: “Parent Trap”
Farmingdale Village Green
INFO 516-249-0093, farmingdalevillage.com
SCHEDULE July 9: “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax”; July 16: “Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse”; July 23: “Small Foot”; July 30: “A Dog’s Way Home”; Aug. 6: “Ralph Breaks the Internet”; Aug. 13: “Incredibles 2”; Aug. 20: “The Goonies”
Jeanne Garant Harborfront Park, Port Jefferson
INFO 631-802-2160, portjeff.com; rain date is the following evening
SCHEDULE July 9: “Wonder”; July 16: “Mamma Mia”; July 23: “Christopher Robin”; July 30: “’A Dog’s Way Home”; Aug. 6: “Mary Poppins Returns”
THURSDAYS
Harry Chapin Lakeside Theater at Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, at dusk
INFO 516-572-0252
SCHEDULE July 11: “Hotel Transylvania 3”; July 18: “Goosebumps 2”; Aug. 1: “Instant Family”; Aug. 8: “The Lego Movie 2”; Aug. 15: “Small Foot”; Aug. 22: “The Kid Who Would be King”; Aug. 29: “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.”
Jones Beach Boardwalk Bandshell, Wantagh, at sunset
INFO 516-785-1600, nwsdy.li/jonesbeachbandshell
SCHEDULE June 27: “Avengers: Infinity War”; July 11: “Christopher Robin”; July 18: “The Grinch”; July 25, “Aquaman”; Aug. 1: “Bumblebee”; Aug. 8 “The Incredibles 2”; Aug. 15: “Mary Poppins Returns”; Aug. 22: “The Lego Movie 2”; Aug. 29: “Captain Marvel”
FRIDAYS
Southampton Arts Center, 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton, on the West Lawn, 8:30 p.m.
INFO 631-283-0967, southamptonartscenter.org; rain dates are the following Sundays
SCHEDULE July 5: “Star Wars IV”; July 12: “Finding Nemo”; July 19: “Singin’ in the Rain”; July 26: “Get Out”; Aug. 2: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”; Aug. 9: “Crazy Rich Asians”; Aug. 16: “Black Panther”; Aug. 23: “Bohemian Rhapsody”; Aug. 30: “Jaws”
SELECT SATURDAYS
Clayton Huey Elementary School, 511 Main St., Center Moriches
INFO 631-874-3849, moricheschamber.org
SCHEDULE July 20: 7:30 p.m. “Hotel Transylvania 3”; Aug. 24: 7:30 p.m. “How to Train Your Dragon: Hidden World”
Sunset Park, Main Street, Shore Road, Port Washington
INFO 516-869-7821
SCHEDULE June 29: 8:30 p.m. “Black Panther”; July 13: 8:30 p.m. “Won’t You Be My Neighbor”; Aug. 3: 8:30 p.m. “Ghostbusters” (original); Aug. 24: 8 p.m. “Mary Poppins Returns”
THURSDAY, JUNE 27
ICE AGE
8:30 p.m. Babylon Village Gazebo, 250 W. Main St., Babylon
INFO 631-669-1624, babylonlibrary.org
SCHEDULE July 25: 8 p.m. “The Kid Who Would Be King”
JUNE 29
JAWS
8:30 p.m. Edwards Beach, Long Beach
SCHEDULE July 13: 8:30 p.m. “Goonies” at Grand Beach; July 27: 8 p.m. “The Greatest Showman” at Edwards Beach; Aug. 10: 7:30 p.m. “Rocky Horror Picture Show” at Grand Beach; Aug. 24: 7:30 p.m. “Ralph Breaks The Internet” at Lincoln Beach.
