Outdoor films at parks and plazas in South Florida are often free — perfect for an excursion with the family or perhaps a frugal date.
Often food vendors are on site. Or supply your own snacks — if rules allow.
Usually, organizers recommend bringing your own blankets or portable seats.
With occasional shifts in schedules and weather, it’s wise to verify an event is on prior to venturing out.
Outdoor movies include:
Tamarac
Films are featured occasionally at Tamarac sports complex, 9901 NW 77th St.,
Fun at 6:30 p.m. includes face painting, inflatables and entertainment. Food trucks offer fare for purchase. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs. Films are shown at 8 p.m. and free popcorn is offered.
Information is online .
Events in 2023
April 14 “DC League of Super-Pets”
May 12 Spiderman, No Way Home
Hollywood
Head to ArtsPark on Hollywood Boulevard and Federal Highway in Hollywood. Bring lawn chair or blanket; movies usually start at 8 p.m. Fridays, with some exceptions. Verify events on Hollywood website .
Parks in Hollywood are plastic- and foam free. Single-use plastic items such as water bottles are prohibited.
Weston
Free movies in 2023 include April 15 at Weston Regional Park 20200 Saddle Club Road, Weston, FL 33327. Parking is free.
Photo/West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach
Free outdoor films usually start at 7 p.m. on the second Fridays of the month, along the waterfront at 100 N. Clematis St., West Palm Beach
Information is available online .
Miami Beach
Free SoundScape movies Wednesdays in May, on the corner of 17th Street and Washington Avenue.
Other Free & Inexpensive Entertainment
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pelican Harbor Marina
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | AMC Aventura
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Exit One Taproom, Miami-Dade
8:00 pm | FREE | New World Center
Thursday, October 5, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Lauderdale Lakes branch library
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Highland Oaks Park
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Sanborn Square Park, Boca
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Pinecrest Gardens
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $15.00 | Sandrell Rivers Theater
7:00 pm | $10.00 | Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton
Friday, October 6, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
2:30 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | Broward beach branch library
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Centennial Park, Boynton Beach
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Tropical Park
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach
5:00 pm | FREE | Centennial Park, Boynton Beach
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Coral Gables Museum
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Pastorius Park
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | South Florida Center for Percussive Arts
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Sunrise city park
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Coconut Creek community center
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach
7:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
7:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
7:00 pm | FREE | Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Miami
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Arts Garage, Delray Beach
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood ArtsPark
Saturday, October 7, 2023
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
8:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Volunteer Park Plantation
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
10:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Gold Coast Railroad Museum
1:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Pastorius Park
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | $2.00 | Miami-Dade County Auditorium
5:00 pm to 7:30 pm | $10.00 | Bill Cosford Cinema
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Margate sports complex
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $5.00-12.00 | German American Society of Greater Hollywood
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach
7:00 pm | $2.00 | Miami-Dade County Auditorium
7:30 pm | FREE | Black Archives Historic Lyric Theatre, Miami
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
11:30 pm to 2:00 am | $5.00 | Coral Gables Art Cinema
Sunday, October 8, 2023
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park
9:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Veterans Park
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Victory Black Box Theatre Fort Lauderdale
1:00 pm to 3:30 pm | $5.00 | Bill Cosford Cinema
1:00 pm to 7:00 pm | $0-5.00 | Pastorius Park
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe
3:00 pm | FREE | First United Methodist Church, Homestead
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | $10.00 | Ali Cultural Arts
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Normandy Fountain Plaza, Miami Beach
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain
Monday, October 9, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Palmetto Bay Library
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sandbar Sports Grill, Miami-Dade
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
All Day | $5.00-7.00 | Regal Cinemas Multiple Locations
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
5:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Haulover Beach Park
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | AMC Sunset Place
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Paragon Theaters Delray Beach
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Arts Garage, Delray Beach
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pelican Harbor Marina
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | $5.00 | Victory Black Box Theatre Fort Lauderdale
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Exit One Taproom, Miami-Dade
8:00 pm | FREE | New World Center
Thursday, October 12, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Highland Oaks Park
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
Friday, October 13, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Tropical Park
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Esplanade Park
6:00 pm | $15.00 | American German Club of The Palm Beaches
6:00 pm | $10.00-13.00 | German American Social Club of Greater Miami
6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | South Florida Center for Percussive Arts
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Lawn at Atlantic Boulevard and Pompano Beach Boulevard
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach
7:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood ArtsPark
8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | $15.00-120.00 | Tree Tops Park, Davie
Saturday, October 14, 2023
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
8:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Volunteer Park Plantation
9:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Miami Children’s Museum
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
11:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | FREE | Sunrise city park
11:00 am to 4:00 pm | $12.00-14.00 | Pinecrest Gardens
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Coral Gables Museum
1:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm | $15.00 | American German Club of The Palm Beaches
3:00 pm | Hopportunities in Delray Beach
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm | $0-1.50 | T-Y Park
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Pioneer Park in Deerfield Beach
4:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Coral Springs City Hall
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pompano Community Park
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pompano Community Park
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Dania city hall
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Dania city hall
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $10.00 | Commons Park, Royal Palm Beach
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | New World Center
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | $15.00-120.00 | Tree Tops Park, Davie
11:30 pm to 2:00 am | $5.00 | Coral Gables Art Cinema
Sunday, October 15, 2023
FREE | Broward, Dade & greater Palm Beach
9:00 am to 12:00 am | FREE | Veterans Park
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Las Olas Oceanside Park
12:00 pm | $15.00 | American German Club of The Palm Beaches
1:00 pm to 3:30 pm | $5.00 | Bill Cosford Cinema
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Dania Pointe
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm | Dania Pointe
4:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Meyer Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Ocean Drive Promenade, Miami Beach
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Sunrise city park
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Gulfstream Park Village
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
9:00 pm | FREE | Ball & Chain
Monday, October 16, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Palmetto Bay Library
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | $5.00-10.00 | Arts Garage, Delray Beach
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Sandbar Sports Grill, Miami-Dade
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
All Day | $5.00-7.00 | Regal Cinemas Multiple Locations
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
5:00 pm to 8:30 pm | FREE | Sunset Cove Amphitheater, Boca Raton
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Haulover Beach Park
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Haulover Beach Park
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Pelican Harbor Marina
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Nightlife Brewing Co., Miami-Dade
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm | FREE | Exit One Taproom, Miami-Dade
8:00 pm | FREE | New World Center
Thursday, October 19, 2023
9:00 am to 4:00 pm | Discounted | AMC Theatres
5:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Highland Oaks Park
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | West Palm Beach Waterfront
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Hollywood beach bandshell
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm | FREE | Doral Yard
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | FREE | Dolphin Mall