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Film Fest in the City is Scotland’s best FREE outdoor movie event. With a mix of action blockbusters, cult choices and family favourites gives the whole family the opportunity to experience films in St Andrew Square in the heart of the city centre.
Hosted by EdinEvents (part of Essential Edinburgh) and Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), this year’s FREE outdoor screenings will be showcasing a mix of movies, from classics including Singin’ in the Rain, Clueless and Labyrinth, to family favourites Trolls, Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book and Avengers Assemble.
Other showings include Rogue One: A Stars Wars Story, Kubo and the Two Strings and EIFF 2016 Audience Award Winner Hunt for the Wilderpeople will also feature, alongside special ‘dance along’ screenings of Mamma Mia and Dirty Dancing in association with Dance Base, Scotland’s National Centre for Dance.
Below is is the programme of films for the weekend:
FRIDAY 16 JUNE
4.30pm – 6.05pm WHAT’S UP DOC? (Cert U, 1 hr 34 mins, 1972)
6.20pm – 8pm LABYRINTH (Cert U, 1hr 38mins, 1986)
8.15pm – 10.45pm AVENGERS ASSEMBLE (Cert 15, 2hr 23mins, 2012)
SATURDAY 17 JUNE
10.30am – 12pm TROLLS (sing-a-long) (Cert U, 1hr 30mins, 2016)
12.20pm – 1.50pm BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (dress up party) (Cert U, 1hr 28mins, 1991)
2.15pm – 4pm THE JUNGLE BOOK (Cert PG, 1hr 44mins, 2016)
4.25pm – 6.15pm MAMMA MIA (dance along) (Cert PG, 1hr 46mins, 2008)
6.40pm – 8.20pm CLUELESS (Cert PG, 1hr 37mins, 1995)
8.45pm – 10.25pm DIRTY DANCING (dance along) (Cert 12, 1hr 38mins, 1987)
SUNDAY 18 JUNE
10.30am – 12.30pm CARS (Cert PG, 1hr 52mins, 2006)
12.45pm – 2.30pm KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS (Cert PG, 1hr 42mins, 2016)
2.45pm – 4.35pm SINBAD AND THE EYE OF THE TIGER (Cert U, 1hr 48mins, 1977)
4.45pm – 6.30pm SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (Cert U, 1hr 43mins, 1952)
6.40pm – 8.20pm HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE (Cert 12A, 1hr 37mins, 2016)
8.30pm – 10.45pm ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (Cert 12A, 2hrs 14mins, 2016)
Let us know if you head into town to watch any of the films!
