Without the joy of an outdoor movie night, summer wouldn’t be the same. With free screenings for all ages and genres, including sci-fi thrillers, family-friendly cartoon films, and classic 2000s movies, Greater Boston has something to offer everyone this season.
Among the most well-liked outdoor film screenings this summer are Moana 2 and Wicked, many of which feature sing-alongs.
The full schedule of 87 free outdoor film screenings in July, August, and September can be found below. For weather-related changes or cancellations, be sure to review the event specifics.
July
Harold and the Purple Crayon (Kelly’s Roast Beef, Revere, little after six o’clock in the evening) July 3.
July 7: Locating Nemo (Fenway, Time Out Market, 8 p.m.)
July 10: Inside Out 2 (Revere, dusk/after 6 p.m., William G. Reinstein Bandstand)
At 8:30 p.m. on July 10, Paddington in Peru (The Lawn at Assembly Row, Somerville)
July 11: Moana 2 (Beacon Hill, Hatch Memorial Shell, dusk/after 6 p.m.)
Back window (Kendall/MIT Open Space, Cambridge, 7 p.m., July 11)
Wild Robot, July 11 at 7:45 p.m., Pagel Playground, Roslindale
July 12: Inside Out 2 (Kendy Square, Cambridge, Urban Park roof garden, 6 p.m.)
Dusk/after 6:30 p.m. on July 12 at Prudential Center South Garden, Back Bay: Miss Congeniality
The Sandlot (Time Out Market, Fenway, 8 p.m., July 14)
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July 16: Point Break (Downtown Boston, Rose Kennedy Greenway’s Wharf District Park, 8 p.m.)
July 16: Moana 2 (East Boston, Boston Harbor Shipyard & Marina, 8:30 p.m.)
July 16: Moana 2 (Sundown/after 6 p.m., Castle Island, South Boston)
July 17: Flubber (Kendy Square, Cambridge, Urban Park roof garden, 6 p.m.)
July 17: Top Gun(Revere, Kelly’s Roast Beef, dusk/after 6 p.m.)
August 18: Flow (MIT Open Space/Kendall, Cambridge, 6 p.m.)
Beetlejuice on July 18 at sunset or after 6 p.m. at Hatch Memorial Shell, Beacon Hill
19:13 July It is getting late (after 6:30 p.m.) in Prudential Center South Garden, Back Bay.
July 19: Aeronaut Brewing, Somerville, School of Rock, 9 p.m.
Wicked: Sing-Along on July 20 at Foxborough’s Patriot Place at dusk or after 7 p.m.
Viewer’s Choice (Time Out Market, Fenway, 8 p.m.) July 21: TBD
July 23: Beetlejuice (Sunset/after 6 p.m., Castle Island, South Boston)
Mean Girls on July 23 at 8 p.m. at the Charles River Speedway in Brighton
July 24, dusk/after 6 p.m., William G. Reinstein Bandstand, Revere, Sonic 3
Elf (Boston Landing, Brighton, 8:30 p.m., July 24)
July 25: Inside Out 2 (Sundown/after 6 p.m., Hatch Memorial Shell, Beacon Hill)
July 25 at 7 p.m. at Kendall/MIT Open Space in Cambridge: The Man Who Knew Too Much
July 26: Shrek (after 6:30 p.m., dusk, Prudential Center South Garden, Back Bay)
July 26:10 (Aeronaut Brewing, Somerville, 9 p.m.) Things I Hate About You
July 27: The Grinch (Foxborough, Patriot Place, sunset/after 7 p.m.)
July 28: The Matrix(Downtown Boston, Rose Kennedy Greenway’s Wharf District Park, 7 p.m.)
Voter choice on July 28: TBD (Time Out Market, Fenway, 8 p.m.)
July 30: Inside Out 2 (Sundown/after 6 p.m., Castle Island, South Boston)
The Avengers on July 30 at 8:15 p.m. in Hood Park, Charlestown
July 31: Captain America: Brave New World (after 6 p.m., Kelly’s Roast Beef, Revere)
August
(Kendall/MIT Open Space, Cambridge, 6 p.m., August 1) Song of the Sea
August 1: Despicable Me 4 (Beacon Hill, Hatch Memorial Shell, dusk/after 6 p.m.)
Dusk/after 6:30 p.m. on August 2 at School of Rock (Prudential Center South Garden, Back Bay)
August 2, 9 p.m., Shrek (Aeronaut Brewing, Somerville)
Captain America: Brave New World, August 5, 7:45 p.m., Ronan Park, Dorchester
August 6: Despicable Me 4 (Sunset/after 6 p.m., Castle Island, South Boston)
August 6: Unusual Friday (Patriot Place, Foxborough, after 7 p.m. or sunset)Mean Girls, August 6, Hood Park, Charlestown, 8 p.m.
