{"id":958905,"date":"2026-05-14T08:45:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T08:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/958905\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T08:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T08:45:16","slug":"free-outdoor-cinema-weekend-returning-to-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/958905\/","title":{"rendered":"Free outdoor cinema weekend returning to Edinburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Square Outdoor Cinema to return to Edinburgh. (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  According to organisers the event has grown into one of the UK\u2019s largest free outdoor cinema weekends since launching in 2011.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This year\u2019s programme opens on Friday with a &#8220;Swayze-Night!&#8221; line-up including The Outsiders, Dirty Dancing and a 35th anniversary screening of Point Break.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Saturday\u2019s screenings include family titles such as Zootropolis 2, The Adventures of Tintin and Wicked: For Good.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A screening of Back to the Future will also take place, featuring a replica of the franchise&#8217;s DeLorean time machine on display.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Square Outdoor Cinema to return to Edinburgh. (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Sunday\u2019s schedule includes Lilo &amp; Stitch, How to Train Your Dragon, Labyrinth, F1 and a 15th anniversary screening of Bridesmaids.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Organisers said all screenings will include subtitles, while selected films will feature audio description to improve accessibility.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Entry is free and available on a first-come, first-served basis.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Emily Campbell Johnston, senior manager of marketing and communications for Essential Edinburgh, said: &#8220;Since our first free film event in 2011, Square <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldscotland.com\/topics\/cinema\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cinema<\/a> has developed into one of the largest free outdoor cinema events in the UK.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It is always fabulous fun and offers a unique and exciting communal film experience, accessible to all.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Jennifer Mearns, regional station manager at sponsor LNER, said: &#8220;We\u2019re excited to be supporting Square Cinema once again.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Located just a stone\u2019s throw from Edinburgh Waverley station, we hope people of all ages, from across the city and beyond , will come along to enjoy one of the best free days out Edinburgh has to offer.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Square Outdoor Cinema to return to Edinburgh. (Image: Supplied) According to organisers the event has grown into one&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":958906,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-958905","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-scotland","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116572056906058264","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/958905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=958905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/958905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/958906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=958905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=958905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=958905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}