Free Events

All we can tell you is that it's a movie and it's bad. Join us for our celebration of bad cinema. Surprises + Fun and it's free! Grab a drink at our bar, you're going to need it. *This is a FREE event and SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. Registering is strongly recommended to help with the check in process but does not guarantee a seat, and due to the popularity of this event seats can not be saved for folks who have not arrived yet. As always, our lobby bar & concessions are open to the public so if you arrive after the theatre has hit capacity please feel free to stick around for some food, drink, and board games. Also please note that these screenings often have audience engagement occurring during the film.

Join us in the Sidewalk lobby for a FREE watch party of the 2026 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards ceremony hosted by Alan Cumming from London's Royal Festival Hall. Enjoy specialty cocktails + mocktails at the bar along with lobby programming, a ballot game (with prizes) and more. *This is a free event. Reservations are strongly recommended but not required. Seating is first come, first served*

Join us at Sidewalk for a watch party featuring the broadcast of the 41st annual Film Independent Spirit Awards. Hosted by 'Saturday Night Live' alum Ego Nwodim, this program will recognize and honor the best in independent film and television in our lobby area. Enjoy specialty cocktails + mocktails available for purchase at the bar, lobby programming, and a ballot game (with prizes). *This is a free event. Reservations are strongly recommended but not required. Seating is first come, first served*

Join us for our free Monthly Filmmaker Networking night sponsored by Film Birmingham. Network, pitch ideas, and enjoy some special happy hour drinks. We'll see you there!

Join us at the Sidewalk Cinema for Monthly Movie Trivia from 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm, immediately following Networking Nights. Hosted by Owen Roberts. Invite your friends and school your contemporaries over some movie trivia. We'll see you there! *This is a FREE event and SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.*

For the month of February during Black History Month, Soundtrack Karaoke is turning “upside down” 🙃 for Motown…the Sound of Young America. 🌃 🎶 🎤 With over 200+ songs to choose from the iconic Motown catalog including Stevie Wonder, Boyz II Men, the Jacksons, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Four Tops, Gladys Knight, the Temptations, DeBarge and many more! Including movie soundtracks Woman in Red, The Last Dragon, The Big Chill, The Wiz, Jungle Fever, Lady Sings the Blues, Cooley High and others. Hosted by J Matthew Cobb. This is a free event. Reservations are strongly recommended but not required. SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.*

Are you eager to relive your youth by basking in the retro glow of outdated media formats? Are you curious about the video store era that you missed out on by being cursed with a late birth? Then join Jeremy Burgess of the Dust On The VCR newsletter for Tape Night, a free quarterly event where you'll get to witness an actual VHS tape projected onto the big screen in all its glory! The titles will remain a mystery until showtime, and the genres will rotate with every screening (check the graphic for hints!), but one thing's for certain: You won't find these classics in splendid low-definition anywhere else in town. *This is a free event. Reservations are strongly recommended but not required. SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.*

Head to the end zone at the Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema for the Big Game! Root for your favorite team while enjoying the BIG Championship game on all of our lobby screens and in lounge areas. We will have specialty cocktails + mocktails on the menu along with free party essentials (while supplies last). *This is a free event. Reservations are strongly recommended but not required. SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.*