August 7, dusk/after 6 p.m., Pitch Perfect (William G. Reinstein Bandstand, Revere)
August 7:Wicked (Assembly Row Lawn, Somerville, 8 p.m.)
August 8: Sonic 3 (beacon hill, hatch memorial shell, sundown/after 6 p.m.)
August 8, 7 p.m., Kendall/MIT Open Space, Cambridge, To Catch a Thief
Finding Nemo on August 9 at dusk or after 6:30 p.m. at the Prudential Center South Garden in the Back Bay
August 9, 9 p.m.: Bring It On (Aeronaut Brewing, Somerville)
August 11: Transformers One (Jamaica Plain, Jamaica Pond, Sugar Bowls, 7:45 p.m.)
Jaws (Time Out Market, Fenway, 8 p.m., August 11)
Wall-E (Healy Playground, Roslindale, 7 p.m., Aug. 12)
August 13: Sonic 3 (Sundown/after 6 p.m., Castle Island, South Boston)
Migration on August 13 at 7:45 p.m. at Chandler Pond in Brighton
August 13: The Blob (1988) (Downtown Boston, Rose Kennedy Greenway’s Wharf District Park, 8 p.m.)
August 14: Pretty in Pink (Kendy Square, Cambridge, Urban Park roof garden, 6 p.m.)
Crazy (Kelly’s Roast Beef, Revere, dusk/after 6 p.m.) August 14
August 14: Boston Landing, Brighton, 8 p.m.; Guardians of the Galaxy
August 15: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit: Wallace & Gromit (Kendall/MIT Open Space, Cambridge, 6 p.m.)
August 15: Captain America: Brave New World (Sundown/after 6 p.m., Hatch Memorial Shell, Beacon Hill)
August 15: Paddington in Peru (West Roxbury, Hynes Playground, 7:45 p.m.)
August 16: Snow White (Kendy Square, Cambridge, Urban Park roof garden, 6 p.m.)
Aug. 16:Parent Trap(Prudential Center South Garden,Back Bay, dusk/after 6:30 p.m.)
Aug. 16:Anchorman(Aeronaut Brewing,Somerville, 9 p.m.)
Aug. 18:Moana 2(Titus Sparrow Park,South End, 7:45 p.m.)
Aug. 20:Captain America: Brave New World(Castle Island,South Boston, sundown/after 6 p.m.)
Aug. 20:Mufasa: The Lion King(Malcolm X Park,Roxbury, 7:45 p.m.)
Aug. 20:Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me(Charles River Speedway,Brighton, 8 p.m.)
Aug. 21:Harold and the Purple Crayon(McGann Playground,Hyde Park, 7:45 p.m.)
Aug. 22:Wicked: Sing-Along(Hatch Memorial Shell,Beacon Hill, sundown/after 6 p.m.)
Aug. 22:North by Northwest(Kendall/MIT Open Space,Cambridge, 7 p.m.)
Aug. 23:Moana(Prudential Center South Garden,Back Bay, dusk/after 6:30 p.m.)
Aug. 23:Mean Girls(Aeronaut Brewing,Somerville, 9 p.m.)
Aug. 26:Wild Robot(Noyes Playground,East Boston, 7:45 p.m.)
Aug. 27:Wicked: Sing-Along(Castle Island,South Boston, sundown/after 6 p.m.)
Aug. 27:Shrek(Hood Park,Charlestown, 7:30 p.m.)
Aug. 27:Moana 2(Barry s Playground,Charlestown, 7:45 p.m.)
Aug. 28:Despicable Me 4(Moakley Park,South Boston, 7:45 p.m.)
Aug. 29:Wicked(Boston Common Frog Pond,Downtown Boston, 7:30 p.m.)
Aug. 30:Clueless(Aeronaut Brewing,Somerville, 9 p.m.)
September
Sept. 6:Wicked: Sing-Along(Boston Landing,Brighton, 7 p.m.)
Sept. 6:The Hangover(Aeronaut Brewing,Somerville, 9 p.m.)
Sept. 10:You ve Got Mail(Hood Park,Charlestown, 7:15 p.m.)
Sept. 13:Zoolander(Aeronaut Brewing,Somerville, 9 p.m.)
Sept. 17:Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)(Charles River Speedway,Brighton, 8 p.m.)
Sept. 19:Akeelah and the Bee(Kendall/MIT Open Space,Cambridge, 6 p.m.)
Sept. 25:The Goonies(Urban Park roof garden in Kendall Square,Cambridge, 6 p.m.)
Sept. 26:Time After Time(Kendall/MIT Open Space,Cambridge, 7 p.m.)
Kelly Chan is a content producer at Boston.com. She designs multimedia content on-site and across social media platforms, and experiments with new ways to engage readers.
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