Aug 14 – Aug 16, 2026
Films at the Gate 2026 in Boston Chinatown
ACDC's 20th Films at the Gate runs free August 14-16, 2026 at Auntie Kay and Uncle Frank Chin Park with outdoor Chinese-language and kung fu screenings, live performances, and youth-led programming.
Free admission
Films at the Gate returns Friday–Sunday, August 14–16, 2026 at Auntie Kay and Uncle Frank Chin Park on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, at John F. Fitzgerald Surface Road and Beach Street. Asian Community Development Corporation hosts the free outdoor evenings, typically about 5:30–10:00 p.m., with screenings, live performances, and community activities.
This year's lineup: Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Friday), Yuen Woo-ping's Blades of the Guardians (Saturday, rated R), and Tsui Hark's Once Upon a Time in China II (Sunday). The anniversary also marks curator Jean Lukitsh's final year programming the series.
A-VOYCE youth plan and staff the festival. The series revives Chinatown's old movie-house tradition after neighborhood theaters closed in the video-rental era. Bring a blanket.
Same Chinatown stretch already held August Moon Festival on August 9, with Quincy August Moon Festival on August 16 if you want a South Shore day after the Sunday screening.
When: August 14–16, 2026 (about 5:30–10:00 p.m. nightly)
Where: Auntie Kay and Uncle Frank Chin Park, Chinatown Gate / Greenway, Boston, MA
Confirm lineup and weather notes on asiancdc.org/fatg.
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