The Washington, DC area hosts several film festivals throughout the year. Find out about these special events featuring a wide range of films and movies for all ages.
The holiday celebration features a variety of Christmas movies, including classic favorites, comedies and romantic holiday dramas. Take a break from your holiday shopping and enjoy a few hours of family entertainment.
Watch movies outdoors during the summer at one of the Washington, DC area outdoor movie festivals. Find up-to-date movie schedules and more.
The Rosslyn Outdoor Film Festival features free movies on a huge screen in downtown Rosslyn every Friday night from May through September, See the schedule of Rosslyn outdoor movies
During the summer months National Harbor, Maryland, the waterfront development on the Potomac River, presents free classic movies on the Plaza’s big screen.
The DC Shorts Film Festival, screenings at Landmark’s E Street Cinema in, Washington, DC, film festival dedicated to short films from around the world.
Filmfest DC, Washington, DC's 12-day annual special event showcases a wide range of extraordinary new films from around the world.
See classic and premier films celebrating the heroic stories of the American Armed Forces. Festival includes a variety of films and panel discussions with actors, filmmakers and members of the military.
The DC Environmental Film Festival features 100 documentary, feature, animated, archival, experimental and children's films from around the world.
Find the movie schedule for free outdoor movies on Rockville Town Square in Rockville, Maryland
Enjoy free outdoor movies this summer in downtown Bethesda, modern and classic cinema at the second annual Bethesda Outdoor Movies: Stars on the Avenue.
Enjoy family friendly outdoor movies under the stars in Columbia, Maryland. See the schedule of summer movies.
See free outdoor movies at the Comcast Outdoor Film Festival in Alexandria, Virginia
See free outdoor movies in Woodbridge, Virginia.
See free outdoor James Bond movie classics in Crystal City, Virginia.
SILVERDOCS is a film festival created by the American Film Institute (AFI) and Discovery Channel to bring the best new documentaries to Washington, DC area audiences.
NoMA Summer Film Festival, see outdoor movies in Northeast Washington, DC.
This film festival is sponsored by Yachad, the Jewish non-profit of Greater Washington, focusing on documentaries, narratives, and animation films that are about or take place in Washington, DC.
Enjoy family friendly outdoor movies under the stars as part of the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair in Gaithersburg, Maryland. See the movie schedule.
Washington, DC's gay and lesbian film festival, usually held in October.
Bring the whole family to the National Mall in Washington, DC to watch free outdoor movies during this summer special event.
Slapsticon Film Festival in Arlington, Virginia features slapstick comedy movies from 1910 - 1940s.
Enjoy free outdoor movies on the lawn at Strathmore Hall in Bethesda, Maryland, during the Comcast Outdoor Film Festival.
Enjoy outdoor movies in Arlington, Virginia at the Village at Shirlington Movies Under the Stars, see an up-to-date schedule
The Washington Jewish Film Festival, film festival, sponsored by the Washington, DC Jewish Community Center’s Morris Cafritz Center for the Arts, features 46 films at a variety of venues around Washington, DC.
The Washington, DC Independent Film Festival is an annual event showcasing the latest feature, short, animation and documentary films by local, national, and international filmmakers.
WB50 sponsors free outdoor family-friendly movies in downtown Silver Spring. See the 2006 schedule.
Cox Communications Northern Virginia, the City of Fairfax and 97.1 WASH FM present free outdoor movies on a giant 40-foot by 20-foot screen with a Dolby surround sound system. See the schedule and details.
