Festival in New York City worth going out for.

I follow festival in New York City 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

Law of Desire (1987)

Law of Desire (1987)

Sun, Jun 28 · 12:15 PM

Nitehawk Cinema

Park Slope

Almodóvar melodrama & cocktails

Jazz on a Summer’s Day

Jazz on a Summer’s Day

Mon, Jun 29 · 8:30 PM

Louis Armstrong House Museum

Corona

Live jazz & classic film

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

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

Farm-to-Screen Shorts 2026

Farm-to-Screen Shorts 2026

Tue, Jun 30 · 9:00 PM

Brooklyn Grange @ Sunset Park

Sunset Park

Rooftop farm cinema

Farm-to-Screen Shorts 2026

Farm-to-Screen Shorts 2026

Tue, Jun 30 · 9:00 PM

brooklynONE productions

Sunset Park

Rooftop farm cinema

Dark Toons 2026

Dark Toons 2026

Wed, Jul 8 · 9:00 PM

The Old American Can Factory

Gowanus

Animated nightmare shorts

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

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