Outdoor Cinema

Film at Lincoln Center, one of the world's most respected arthouse cinemas, expands out of the theater to under the stars with an exciting selection of free outdoor movie screenings as part of Summer for the City. The series begins with a crowd-pleasing three-film showcase in connection with See Me As I Am, the campus-wide celebration of pioneering musician Terence Blanchard, featuring some of the composer's best-known work in motion pictures. We continue with Can’t Stop the Street: Hip Hop on Screen, a five-film mini-festival honoring the genre's 50th anniversary and paying tribute to the myriad ways in which Hip-Hop’s history and cultural impact have influenced and intersected with the American cinema over the last half-century. Onsite concessions with popcorn and drinks alongside a gargantuan screen on Damrosch Park offer all of the quality and comfort that Film at Lincoln Center is famous for.

General Admission

Enjoy FREE Outdoor Cinema with first-come, first-served General Admission. Advance reservations are not required; just show up and enjoy! Learn more »

Fast Track

In addition to General Admission, we’re offering a FREE Fast Track option for Outdoor Cinema screenings, giving ticket holders priority entry. Learn more »

Upcoming screenings

June 14 at 9:00 pm

Summer for the City
See Me As I Am: Terence Blanchard
Outdoor Cinema

Eve's Bayou

Film at Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center Presents

June 14 at 9:00 pm

Damrosch Park

This profoundly mysterious family drama, set in the early-1960s Louisiana bayou, unfolds from the perspective of a 10-year-old girl (Jurnee Smollett).

June 16 at 9:00 pm

Summer for the City
See Me As I Am: Terence Blanchard
Outdoor Cinema

Love & Basketball

Film at Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center Presents

June 16 at 9:00 pm

Damrosch Park

A couple’s (Saana Lathan, Omar Epps) passionate but tumultuous relationship is tested by their ambitions and all-consuming commitment to basketball.

June 21 at 9:00 pm

Summer for the City
See Me As I Am: Terence Blanchard
Outdoor Cinema

Da 5 Bloods

Film at Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center Presents

June 21 at 9:00 pm

Damrosch Park

Delroy Lindo and Chadwick Boseman deliver towering performances in Spike Lee’s epic about four vets who return to Vietnam to recover a stash of gold.

June 22 at 9:00 pm

Summer for the City
Outdoor Cinema

Style Wars

Introduced by Henry Chalfant

Film at Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center Presents

June 22 at 9:00 pm

Damrosch Park

This lively 1983 account of NYC’s thriving culture of early-’80s graffiti writers was a groundbreaking document of the burgeoning Hip-Hop movement.

June 23 at 9:00 pm

Summer for the City
Outdoor Cinema

Scratch

Film at Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center Presents

June 23 at 9:00 pm

Damrosch Park

Turntable innovators share the storied history of DJing and the spirit of community that fuels their creativity in this exuberant documentary.

June 29 at 9:00 pm

Summer for the City
Outdoor Cinema

Juice

Film at Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center Presents

June 29 at 9:00 pm

Damrosch Park

A 20-year-old Tupac Shakur made his acting debut in this propulsive, noir-tinged coming-of-age drama steeped in early-’90s Hip-Hop culture.

June 30 at 9:00 pm

Summer for the City
Outdoor Cinema

Friday

Film at Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center Presents

June 30 at 9:00 pm

Damrosch Park

F. Gary Gray’s cult-classic 1995 debut, starring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker, is an affectionate, riotously funny evocation of life in the hood.

July 12 at 9:00 pm

Summer for the City
Outdoor Cinema

Wild Style

Introduced by Charlie Ahearn

Film at Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center Presents

July 12 at 9:00 pm

Damrosch Park

No Wave filmmaker Charlie Ahearn and renowned street artist Fab 5 Freddy collaborated on this foundational 1983 portrait of early Hip-Hop culture.

July 21 at 9:00 pm

Summer for the City
Korean Arts Week
Outdoor Cinema

The Host

Film at Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center Presents

July 21 at 9:00 pm

Damrosch Park

A high-concept disaster film and then some, The Host took inspiration from a real incident, giving space to shrewdly satirize national and foreign bodies in crisis.

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About Summer for the City

The city’s ultimate New York festival features hundreds of events and thousands of artists in celebration of the vibrant cultural communities of NYC. Learn more »

Plan your visit

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Accessibility

Our approach to accessibility mirrors our commitment to transform performing arts spaces to be more inclusive of our audiences’ identities and access needs by design, not as an afterthought or add-on. Learn more »

Full Summer for the City calendar

Check out hundreds of outdoor and indoor events and performances for all ages, including social dance, music, dance, theater, film, and participatory workshops. View full calendar »

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