Outdoor Movie Schedule 2025: Eisenhower Park, Long Beach and more
See new movies, older classics and more this summer. Credit: Johnny Milano
Stroll into a park or onto a beach one evening this summer and chances are you'll find an event worth staying for. Long Island neighborhoods are hosting outdoor movies, some of the drive-in variety, where you can set up on a picnic blanket or a beach chair to catch a film.
Come with a plan for how you'll manage snacks and drinks (some screenings include à la carte services from food vendors). All movies listed are free and open to Nassau and Suffolk residents unless otherwise noted. Weather may change the schedule.
NASSAU
NASSAU
"CLOSE TO HOME TUESDAYS" MOVIES
CEDAR CREEK PARK
3340 Merrick Rd., Seaford
- Aug. 5: "Journey to the Center of the Earth"
- Aug. 19: "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"
COST Free
MORE INFO All movies are at dusk, nassaucountyny.gov, 516-571-7470
NORTH WOODMERE PARK
750 Hungry Harbor Rd., Valley Stream
- July 29: "The Lego Movie"
- Aug. 12: "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island"
- Aug. 26 "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire"
COST Free
MORE INFO All movies are at dusk. nassaucountyny.gov, 516-571-7800
MOVIE NIGHTS ON THE BEACH
- Aug. 16: “Moana 2,” Grant Boulevard Beach
- Sept. 5: “Jaws,” Edwards Boulevard Beach
COST Free
MORE INFO All movies begin at dusk. Bring blanket or chair, longbeachny.gov/movies, 516-705-7415
FAMILY MOVIES AT GREAT NECK PLAZA
5 Beach Rd., Great Neck
- Aug. 7: "Transformers One"
- Aug. 21: "Snow White"
COST Free
MORE INFO All movies at 6 p.m.; gnparks.org, 516-487-4673
OUTDOOR MOVIES ON THE SCHOOLHOUSE GREEN
2709 Long Beach Rd., Oceanside
- July 31: 8 p.m.: “Moana 2”
- Aug. 7: 8 p.m.: “The Garfield Movie”
COST Free
MORE INFO Bring a blanket or lawn chair, oceansidelibrary.com, 516-766-2360
MOVIE NIGHTS AT LAKESIDE THEATRE AT EISENHOWER PARK
1899 Park Blvd., East Meadow
Outdoor movie night at Eisenhower Park at the Harry Chapin Lakeside Theater. Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara
- July 30: "Transformers One"
- Aug. 6: "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice"
- Aug. 13: "Paddington in Peru"
- Aug. 20: "Sonic the Hedgehog 3”
- Aug. 27: "Wicked"
COST Free
MORE INFO All movies begin at dusk, weather permitting.nassaucountyny.gov, 516-572-0201
Cynthia Erivo, left, and Ariana Grande in a scene from the film "Wicked." Credit: AP
NORTH HEMPSTEAD MOVIES IN THE PARK
- July 29 at 8:30 p.m.: "Shrek," Fuschillo Park, Broadmoor Lane and Carle Road, Carle Place
- Aug. 5 at 8:15 p.m.: "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids," Clark Gardens, 193 I U Willets Rd., Albertson
- Aug. 19 at 8 p.m.: "Lilo & Stitch," Martin Bunky Reid Park, Broadway and Urban avenues, Westbury
COST Free
MORE INFO northhempsteadny.gov
TOWN OF OYSTER BAY'S "MOVIES BY MOONLIGHT"
Outdoor movie nights are sponsored by the Town of Oyster Bay beginning on July 10. Credit: Town of Oyster Bay
- July 31: "Toy Story," Ellsworth W. Allen Park, 45 Motor Ave., Farmingdale
- Aug. 7: "Sonic the Hedgehog 3," Plainview-Old Bethpage Community Park, 175 Washington Ave., Plainview
- Aug. 14: "Inside Out 2," 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 (character meet and greets, inflatables, food for purchase and games) begin at 6:30 p.m., oysterbaytown.com, 516-797-7925
Oyster Bay outdoor movie nights begin July 10. Credit: Town of Oyster Bay
SUFFOLK
SUFFOLK
CHAPIN RAINBOW STAGE/MOVIES ON THE LAWN
Prime Avenue and Route 25A, Huntington
- Aug. 4: "Wicked"
- Aug. 18: "Minecraft Movie"
COST Free
MORE INFO At sundown around 8:30 p.m.; rained out movies will be postponed to the following Tuesday night; huntingtonny.gov/parks
HERITAGE PARK
Mount Sinai-Coram Road, Mt. Sinai
- Aug. 1: "Monsters University"
- Aug. 8: "The Goonies"
- Sept. 12: "Freaky Friday"
- Oct. 17: "Ghostbusters: Afterlife"
COST Free
MORE INFO All movies begin at dusk, weather permitting, nsyc.com
DEEPWELLS FARM COUNTY PARK
2 Taylor Lane, St. James
Outdoor movie presentation of "Finding Dory” at the Deepwells Farm County Park in St. James. Credit: Marisol Diaz
- Aug. 14: "Moana 2"
COST Free
MORE INFO Bring lawn chairs or blankets, suffolkcountyny.gov
TOWN OF ISLIP MOVIES IN THE PARK
- July 28: "Despicable Me 4," Holbrook Country Club, 700 Patchogue-Holbrook Rd., Holbrook
- Aug. 4: "IF," Islip Grange, 10 Broadway Ave., Sayville
- Aug. 9: "Finding Nemo," Atlantique Beach, 10 Shore Walk, Atlantique, Fire Island
- Aug. 11: "The Wild Robot," Ronkonkoma Beach Park, Ronkonkoma
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
TANNER PARK
Kerrigan Road, Copiague
- July 29: "How To Train Your Dragon"
- Aug. 5: "Freaky Friday"
- Aug. 19: "Jurassic World"
DreamWorks Animation's "How to Train Your Dragon" is set to show at Tanner Park on July 29. Credit: DreamWorks Animation LLC
OVERLOOK BEACH
Ocean Parkway, Babylon
- Aug. 12: "Finding Dory"
COST Free
MORE INFO All movies begin at dusk, weather permitting; townofbabylon.com, 631-893-2100.
HAMPTONS FILM FEST AT MAIN BEACH AND HERRICK PARK
Herrick Park, 67 Newton Lane, East Hampton; Main Beach, 101 Ocean Ave., East Hampton
- July 30: "Elf," Herrick Park
- Aug. 6: "School of Rock," Herrick Park
- Aug. 13: "Toy Story," Herrick Park
- Aug. 20: "Barbie," Main Beach
COST RSVP for free or $50 option to sign up for the first row
MORE INFO Movies start at 8:30 p.m., hamptonsfilmfest.org, 631-324-4600
TOWN OF SMITHTOWN MOVIE NIGHT AT THE BEACH
CALLAHANS BEACH
off 25A, Fort Salonga
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Sept. 19: "Wicked"
COST $20
MORE INFO Movie begins after dusk, approximately 7:30 p.m. (rain date: Sept. 20); parking opens at 5:30 p.m., must register on smithtownrec.com, print and bring your receipt for entrance, 631-360-7644
