FREE TICKET
HOW-TO GUIDE
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE during Cinema week
MARCH 20-26, 2026
At Participating theaters
(most–but not all!)
FREE TICKETS!? I’m interested… whats next?
4 EASY STEPS
1. Confirm you’re an eligible group & find a +1 to join you for free (you are welcome solo, too!)
New York City teachers with valid ID;
United States active-duty military personnel and veterans with valid ID or service record;
New York City families registered with Cool Culture and providing documentation demonstrating registration;
Individuals with disabilities presenting a reduced-fare OMNY card or Access-A-Ride ID;
SNAP/EBT cardholders presenting a valid SNAP/EBT card;
App-based delivery workers presenting active status in a delivery application;
Union workers with valid ID;
Healthcare workers with valid ID;
Public high school students with a valid student ID; or
Students with a valid CUNY student ID.
All eligible individuals are welcome to bring a +1 as part of this program
2. Explore the participating cinema programs
All programs and cinemas with free tickets available are listed below. You can also explore all of our participating cinemas beyond the free ticket program or use the interactive tool to see where cinemas are located across the city relative to you.
3. Pick up your free ticket(s) in-person at the cinema’s box office ONLY with your eligible ID (listed above)
Participating theaters offer free tickets while supplies last, available first-come, first-served at the venue on the day of the screening at the cinema’s box-office. See additional details by cinema below.
4.Enjoy your screening!
Enjoy a great film, spend time with friends, meet fellow movie lovers, and have a wonderful evening.
Participating CINEMAS IN FREE TICKET PROGRAM
& RESTRICTIONS by CINEMA
Alamo Drafthouse - Brooklyn
Free tickets for Art House Cinema Week are available for pickup in-person at the Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn box office for the following films:
Tuesday, 3/24 at Alamo Brooklyn
7:00PM - Queer Film Theory 101: DAISIES
9:30PM - Terror Tuesday: PHANTASMATAPES
Wednesday, 3/25 at Alamo Brooklyn
9:30PM - Weird Wednesday: JACKASS NUMBER TWO
Angelika Film Center & Cafe
Free tickets are available to all shows during AHNY Cinema Week, on a first-come, first-served basis - subject to availability - at the box office directly before showtime only (no advance pick-up)
Anthology Film Archives
Free tickets are available to all shows during AHNY Cinema Week, on a first-come, first-served basis - subject to availability - at the box office directly before showtime only (no advance pick-up)
BAM Cinematek
Free tickets are available to all shows during AHNY Cinema Week, on a first-come, first-served basis - subject to availability - at the box office directly before showtime only (no advance pick-up)
Cinema 123
Free tickets are available to all shows during AHNY Cinema Week, on a first-come, first-served basis - subject to availability - at the box office directly before showtime only (no advance pick-up)
Cinema Village
Free tickets are available to all shows during AHNY Cinema Week, on a first-come, first-served basis - subject to availability - at the box office directly before showtime only (no advance pick-up)
Cobble Hill Cinemas
Free tickets are available to all shows during AHNY Cinema Week, on a first-come, first-served basis - subject to availability - at the box office directly before showtime only (no advance pick-up)
Up to 10 tickets available per show
Film at Lincoln Center
All programs are first-come-first-served while supplies last between 3/20 & 3/26
Film Forum
Free tickets are available to all shows (except special events) during AHNY Cinema Week, on a first-come, first-served basis - subject to availability - at the box office directly before showtime only (no advance pick-up)
Up to 2 tickets per person with valid eligible ID and registration to Film Forum's e-newsletter.
Firehouse/DCTV
Free tickets are available to all shows during AHNY Cinema Week, on a first-come, first-served basis - subject to availability - at the box office directly before showtime only (no advance pick-up)
IFC Center
Free tickets are available to all Best in Show: The Films of Catherine O’Hara screenings during AHNY Cinema Week, on a first-come, first-served basis - subject to availability - at the box office directly before showtime only (no advance pick-up)
Kew Garden’s Cinema
Free tickets are available to all shows during AHNY Cinema Week, on a first-come, first-served basis - subject to availability - at the box office directly before showtime only (no advance pick-up)
Up to 10 tickets available per show
Marlene Meyerson JCC
Eligible New Yorkers may reserve tickets to attend the screening free of charge for Once Upon My Mother on Tuesday, March 24 at 7pm.
To see eligibility requirements and reserve tickets, click here.
Maysles Documentary Center
25 free tickets for each of the four screenings, Gimme Shelter, The World of Black Film, Let The Church Say Amen, and Will.
Metrograph
Limited Tickets Available For Participating Showtimes:
Monday, 3/23 @ 4:10pm: SUNSET BOULEVARD [35mm]
Tuesday, 3/24 @ 2:15pm: MEMORIA [35mm]
Wednesday, 3/25 @ 3:00pm: ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD [35mm]
Thursday, 3/26 @ 2:00pm: KILL BILL: VOL. 1 [35mm]
Thursday, 3/26 @ 4:20pm: KILL BILL: VOL. 2 [35mm]
Metro Private Cinema
Anyone who says the phrase Art House Cinema Week" at check-in receives free tickets, provided they didn't make the booking prior to March 20th
Millennium Film Workshop
Free tickets for eligible New Yorkers to 3/20 - 3/26 screenings
MoMA
Free tickets are available to all shows during AHNY Cinema Week, on a first-come, first-served basis - subject to availability - at the box office directly before showtime only (no advance pick-up)
Up to 20 tickets available per show
MOMI
25 free tickets PER DAY, March 20, 21, and 23. Tickets will be distributed first-come, first-served to eligible New Yorkers.
Nitehawk - Prospect Park & Williamsburg
Free tickets are available to all special events for the week (Fri 3/20 - Thu 3/26) and all weekday (Mon 3/23 - Thu 3/26) first run movies on a first-come, first-served basis - subject to availability - at the box office directly before showtime only (no advance pick-up)
Paris Theater
Free tickets are available to all shows during AHNY Cinema Week, on a first-come, first-served basis - subject to availability - at the box office directly before showtime only (no advance pick-up)
Quad Cinema
Free tickets are available to all shows during AHNY Cinema Week, on a first-come, first-served basis - subject to availability - at the box office directly before showtime only (no advance pick-up)
Roxy Cinema
Free tickets are available to all shows during AHNY Cinema Week, on a first-come, first-served basis - subject to availability - at the box office directly before showtime only (no advance pick-up)
Uptown Film Center
MARCH 20, 6:30PM: Jim Sheridan's In America, and Q&A with author Colum McCann, at The New York Historical, 170 CPW at West 77th St. Filmmgoers are also invited to tour the museum galleries for free, after 5pm and prior to the screening.
Village East by Angelika
Free tickets are available to all shows during AHNY Cinema Week, on a first-come, first-served basis - subject to availability - at the box office directly before showtime only (no advance pick-up)
Williamsburg Cinemas
Free tickets are available to all shows during AHNY Cinema Week, on a first-come, first-served basis - subject to availability - at the box office directly before showtime only (no advance pick-up)
Up to 10 tickets available per show