Showtime® and Brooklyn Magazine present ‘Showtime in the Park’
We're teaming up with the borough president, Fort Greene Park and Prospect Park to bring eight great movies to Brooklyn this summer
How do you make a good movie even better? Watch it in the park, under the stars.
In partnership with Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, Prospect Park Alliance and the Fort Greene Park Conservancy, Showtime® and Brooklyn Magazine present “Showtime in the Park,” a summer series of free films in Fort Greene Park and Prospect Park.
It all starts with four consecutive Thursday evenings beginning July 7 in Fort Greene Park, and continues with four more consecutive Wednesday evenings starting August 3 in Prospect Park’s Long Meadow. The series builds off of the longstanding “Summer Movies Under the Stars” series offered in Prospect Park for many years through the support of the Borough President.
“Showtime in the Park” will offer nostalgic classics and feel-good fan favorites for all ages. The two-month series lineup will include the “West Side Story” remake by Steven Spielberg; “Crooklyn,” director Spike Lee’s love letter to the borough; “Back to the Future,” “Spider-Man No Way Home,” and more. See below for the full lineup.
The themes throughout deal with connectivity, perseverance, friendship, family (chosen and otherwise), self-empowerment, creativity and fantasy — just what we could all use this summer.
“Showtime in the Park has become one of the many summer events Brooklynites get excited for each year, and I’m looking forward to enjoying this year’s movie line-up in my new role as Borough President with my family. Supporting free and friendly community gatherings is critically important to me as the Chief Promoter of Brooklyn, and I hope more organizations emulate investing in such events so we can grow the number of activities around the year for families and individuals alike. Thank you again to Prospect Park Alliance and the Fort Greene Park Conservancy for your partnership,” says Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso.
“We are thankful to the Borough President Reynoso for continuing this long-cherished tradition of bringing our community together for free movie nights under the stars in Brooklyn’s Backyard, and to Showtime and Brooklyn Magazine for their support of this series,” adds Deborah Kirschner, VP of Communications and External Relations for Prospect Park Alliance, the non-profit organization that sustains, restores and advances Prospect Park. “We also are delighted to partner with the Fort Greene Park Conservancy to expand the series to our sister park for an even better season of outdoor fun.”
Showtimes are at sunset. Get there early and bring the kids. Here is the full lineup:
Fort Greene Park
July 7: “West Side Story” (2021)
July 14: “Selena”
July 21: “Crooklyn”
July 28: “Clue”
For more information and to RSVP, click here.
Prospect Park, Long Meadow
August 3: “Back to the Future”
August 10: “Ghostbusters” (1984)
August 17: “Encanto”
August 24: “Spider-Man: No Way Home”
For more information and to RSVP, click here.
