MOVIE NIGHT
Mercantile Movie Nights: Free Movies & Dinner Through the Holidays
Hannah Lyons · October 29, 2026
Who doesn’t love watching a free movie? Especially when streaming is getting so expensive. Come on down to The Mercantile On Main for Mercantile Movie Nights! Enjoy dinner and classic, crowd-pleasing movies between now and the end of the year.
Movie admission is FREE, and you can sit almost anywhere in the Mercantile to enjoy the films. Food and drinks will be available for purchase from our restaurants inside. Who knows, maybe you’ll be seeing some themed specials coming out soon. 👀
The lineup
(Beetlejuice kicked off the series on Thursday, October 29.)
The Goonies (1985)
Tuesday, November 24 · Grab dinner at 6 p.m. · Movie starts at 6:30 p.m.
When their Astoria, Oregon, neighborhood is about to be bulldozed, a group of misfit kids discovers an old treasure map and sets off after the lost fortune of the pirate One-Eyed Willy, dodging booby traps and a family of crooks along the way. Directed by Richard Donner from a story by Steven Spielberg, it’s the ultimate adventure for anyone who ever dreamed of finding buried treasure.
Rated PG
A Christmas Story (1983)
Friday, December 18 · Grab dinner at 6 p.m. · Movie starts at 6:30 p.m.
All nine-year-old Ralphie Parker wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder BB gun, but his mom, his teacher and even the department-store Santa all have the same answer: “You’ll shoot your eye out.” Set in 1940s Indiana, this holiday classic gave us the leg lamp, the triple-dog-dare and the pink bunny suit.
Rated PG
Holiday Double Feature: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) & Elf (2003)
Wednesday, December 23 · The Nightmare Before Christmas starts at 4:30 p.m. · Elf starts at 6:30 p.m.
First up, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, stumbles into Christmas Town and decides to run the holiday himself, with spooky results, in Tim Burton’s stop-motion musical. Then Buddy (Will Ferrell), raised by Santa’s elves at the North Pole, heads to New York City to find his real dad, bringing spaghetti with maple syrup and plenty of holiday cheer with him. Hot cocoa, holiday treats and dinner are available throughout the night.
Rated PG (both films)
Movie Night Details
Free admission · all ages
Admission: Free, all ages
Showtimes: 6:30 p.m. (double feature begins 4:30 p.m.) — movies start sharp
Food & drinks: Available for purchase from Mercantile restaurants
Where: The Mercantile On Main · 240 East Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604
Parking: Mortimer or St. Joe’s Parking Garages (we validate); street parking nearby.
Bring the family, bring a date, or bring the whole crew. Dinner and a movie downtown has never been easier. See you at the Merc!
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The Mercantile On Main · 240 East Main Street, Rochester, NY 14604 Parking in Mortimer or St. Joe’s Parking Garages (we validate); street parking nearby.