Free Outdoor Screening Of ‘The Sandlot’ In Montclair: 2025 Summer Events

MONTCLAIR, NJ — A free screening of the beloved baseball classic, “The Sandlot,” will take place in Montclair on Thursday, July 31.

The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center and Montclair Film will present the free event at Nishuane Park. The venue opens at 7 p.m. and the film begins at sunset. Attendees are encouraged to “come early, bring lawn chairs and picnics – and enjoy the show.” Learn more here.

According to a news release from the museum:

“The film tells the story of Scottie Smalls (Thomas Guiry) who moves to a new neighborhood and makes friends with a group of kids who play baseball at the sandlot. Together they go on a series of funny and touching adventures. The boys run into trouble when Smalls borrows a Babe Ruth autographed ball from his stepdad that gets hit over a fence.”

As a special offer, with a $5 donation in support of the museum's education programs, attendees of the screening earn a chance to win a replica Babe Ruth baseball as featured in the film – which is autographed by members of the original cast.

WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT

The museum will also be collecting used baseball and softball mitts for Yogi’s Big Catch Challenge, a Guiness World Records attempt at the “Largest Game of Catch” that will take place on Sunday, Sept. 21 at Yogi Berra Stadium. Donation boxes will be at the screening. Every mitt donated offers five chances to win the autographed “Sandlot” ball.

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