Coney Island Film Festival: Voted one of MovieMaker Magazine's "Coolest Film Festivals in the World" and "25 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee." Also ranked among the top 100 best-reviewed festivals on FilmFreeway! 26th Annual! May 1-3, 2026 Tickets for the 2026 Festival are on sale now! Full Festival Pass - $50 - (Does not include The Warriors Screening) The Warriors Annual Screening $12 Individual Screenings - $10 (See Schedule Below) Advance purchase strongly advised, as many shows sell out before the festival dates. All seats are general admission. Mobile Friendly site here 2026 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE   DAY & TIME SIDESHOWS BY THE SEASHORE 1208 Surf Ave. Ground Floor CONEY ISLAND MUSEUM 1208 Surf Ave. 2nd Floor (please note: this venue is not wheelchair accessible) FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026     Fri. 7:30pm - CI Museum   Opening Night Screening - Documentary Feature - $10 The Longest Friday of the Year, Again Fri. 9:30pm - Sideshow Opening Night Party at Coney Island USA - $25 Details To Be Announced.   SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026         Sat. 1pm - CI Museum   Program 1 - Doc Shorts - $10 2025 Scout Klondike Derby @ Coney Island, All the Queens Houses, Ball Man, West Landing, Resume of Regrets, Being Bublé Sat. 2pm - Sideshow Program 2- Comedy Shorts - $10 The Following is a Paid Advertisement, OH, DEER, Dog Days Of Summer, Crowded Out, Fender Bender, The Michael C. Jordan Theory, COOKIES   Sat. 3pm - CI Museum   Program 3 - LGBQT - Horror, Documentary Feature - $10 Shark Lake, The Pink Velvet Witch Sat. 4pm - Sideshow Program 4 - Shorts - $10 The Long-Reigning King of Rollercastle Skateland, Dead Birds, New Partner, Square Breathing, What to Wear, Don't Pick Up   Sat. 5pm CI Museum   Program 5 - Shorts - $10 Adult Content 18+ The Escort, Stockholm, In the Dark, Money Talks Sat. 6pm- Sideshow Program 6 - Sci-Fi - $10 Tasteless, Human Resource, DILATE, Quility, Precious Light   Sat. 7pm - Museum Program 7 - Music Video/Experimental - $10 Steaks, PONY UP - Donny McCaslin, Before You Were Born, NEMS ft. Ron Browz - FIRST 48, Southern Accidents, Manflesh: Shingy Shoo, "Therapy" - Frida Kill, "Paper Doll" by Maia Dobbs, Trick of the Light, Pink Mexico: Soaked, Anatomical Dork, born and raised, THE 1%, Food For Thought, Dream Ride: 90 Years of Luna Park Sat. 8pm - Sideshow Program 8 - Horror - $10 Vowels, dont.4get2smile, Motherface, STAY IN, The Binding, The Resonance, Clifton Park Sat. 9pm - CI Museum   Program 9 - Feature - $10 mans best Sat. 10:00pm - Sideshow Program 10 - Feature - $12 The Warriors         SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2026     Sun 1:00pm - CI Museum Program 11 - Animation - $10 Heavens to Mergatroid, King Karno, Edward, Not a Hero by Accident, Burned Cans For Aluminum Children, On Time Off Time, One Way Ticket, What A Flop, Flamingo, There's a Robbery in Progress, I Beg Your Pardon, 1981, Stuck At The Spaceport, The Rose, the Butterfly and the Dolphin Sun. 2:00pm - Sideshow Program 12 - Shorts - $10 The Old Moon in the New Moon's Arms, Forever Home, Debt I Owe, The Polar Bear Plunge, Girl | Dad   Sun. 3pm - CI Museum   Program 13 - Feature - $10 Your Lips Never Left Mine Sun. 4pm - Sideshow     Program 14 - Shorts - $10 REMEMBER THIS, The Fall, HER, Dark Aces, The Wanderer, Lana Dee   Sun. 5:00pm - CI Museum   Program 15 - Feature - $10 The Pitchfork Retreat Sun. 6pm - Sideshow Program 16 - Coney Island Films - $10 Surprise Yourself, The Gulls, “Well, Hot Dog!”, Nicky and Mike are in Beach Formal, La Hora de Andrea, Rain Check, The Wheel, Faith, Happy the Clown   Sun. 8pm Awards Ceremony: Location Eldorado Auto Skooters   Coney Island Film Festival has been "Voted One of MovieMaker Magazine's Coolest Film Festivals in the World". 2010 Honoree Darren Aronofsky! Coney Island Film Festival named one of the "25 Coolest Film Festivals" by MovieMaker Magazine! Click here to read the article. FEATURED IN FILMMAKER MAGAZINE'S BLOG "MY 10 FAVORITE FESTIVALS OF 2010"! Shop Our Store for Posters