Nitehawk Brooklyn SciFi Festival Night — Thursday, October 8, 6:30–9:00 PM, Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park, 188 Prospect Park West. The festival's premier program of sci-fi shorts from New York and around the world, followed by an after-party at Trees Lounge. Seating begins at 6:00. Food and Beverage Menu for in-theater dining is available. Tickets available on Eventbrite.
About the Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival
The Brooklyn SciFi Film Festival (BSFFF) returns for its seventh season October 5–11, 2026, with four in-person screening events across Brooklyn and Queens and more than 200 independent science fiction films from 34 countries streaming online. This year's festival celebrates 60 years of Star Trek, launches a first-ever crossover with the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, and brings back the Sixth Borough anthology series with a new episode each night.
Online festival
The Digital Pass unlocks 200+ films at watch.brooklynscififilmfest.com [through October 18]. Highlights include a Friday night Cineplex event streaming six feature films on October 9; Cult Epics' presentation of Nobuhiko Obayashi's 1981 cult classic School in the Crosshairs on October 10; and the online awards ceremony, including People's Choice winners, on Sunday, October 11, at 7 PM.
Tickets
In-person tickets for all events start as low as $10 and the Digital Pass is $18, available at brooklynscififilmfest.com.
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