Free Outdoor Cinema in Newcastle | What's On at Screen on the Green

NE1’s SCREEN ON THE GREEN RETURNS FOR SUMMER IN THE CITY

NE1’s Summer in the City programme launches at the end of June with the welcome return of NE1’s Screen on the Green. NE1’s large, free, open air cinema at Old Eldon Square is the first of NE1’s summertime events which are set to transform the city throughout the summer, designed to give people a vibrant, safe and colourful welcome back to the city. Scroll to the bottom of this post for a full guide to what's on and when.

Finding Screen on the Green is super easy, it is on the green / outdoor area of Old Eldon Square - take the exit next to Pizza Express / Starbucks / Nandos and you will see it. There is no booking required! Simply turn up and grab a seat. Some people bring their own picnic blankets too. It is easy to reach by public transport with Eldon Square Bus Station and Monument Metro both being less than a 2 minute walk away.

Kicking off the Screen on the Green schedule will be two weeks of live action from the iconic Wimbledon tennis championships starting on 28th June, followed on the 23rd July by the live screening of the Olympics Opening Ceremony from Tokyo, and then on the 24th July by the live streaming of Newcastle Pride which is a virtual event again this year. The schedule will then switch to movies with a six-week programme of big hitters - classic movies, family favourites and some new blockbusters to be enjoyed throughout the school summer holidays.

Two films will be screened each day, the first at 12 noon will mainly feature family favourites and kids’ movies with a varied range of styles and genres each evening at 6pm. Different themes run through the listings this year, with Rom Coms (Romantic Comedies) on Monday evenings; ‘Throwback Thursdays’ featuring cult classics, and iconic movies from the 80s and 90s, whilst Friday night is Blockbuster night as Screen on the Green gives people the chance to finish the working week in style and settle in for the best and most recent Hollywood big-budget, popcorn movies.

Free Outdoor Cinema in Newcastle | What's On at Screen on the Green

These Friday screenings will also give many people their first chance to see some of the biggest movies that were released during lockdown 2020 when cinemas were closed due to the restrictions. Audiences will be able to enjoy these films on the big screen as the directors intended. Christopher Nolan’s latest mind-bending blockbuster, Tenet will grace the big screen, as will the recent smash hit, Godzilla vs Kong, with the recent instalment of the DC-Comics extended cinematic Universe, Wonder Woman 1984 screened the day after its predecessor, 2017’s Wonder Woman, as part of a Wonder-ful movie weekend.

NE1’s ubiquitous deck chairs will be set up for cinema seating together with bean bags, picnic benches and grass seating all providing additional space to sit around the edges of the screen.

Among the 2020 and 2021 film releases lined up for Screen on the Green, titles include;

Godzilla vs Kong
Summerland
Trolls; World Tour
Tom and Jerry The Movie
Emma
Witches – the remake with Ann Hathaway and Chris Rock
Ordinary Love starring Liam Neeson.

The full movie schedule is listed below. This is subject to change so please do check the Get Into Newcastle website and social media for any changes before making plans. To keep up to date with all the movie news and what’s on as part of NE1’s Summer in the City programme visit www.getintonewcastle.co.uk

Film Listings

Monday 26th July

12pm Scoob!
6pm Godzilla Vs Kong (12a)

Tuesday 27th July

12pm My Little Pony: The Movie
6pm Jumanji: The Next Level (12a)

Wednesday 28th July

12pm Aladdin (2019)
6pm The Personal History Of David Copperfield

Thursday 29th July

12pm Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
6pm West Side Story

Friday 30th July

12pm Abominable
6pm TBC

Saturday 31st July

12pm Trolls: World Tour
6pm Yesterday (12a)

Sunday 1st August

12pm Tom and Jerry: The Movie
6pm Summerland (12a)

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Monday 2nd August

12pm The Call of The Wild
6pm The Notebook (12a)

Tuesday 3rd August

12pm Cheaper By The Dozen
6pm Cheaper By The Dozen 2

Wednesday 4th August

12pm Dora and The Lost City Of Gold
6pm TBC

Thursday 5th August

12pm Daddy Day Care
6pm TBC

Friday 6th August

12pm Sonic The Hedgehog
6pm Spider-Man: Far From Home (12a)

Saturday 7th August

12pm Onward
6pm Misbehaviour (12a)

Sunday 8th August

12pm Two By Two: Overboard
6pm Ocean’s 8 (12a)

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Monday 9th August

12pm Zootropolis
6pm You’ve Got Mail

Tuesday 10th August

12pm Spies In Disguise
6pm Ordinary Love (12a)

Wednesday 11th August

12pm Smurfs: The Lost Village
6pm Emma (2020)

Thursday 12th August

12pm Matilda
6pm Big

Friday 13th August

12pm Big Hero 6
6pm X-Men: Dark Phoenix (12a)

Saturday 14th August

12pm Witches (2021)
6pm Ride Like A Girl

Sunday 15th August

12pm TBC
6pm Doctor Strange (12a)

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Monday 16th August

12pm Turbo
6pm Maid In Manhattan

Tuesday 17th August

12pm TBC
6pm Captain Marvel (12a)

Wednesday 18th August

12pm Spycies
6pm Harriet (12a)

Thursday 19th August

12pm Mary Poppins (1964)
6pm Sleepless In Seattle

Friday 20th August

12pm Pinocchio
6pm Ad Astra

Saturday 21st August

12pm Coco
6pm Miss Perigrene’s Home For Peculiar Children (12a)

Sunday 22nd August

12pm Finding Nemo
6pm Finding Dory

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Monday 23rd August

12pm The Secret Life Of Pets 2
6pm Music and Lyrics (12a)

Tuesday 24th August

12pm TBC
6pm Divergent (12a)

Wednesday 25th August

12pm The Addams Family
6pm Definitely, Maybe (12a)

Thursday 26th August

12pm Holes
6pm Romeo and Juliet (12a)

Friday 27th August

12pm Storm Boy
6pm Tenet (12a)

Saturday 28th August

12pm Maleficent
6pm Wonder Woman (12a)

Sunday 29th August

12pm Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil
6pm Wonder Woman 1984 (12a)

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Monday 30th August

12pm Toy Story 4
6pm Moulin Rouge (12a)

Tuesday 31st August

12pm The Lion King
6pm Little Women (2019)

Wednesday 1st September

12pm Fantastic Mr Fox
6pm Shazam (12a)

Thursday 2nd September

12pm The Parent Trap
6pm Mrs Doubtfire (12a)

Friday 3rd September

12pm TBC
6pm MIB: International (12a)

Saturday 4th September

12pm Dolittle
6pm TBC

Sunday 5th September

12pm TBC
6pm Stardust

Before the film season begins, Screen on the Green will broadcast a range of outdoor sport including:

Monday 28th June