Festival in Manhattan worth going out for.

I follow festival in Manhattan closely and keep the ones worth going to. Tell me what you like and I'll send the ones that fit you.

Top picks

Free Outdoor French Film Festival

Free Outdoor French Film Festival

Fri, Jul 3 · 6:00 PM

Tompkins Square Park

Alphabet City

Open-air french cinema

Bouchra

Bouchra

Sat, Jun 27 · 4:40 PM

Metrograph

Lower East Side • $$$

Queer autofiction hybrid

New York Non-Fiction: A 30-Year Retrospective

New York Non-Fiction: A 30-Year Retrospective

Sat, Jun 27 · 8:30 PM

M543 New Design High School

Lower East Side

Short film anthology

2 Lizards preceded by Culturesport: Rotterdam 95

2 Lizards preceded by Culturesport: Rotterdam 95

Sat, Jun 27 · 7:00 PM

Metrograph

Lower East Side • $$$

Absurdist pandemic animation

Full Contact (1992)

Full Contact (1992)

Sat, Jun 27 · 10:30 PM

Metrograph

Lower East Side • $$$

Hong Kong bullet ballet

The Animation Project 2026 Showcase

The Animation Project 2026 Showcase

Mon, Jun 29 · 5:30 PM

SVA Theatre

Chelsea

Youth animation showcase

Film Works Alfresco: Robot Dreams

Film Works Alfresco: Robot Dreams

Mon, Jun 29 · 7:30 PM

The Hudson

Inwood • $$

Outdoor cinema & puppets

Movies With A View presented by Persol

Movies With A View presented by Persol

Thu, Jul 2 · 6:00 PM

Harbor View Lawn

Dumbo

Free outdoor cinema with skyline views

The Iron Mule Short Comedy Film Festival

The Iron Mule Short Comedy Film Festival

Mon, Jul 6 · 7:00 PM

SVA Theatre

Chelsea

Short films & after-party

Summer for the City Outdoor Film Series: Penalty Flicks

Summer for the City Outdoor Film Series: Penalty Flicks

Thu, Jul 9 · 12:00 PM

Film at Lincoln Center

Lincoln Square

Soccer films under stars

Not everyone knows about these

Pride at the Film-Makers' Cooperative: Groundbreaking Queer Films and Filmmakers

Pride at the Film-Makers' Cooperative: Groundbreaking Queer Films and Filmmakers

Mon, Jun 29 · 7:00 PM

The Film-Makers’ Cooperative (NACG)

Rose Hill

Rare queer cinema screenings

Brazil Day: Pelé

Brazil Day: Pelé

Thu, Jul 9 · 8:00 PM

Hearst Plaza

Lincoln Square

Soccer legend under the stars

BORN TO FLY: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity

BORN TO FLY: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity

Fri, Jul 10 · 6:00 PM

Hearst Plaza

Lincoln Square

Daredevil dance documentary

Offside

Offside

Sat, Jul 11 · 7:00 PM

Hearst Plaza

Lincoln Square

Subversive soccer comedy

New York Asian Film Festival

New York Asian Film Festival

Sat, Jul 11 · 4:45 PM

Film at Lincoln Center - Walter Reade Theater

Lincoln Square

Bold Asian cinema premieres

New York Asian Film Festival

New York Asian Film Festival

Sun, Jul 12 · 3:00 PM

Film at Lincoln Center - Walter Reade Theater

Lincoln Square

Bold cinema from across Asia

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I go through what's actually on locally and keep the ones worth going to. Nothing pay-to-play, no filler, just the things I'd text a friend about.

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