JULY 1
KUNG FU PANDA
Dark, Casamento Park Pool, 101 Muncey Rd., Bay Shore
INFO 631-224-5442
WONDER
Town of Babylon Town Hall, 200 Sunrise Hwy., Lindenhurst; rain date: July 2
INFO 631-957-3000
JULY 5
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
Dusk, Frank Melville Memorial Park, 1 Old field Rd., Setauket, at the Red Barn
INFO 631-689-6146, frankmelvillepark.org
SCHEDULE Aug. 9: 8 p.m. “Moonrise Kingdom”
RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET
8:30 p.m. South Jamesport Beach, end of Town Beach Drive, off Peconic Bay Boulevard, Jamesport
INFO 631-722-4444 (631-727-5744, ext. 30 weather hotline)
JULY 8
A DOG’S WAY HOME
Dark, Crab Meadow Beach, off Waterside Ave., Northport. Rain date: 8:30 p.m. July 17, with an indoor screening at Elwood Middle School, 478 Elwood Rd., Elwood
INFO 631-351-3112
SCHEDULE July 22: “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation,” rain date: July 24
INCREDIBLES
Dark, Hidden Pond Park, 660 Terry Rd., Hauppauge
INFO 631-232-3222
JULY 9
7:45 p.m. Deepwells Farm County Park, Route 25A and Moriches Road, St. James
INFO 631-584-8510
SCHEDULE Aug. 6: “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation”
MY FAIR LADY
Dusk, Geiger Lake Memorial Park, Grand Boulevard, Wyandanch. Rain date: July 11
INFO 631-957-3000
SCHEDULE July 25: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” rain date: Aug. 1
JULY 11
MARY POPPINS RETURNS
Dusk, Plainview-Old Bethpage Community Park, Washington Avenue. Pre-movie activities for children begins at 6 p.m.
INFO 516-797-7900
NOTORIOUS
7:30 p.m. Old Field Farm, 92 West Meadow Rd. across from West Meadow Beach, Stony Brook
INFO 631-246-8983, oldfieldfarmltd.com
SCHEDULE Aug. 1: “Dr. No”; Aug. 29: “Austin Powers”
JULY 12
FINDING NEMO
Dusk, Eugene Nickerson Beach, 880 Lido Blvd., Lido Beach; East Terrace
INFO 516-571-7700
SCHEDULE West Terrace, July 21: “How to Train Your Dragon”; East Terrace, July 26: “The Incredibles”; West Terrace, Aug. 4: “Madagascar”; East Terrace, Aug. 9: “The Goonies”; West Terrace, Aug. 18: “The Sandlot”
THE LEGO MOVIE: THE SECOND PART
Dusk, Fifth Street Beach and Park, Fifth Street, Greenport
INFO 631-765-8251
INCREDIBLES 2
Dusk, North Shore Heritage Park, 633 Mount Sinai Coram Rd., Mt. Sinai
INFO 631-509-0882, msheritagetrust.org
SCHEDULE July 26: “Ralph Breaks the Internet”; Aug. 9: “How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
8 p.m. Hauppauge Library, 1373 Veterans Hwy., Hauppauge
INFO 631-979-1600, hauppaugelibrary.org
SCHEDULE Aug. 9: “Ferdinand”
JULY 13
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
8:30 p.m. Kehillath Shalom Synagogue, 58 Goose Hill Rd., Cold Spring Harbor
INFO 631-935-2777, kehillathshalomsynagogue.org
JULY 15
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
Dark, Islip Grange, 10 Broadway Ave, Sayville
INFO 631-224-5430
CASPER
Dusk, Tanner Park, Kerrigan Road, off Montauk Highway. Rain date: July 16
INFO 631-957-3000
SCHEDULE July 29: “Incredibles 2,” rain date: July 30; Aug. 5: “Pete’s Dragon,” rain date: Aug. 6.
JULY 16
A BUG’S LIFE
Dusk, North Woodmere Park, 750 Hungry Harbor Rd., North Woodmere
INFO 516-571-7800
SCHEDULE July 30: “Megamind”; Aug. 13: “School of Rock”
JULY 17
SPACE JAM
7 p.m. Shelter Island Public Library, 37 N. Ferry Rd., Shelter Island
INFO 631-749-0042, shelterislandpubliclibrary.org
JULY 18
BACK TO THE FUTURE
Dusk, Ellsworth Allen Park, Motor Avenue, Farmingdale. Pre-movie activities for children begins at 6 p.m.
INFO 516-797-7900.
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
8:30 p.m. Good Ground Park, 9A Squiretown Rd., Hampton Bays. Popcorn served.
