Van Cortlandt Park Alliance and Horace Mann School bring back Starlight Cinema: Four-Legged Friends — four free Friday-night movies on the Parade Ground in Van Cortlandt Park, the Bronx. Each night pairs an animal-themed film with era music and movie-themed crafts starting at 5:30 p.m., and the movie rolls at last light.
- Babe (1995) — Friday, Sept 11
- Best in Show (2000) — Friday, Sept 18
- Ratatouille (2007) — Friday, Sept 25
- Paddington 2 (2017) — Friday, Oct 2
- Rain date: Thursday, Oct 8
- Where: Parade Ground, Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx
- Cost: Free, courtesy of Horace Mann School; details at vancortlandt.org/movies2026
It’s a full evening, not just a screening: show up at 5:30 for crafts and the soundtrack of the film’s year, then settle in as the sky darkens. Four Fridays of free outdoor movies is the kind of late-summer plan that needs no planning at all.