Our 2018 Guide to East Bay outdoor movie screenings include family-friendly-ish movies all around the East Bay. We will be updating it all summer so stop back often.
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. 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 own 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, August 9, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 pm | Orinda Movies in the Park (Wonder) Orinda Community Center Park, Orinda |
Friday, August 10, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 6:00 pm - 10:15 pm | Outdoor movie | Coco (pg) Meek Park, Hayward |
| 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm | Movies in the Park | Paddington 2 Codornices Park, Berkeley |
| 7:30 pm | Pinole Outdoor Family Movies (Jumanji) Fernandez Park, Pinole |
Saturday, August 11, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Celebrating Life Event + Outdoor Movie - Trolls Cerrito Vista Park, El Cerrito |
Sunday, August 12, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 4:00 pm | FREE Summer Sunday Cinema Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA), Berkeley |
Thursday, August 16, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 pm - 10:45 pm | Waterfront Flicks - Coco Jack London Square Ferry Lawn, Oakland |
Friday, August 17, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Moana (Movies Under the Stars) Civic Park (Walnut Creek), Walnut Creek |
| 6:30 pm | Movies Under The Stars | Despicable Me 3 San Pablo Community Center, San Pablo |
| 7:30 pm | Pinole Outdoor Family Movies (Mary Poppins) Fernandez Park, Pinole |
| 8:00 pm | Friday Night Movies in the Park (Wonder) Refugio Valley Park, Hercules, |
| 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Outdoor Movie | Babe (G) Ardenwood Historic Farm, Fremont |
Saturday, August 18, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Outdoor Movie Night | Black Panther Red Oak Realty, Oakland |
Friday, August 24, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm | Movies in the Park | Coco Cedar Rose Park, Berkeley |
| 8:00 pm - 10:15 pm | Movies in the Park | LEGO Batman Piedmont Community Hall, Oakland |
Thursday, August 30, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 pm - 10:45 pm | Waterfront Flicks - Black Panther Jack London Square Ferry Lawn, Oakland |
Friday, September 7, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Lion King (Movies Under the Stars) Tice Valley Park, Walnut Creek |
| 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm | Starlight Movies in the Park | Coco (PG) Leydecker Park, Alameda |
| 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm | Movies in the Park | Lion King San Pablo Park, Berkeley |
Sunday, September 9, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 4:00 pm | FREE Summer Sunday Cinema Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA), Berkeley |
Friday, September 14, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 6:00 pm - 10:15 pm | Outdoor movie | A Wrinkle in Time (PG) Meek Park, Hayward |
Friday, September 21, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm | Movies in the Park | Kubo and the Two Strings Willard Park, Berkeley |
Saturday, September 22, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm | As You Wish Block Movie Night - A League of Their Own As You Wish Frozen Yogurt, Albany |
Friday, September 28, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm | The Jungle Book (Movies Under the Stars) Civic Park (Walnut Creek), Walnut Creek |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Movies in the Park | Wizard of Oz Piedmont Community Hall, Oakland |
Sunday, October 14, 2018
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 4:00 pm | FREE Summer Sunday Cinema Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA), Berkeley |
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, and unforeseen circumstances.
Related: Cheap summer movies (indoors) in Richmond, Walnut Creek, and Alameda.
[Photo: outdoor movie pictures provided by Jack London Square and Walnut Creek Parks; used with permission]
Pin this to remember it later!
Friday Night Movies at Refugio Valley Park
Refugio Valley Park, 1515 Refugio Valley Road
This summer, City of Hercules Parks and Recreation is bringing back Movie Nights at Refugio Valley Park! Bring your blanket, favorite picnic meal, and family to enjoy a fun night out under the stars. Movies start at 8:00 p.m. This event is FREE to the community!
The Last Airbender 6/15/18
Coco 7/20/18
Wonder 8/17/18