The Rocky Horror Picture Show is celebrating is its 50th anniversary this year. NYC has two screenings where you can be a part of the celebration. First is October 20th in the Meatpacking District. Second is on Halloween, October 31 at the Library for the Performing Arts. Both screenings are free and open to the public with a ticket request and first come first serve seating.

On Monday, October 20, 2025, The Rocky Horror Picture Show: 50th Anniversary Celebration will do the Time Warp on the cobblestones of the Meatpacking District. The screening will take place at the Gansevoort Plaza located at 9th Avenue and Gansevoort Street, NY 10014. Plaza seating opens at 5:30PM and the film begins at 6:30PM. This film runs for 100 minutes. Costumes are highly encouraged but not required. Props - such as rice, toilet paper, newspaper, playing cards, alcohol are prohibited. Chairs are provided so no need to bring your own. Request your seat here: https://www.eventbrite.com

On Friday, October 31, 2025, 50 Years of the Rocky Horror Picture Show will be celebrated at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. This cult classic will screen from 7-8:30pm. The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts - Bruno Walter Auditorium is the screening room and it is recommended you enter via 111 Amsterdam Avenue between West 64th and 65th Street, NY, 10023. You are encouraged to show up in costume and sing along. Open to all with request for tickets recommended. Seating line will form 45 minutes prior to screen time and all remaining seats will be released 5 minutes before screening to stand-by line regardless of registration. Registered guests are given priority seating 15 to 30 minutes before show time. Register for your seat here: https://www.eventbrite.com/

This 1975 independent musical horror film stars Tim Curry in his debut, Susan Sarandon, and Barry Boswick. The film is based on the 1973 Musical Stage production of the Rocky Horror Show and is a tribute to horror B movies of the 1930s and early 1960s. Initial reception of the film was negative, but it soon became a hit at the Waverly Theater in NYC in 1976 as a midnight movie experience. In 2005, it was selected for preservation in the United States Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."