Our 2017 Guide to East Bay outdoor movie screenings include family-friendly-ish movies all around the East Bay. This year's guide is sponsored by John's Incredible Pizza in Newark. Make a day of it with tasty pizza and more than 100 games and rides before your outdoor movie! Go to www.johnspizza.com for admission pricing, special offers and hours.
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.
If your kids are old enough to stay up late — or young enough not to know the difference — there are a few opportunities to set up camp and watch a show. All 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. Most of the movies will start as soon as the sun goes down, around 8:15-8:45ish. But click through to verify start times!
East Bay outdoor movies:
Go to one of the Outdoor Movies from our calendar:
August 25, 2017
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm | Walnut Creek Movies Under the Stars | Grease Civic Park, Walnut Creek |
| 8:00 pm - 10:15 pm | Movies in the Park | Grease Piedmont Main Park, Piedmont |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Movies in the Park | Sing Redwood Heights Recreation Center, Oakland |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Movies in the Park | Zootopia James Kenney Community Center, Berkeley |
| 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm | Movies Under the Stars | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit San Pablo Reservoir, El Sobrante |
August 26, 2017
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Outdoor Movie Night | Moana Red Oak Realty, Oakland |
| 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | The New Parkway Outdoor Movies | Grease The New Parkway Theater, Oakland |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Outdoor Movies Around the District | Star Wars-Force Awakens Meek Park, Hayward |
September 8, 2017
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm | Starlight Movies in the Park | Moana Leydecker Park, Alameda |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Movies in the Park | Jungle Book Redwood Heights Recreation Center, Oakland |
September 15, 2017
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:30 pm - 9:45 pm | Movies in the Park | Moana Piedmont Main Park, Piedmont |
September 22, 2017
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm | Movies in the Park | Rogue One ECCL Commons Area, Emeryville |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Movies in the Park | Lego Batman Willard Park, Berkeley |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Movies in the Park | Dr. Strange Redwood Heights Recreation Center, Oakland |
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Outdoor Movies Around the District | Beauty and the Beast Adobe Park, Castro Valley |
September 30, 2017
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | The New Parkway Outdoor Movies | Iron Giant The New Parkway Theater, Oakland |
October 6, 2017
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Movies in the Park | Star Wars Rogue One Redwood Heights Recreation Center, Oakland |
October 13, 2017
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Movies in the Park | Goosebumps Redwood Heights Recreation Center, Oakland |
Did we miss your favorite outdoor screen? Tell us in the comments!
This year's guide is sponsored by John's Incredible Pizza-Newark. Located in the NewPark Mall, John's is an indoor family entertainment center featuring more than 100 games, rides and attractions for the entire family! Guests are invited to indulge in a variety of homemade freshly prepared items from John's famous All You Can Eat Buffet which is included in the price of admission. John’s is also the perfect place for your next event. Go to www.johnspizza.com for admission pricing, special offers and hours.
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 used with permission]
Hercules has been holding movies at the park now for the past couple of years. June 30th 8:00pm movie Pets:)
Redwood Heights has moved Pete’s Dragon (again) to June 30th. http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/opr/s/facility/OAK029394
Sorry for any mistakes in the listings!
Berkeley Art Museum screening on their outdoor screen: West Side Story on July 29th – 8:30. Beautiful film – for older teens and sophisticated tweens (meaning I probably won’t be there). LOVE this movie. If you haven’t seen it – GO!