The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum isn’t quite like other museums in NYC. Instead of being in a historic building or a modern architectural feature, it’s aboard a legendary aircraft carrier that was in World War II, the Vietnam War and was used for space mission recovery!
While it’s always cool to visit, they have some great events in the calendar — one of them being their free summer movie nights atop the aircraft carrier’s massive flight deck with awesome views of the Hudson and skyline.
To celebrate the ship’s new exhibition Apollo: When We Went to the Moon, all screened movies will be themed around the human interest and exploration of the moon.
The series will kick off Memorial Day weekend kicked off on Friday, May 24th with doors opening at 7pm, allowing New Yorkers to watch Top Gun: Maverick right under the stars!
Here’s the schedule for summer 2024 at the Intrepid Museum:
Friday, May 24: Top Gun: Maverick
Friday, June 28: Apollo 13
Friday, July 26: First Man
Friday, August 23: Moonfall
You’re welcome to bring your own food and (non-alcoholic) drinks, plus light concessions will be sold on site.
Excluding the first screening, each movie night will fall on the museum’s Free Friday series, which allows guests to visit the ship for free and experience after-hours programming. Doors open at 5 p.m. and last entry is at 8:30 p.m. All movies will begin at sunset.
Movies themselves begin at sunset and seating is first-come, first-served. Guests can bring bring lawn chairs, picnic baskets and blankets to sit on. Find out more on the Intrepid website here.