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FREE Outdoor Movies in Northern New Jersey Summer 2025

By Jessica Kline, Publisher + Editor Macaroni Kid Clifton-Montclair May 14, 2025

Grab your picnic blankets and chairs, some popcorn, and family friends, and head outdoors to an outdoor movie this summer! We've rounded up FREE local outdoor films.

  • Saturday, June 21, Wicked Sing Along at Lackawanna Plaza (near Crane Park) opens at 6:00 pm, and the film will begin at 7:00 pm.
  • Thursday, July 10, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 at Goffle Brook Park (Hawthorne). Uncle Bob's Kettle Corn will be in attendance! The film will begin shortly after the sun sets at approximately 8:45 pm.
  • Sunday, July 20, Dazed and Confused at Essex County Anderson Park, films will begin at sundown.
  • Thursday, July 24, Despicable Me 4 at Camp Hope (West Milford). The film will begin shortly after the sun sets at approximately 8:45 pm.
  • Thursday, July 31, The Sandlot at Nishuane Park, films will begin at sundown.
  • Thursday, August 7, Moana 2 at Rifle Camp Park (Woodland Park). The film will begin shortly after the sun sets at approximately 8:45 pm.
  • Thursday, August 21, A Minecraft Movie at Weasel Brook Park (Clifton). The film will begin shortly after the sun sets at approximately 8:45 pm.
  • Saturday, August 23, The Wild Robot at Brookdale Park (Archery Field) films will begin at sundown.

Please check our Events Calendar to double-check each event detail and any changes related to weather.


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Macaroni Kid Clifton-Montclair services Bloomfield, Caldwell, Cedar Grove, Clifton, Glen Ridge, Little Falls, Montclair, Nutley, Paterson, Passaic, and Verona.



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