Projector rentals: backyard movies & events, sorted.

A projector you'll use twice a year - birthdays, backyard movies, a one-off pitch - doesn't need to sit in a closet the other 363 days. Renting from a local owner lets you choose the brightness, connections, and screen size for the event you are actually planning without storing equipment between uses.

Every owner sets a daily rate, shown on the listing before you request. Compare brightness, native resolution, screen, speaker, cables, streaming device, and pickup location. A complete movie-night kit may be a better value than a projector alone when it saves you from sourcing each connection separately.

Indoors, lights off: 1,500–2,500 lumens is plenty. Backyard after full dark: 2,500–3,500 lumens for a crisp image on a 100" screen. Daylight or dusk: 4,000+ lumens or wait for it to get darker - no projector wins against the sun. If the listing doesn't say, ask.

Standard-throw projectors need roughly 1.5× the screen width of distance to fill a screen (so ~12 feet back for a 100" screen). Short-throw units can do the same from 4–5 feet. Measure your space before you book - nothing kills a movie night faster than realizing the couch is in the way.

A dark surface behind the screen (a sheet works). A Bluetooth speaker or the projector's audio-out to something louder than the built-in driver. An HDMI adapter for your phone or a streaming stick. Extension cords rated for outdoors if you're on grass. Most curators Check the listing and confirm the screen, cables, remote, and audio equipment before you request; each owner decides what is included.

Browse projectors, send a free request with your dates, and the owner decides whether to accept it. You coordinate pickup in Cache, then both sides document the equipment at pickup and return. Nothing is held upfront for the damage cap. How Cache protects renters →