If your kids are old enough to stay up late — or young enough not to know the difference — there are lots of places to watch an outdoor movie under the stars, often for FREE. While you can usually just show up, some places request pre-registration, so click on through to the ones you like most to snag your spot!
Thanks to Jack London Square and their Waterfront Flicks for sponsoring our guide to outdoor movies in the East Bay. Some movies are fun for a magical date night or memorable family night. All Jack London Square outdoor movies feature access to a gorgeous waterfront sunset and delicious restaurants.
Our Guide to East Bay outdoor movie screenings includes family-friendly-ish movies all around the East Bay. We will be updating it all summer so stop back often. This post contains affiliate links.
Most of these venues will be offering snacks or kids’ activities in advance of the movie, so feel free to come early and play. Bring your low chairs and blankets.
Movies often start as soon as the sun goes down, around 8:15-8:45ish. But click through to verify start times!
Though we rarely see short-sleeves-in-the-evening temperatures in the Bay Area, summertime is the best chance we’ve got for outdoor movies that aren’t at the Concord drive-in.
East Bay Outdoor Movies:
Thursday, July 10, 2025
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Summer at Fernandez Park @ Fernandez Park, Pinole8:30 pm - 10:30 pm: Movie Night: Moana 2 @ Antioch Community Center, Antioch
Friday, July 11, 2025
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Movies in the Park: Inside Out 2 @ La Moine Valley View Park, Richmond8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Outdoor Movie: Inside Out 2 @ San Lorenzo Community Park, San Lorenzo
8:35 pm - 11:00 pm: Movies in the Park: Harry Potter @ Glendale La Loma Park, Berkeley
Saturday, July 12, 2025
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm: Waterfront Flicks: Space Jam @ Jack London Square, OaklandThursday, July 17, 2025
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm: Movie Night: A Goofy Movie @ Antioch Community Center, AntiochFriday, July 18, 2025
6:30 pm - 11:00 pm: Dive-In Movie: Sky High (RSVP) @ Encinal Swim Center, Alameda7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Movie Night: Little Mermaid @ Emeryville (ECCL) Swim Center, Emeryville
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Cinema in the Park: Moana 2 @ Fernandez Park, Pinole
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Flix & Fun: The Wild Robot @ Refugio Valley Park, Hercules
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Movies in the Park: The Wild Robot @ Nancy Boyd Park, Martinez
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Summer Movie: Space Jam @ Kennedy Park (Union City), Union City
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm: Movies in the Park: Inside Out 2 @ Piedmont Park, Piedmont
8:40 pm - 11:00 pm: Pool Movie: Finding Dory @ West Campus Swim Center, Berkeley
Saturday, July 19, 2025
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm: Waterfront Flicks: The Princess And The Frog @ Jack London Square, OaklandThursday, July 24, 2025
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Summer at Fernandez Park @ Fernandez Park, Pinole8:30 pm - 10:30 pm: Outdoor Movie: The Parent Trap @ Antioch Community Center, Antioch
Friday, July 25, 2025
6:30 pm - 10:00 pm: Starlight Movies: The Wild Robot @ Alameda Point Multi-Purpose Field, Alameda7:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Dive in Movie: Finding Dory (RSVP) @ Farrelly Pool, San Leandro
8:30 pm - 11:00 pm: Movies in the Park: IF @ Live Oak Park, Berkeley
Saturday, July 26, 2025
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm: Waterfront Flicks: Minions @ Jack London Square, OaklandThursday, July 31, 2025
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm: Movie Night: Holes @ Antioch Community Center, AntiochFriday, August 1, 2025
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Cinema in the Park: The Wizard of Oz @ Fernandez Park, PinoleSaturday, August 2, 2025
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm: Waterfront Flicks: Happy Gilmore @ Jack London Square, OaklandTuesday, August 5, 2025
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Flix & Fun: IF @ Refugio Valley Park, Hercules8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Movies Under the Stars: The Goonies @ Civic Park & Community Center (Walnut Creek), Walnut Creek
Thursday, August 7, 2025
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Summer at Fernandez Park @ Fernandez Park, PinoleFriday, August 8, 2025
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Movies in the Park: TMNT @ Nancy Boyd Park, Martinez8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Movies in the Park: Moana 2 @ Marina Park (Richmond), Richmond
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Outdoor Movie: The Garfield Movie @ Castro Valley Community Park, Castro Valley
8:15 pm - 11:00 pm: Movies in the Park: Despicable Me 4 @ Cedar Rose Park, Berkeley
Saturday, August 9, 2025
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Family Movie Night: Shrek @ Bonaire Park, San Leandro8:30 pm - 10:30 pm: Waterfront Flicks: Despicable Me 4 @ Jack London Square, Oakland
Friday, August 15, 2025
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Cinema in the Park: Inside Out 2 @ Fernandez Park, Pinole8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Movie Night in the Park: Cars @ Christie Park, Emeryville
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Movies in the Park: Sandlot @ Piedmont Park, Piedmont
Saturday, August 16, 2025
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Family Movie Night: Moana 2 @ Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont8:30 pm - 10:30 pm: Waterfront Flicks: Clueless @ Jack London Square, Oakland
Friday, August 22, 2025
6:30 pm - 10:00 pm: Starlight Movies: Mufasa @ Alameda Point Multi-Purpose Field, Alameda8:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Movies in the Park: Sonic @ Grove Park, Berkeley
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Movies in the Park: Sonic 3 @ Nicholl Park, Richmond
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Summer Movie: Angels in the Outfield @ Kennedy Park (Union City), Union City
Saturday, August 23, 2025
7:45 pm - 9:15 pm: Movie in the Park: The Wild Robot @ Redwood Heights Park & Recreation Center, OaklandFriday, September 5, 2025
7:40 pm - 10:00 pm: Movies in the Park: Wicked @ Willard Park, BerkeleyFriday, September 12, 2025
7:30 pm - 11:00 pm: Movies in the Park: Inside Out 2 @ Codornices Park, Berkeley8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Outdoor Movie: Sonic 3 @ Meek Park, Hayward
Friday, September 19, 2025
7:15 pm - 9:15 pm: Movies in the Park: Migration @ Piedmont Park, Piedmont8:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Summer Movie: Encanto @ Cesar Chavez Park (Union City), Union City
Friday, September 26, 2025
6:30 pm - 10:00 pm: Starlight Movies: Sonic 3 @ Leydecker Park, AlamedaFriday, October 10, 2025
6:45 pm - 8:45 pm: Movies in the Park: The Wild Robot @ Piedmont Park, Piedmont

Did we miss your favorite outdoor screen? Tell us in the comments!
Note: 510families does not put on any of these movies. Movies and dates may change with or without notice because of weather, equipment, licensing, bad moods, pandemics, and unforeseen circumstances.

Thanks again to Jack London Square for sponsoring this guide to outdoor movies.
[Photo: outdoor movie pictures provided by Jack London Square and Walnut Creek Parks; used with permission]
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