Central Park Film Festival

Photo: Mark Anthony Pratt

Outdoor Movie

Each year, the Central Park Conservancy hosts a week of evening film screenings known as the Central Park Film Festival.

This event is FREE. All films are subject to weather cancellation.

*Please check back in summer 2023 for the upcoming 2023 festival details.

Dates: Tuesday Aug 16th to Friday Aug 19th

Time: 6:30 PM (doors open at 5:30 PM, with pre-show programming and music)

Location: The landscape between Sheep Meadow & the 72nd Street Cross Drive

Admission: FREE

All movies begin at dusk and are open captioned. Weather permitting.

TUESDAY 8/16/22 - The Territory (premier screening) - The Territory provides an immersive on-the-ground look at the tireless fight of the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people against the encroaching deforestation brought by farmers and illegal settlers in the Brazilian Amazon.
WEDNESDAY 8/17/22 - America's National Parks - National Geographic Channel turns its state-of-the-art cameras on America for a close up of its national parks.
THURSDAY 8/18/22 - Fire of Love - Fire of Love tells a story of primordial creation and destruction, following two bold explorers as they venture into the unknown, all for the sake of love.
Friday 8/19/22 - Jane - an intimate portrait of Jane Goodall - a trailblazer who defied the odds to become one of the world’s most admired conservationists.

What to Bring: Bring a picnic and a blanket.

What NOT to Bring: Glass bottles, video cameras, tape recorders, chairs and alcoholic beverages are not allowed. All bags may be searched.