INFO 631-702-2425
SCHEDULE Aug. 15: 8 p.m. “Night at the Museum”
JULY 19
CHRISTOPHER ROBIN
8:30 p.m. The Shoppes at East Wind Long Island, 5768 Rte. 25A, Wading River. Rain date: Aug. 9
INFO 631-929-3500
SCHEDULE Aug. 2: “Incredibles 2”
SMALL FOOT
8 p.m. South Bay Bible Church, 578 Montauk Hwy., East Moriches
INFO 631-909-8241, southbaychurchli.org. In the event of rain, movies will be held inside a tent.
SCHEDULE Aug. 16: “Ralph Breaks the Internet”; Sept. 20: “Mary Poppins Returns”
JULY 22
FRED CLAUS
Dark, Holbrook Country Club, 700 Patchogue-Holbrook Rd., Holbrook
INFO 631-467-3417
JULY 23
THE LEGO MOVIE: THE SECOND PART
7 p.m. Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, Stony Brook University, Nicolls Road, Stony Brook
INFO stonybrookathletics.com. Rain date: July 24. Reserve online.
JULY 25
INCREDIBLES 2
Dusk Syosset-Woodbury Community Park, 7800 Jericho Tpke., Woodbury
INFO 516-797-7900. Pre-movie activities for children begins at 6 p.m.
JULY 26
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
8 p.m. Sachem Library, 150 Holbrook Rd., Holbrook
INFO 631-588-5024, sachemlibrary.org
JULY 29
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
Dark, Brookwood Hall Park, 50 Irish Lane, East Islip
INFO 631-224-5430
SCHEDULE Aug. 26: “School of Rock”
THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
Dark, Coopers Beach, 268 Meadow Lane, Southampton
INFO 631-283-0402, southamptonchamber.com
SCHEDULE Aug. 5: “Shazam!”; Aug. 12: “Aquaman”
AUG. 1
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Dusk, Marjorie R. Post Community Park, Unqua and Merrick roads, Massapequa
INFO 516-797-7900. Pre-movie activities for children begins at 6 p.m.
BREAKTHROUGH
8 p.m. Island Christian Church, 400 Elwood Rd., East Northport
INFO 631-822-3000
INCREDIBLES 2
Dusk, Mitchell Park, 115 Front St., Greenport
INFO 631-765-8251
AUG. 2
RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET
8:30 p.m. Hoyt Farm Park Preserve, 200 New Hwy., Commack. Rain date: Aug. 9
INFO 631-543-7804. Town of Smithtown residents only, no street parking for nonresidents.
AUG. 5
A BUG’S LIFE
Dark, Broadway Avenue Park, 10 Broadway Ave., Sayville
INFO 631-224-5430
INCREDIBLES 2
Dark, Heckscher Park, 2 Prime Ave. at Route 25A, Huntington. Rain date: Aug. 12, with an indoor screening at Elwood Middle School, 478 Elwood Rd., Elwood
INFO 631-351-3112
AUG. 8
RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET
Dusk, Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park, West End Avenue, Oyster Bay
INFO 516-797-7900. Pre-movie activities for children begins at 6 p.m.
AUG. 9
MARY POPPINS RETURNS
Dusk, Tasker Park, Peconic Lane, Peconic
INFO 631-765-8251
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
8 p.m. Stotzky Park, Columbus Avenue and Pulaski Street, Riverhead
INFO 631-722-4444 (weather hotline 631-727-5744, ext. 30)
AUG. 12
MONSTER TRUCKS
Dark, Roberto Clemente Park, Broadway Avenue, Brentwood
INFO 631-224-5430
AUG. 19
BEDTIME STORIES
Dark, Eastview Fields, Eastview Drive, Central Islip
INFO 631-224-5430
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
Dark, Peter A. Nelson Park, Oakwood Road, Huntington. Rain date: Aug. 21, with an indoor screening at Elwood Middle School, 478 Elwood Rd., Elwood
INFO 631-351-3112
AUG. 21
A BUG’S LIFE
8 p.m. Sylvester Manor Educational Farm, 80 North Ferry Rd., Shelter Island
INFO 631-749-0626, sylvestermanor.org
AUG. 23
THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART
7:30 p.m. Wading River Beach, end of Creek Road, Wading River
INFO 631-722-4444,( weather hotline 631-727-5744, ext. 30)
Compiled by Gina Tabarus, Dorothy Levin and Keri Wall-Treudler
