12th – 14th June 2026, St Andrew Square Garden
Edinburgh’s much-loved free outdoor movie weekend returns to St Andrew Square Garden for the 15th year this June, bringing three days of big-screen entertainment to the heart of the city in one of the UK’s biggest free outdoor cinema events.
Friday is Swayze-night with cult-classic The Outsiders up first, swiftly followed by one of the most requested movies – Dirty Dancing, and bringing the curtain down on day one is a 35th anniversary screening of Point Break.
Family audiences are in for a treat over the weekend with daytime screenings including Zootropolis 2, The Adventures of Tintin, Wicked: For Good, Labyrinth, and two live action remakes from 2025 of much-loved animated films Lilo & Stitch, and How To Train Your Dragon.
Later in the day, the programme shifts to Hollywood blockbusters and cult classics including Back to the Future, F1 – The Movie, multi-Oscar winner One Battle After Another, and a 15th anniversary screening of Bridesmaids, all shown in a relaxed, picnic-style setting.
And it is absolutely FREE! What’s not to like?
Don’t live locally to Edinburgh? Don’t worry – if you enter the Square Cinema competition here you can be in with a chance of winning a fantastic weekend-stay in Edinburgh for four, including 1st class travel to Square Cinema provided by our partners LNER.
Click on the dates above to view the full schedule for each day of Square Cinema.
Next stop: summer nights at the movies with LNER
Travelling to the Square Cinema event by train couldn’t be easier, with St Andrew Square only a two-minute walk from Edinburgh Waverley station.
LNER runs fast, frequent train services across the East Coast Main Line route, connecting Edinburgh with London King’s Cross, Aberdeen, Inverness, Dundee, Perth, Northumberland, the North East of England, Yorkshire, the East Midlands and Lincolnshire.
Discover Edinburgh for less
There are many ways to save on train travel, especially when you book in advance. You can save up to 1/3 with a Railcard or 20% on LNER Advance tickets when 3-9 people travel together on the same train.
LNER’s loyalty scheme, Perks, also makes travelling by train even more rewarding. When you join Perks you’ll get £5 free credit to spend on LNER journeys straight away plus 2% credit back every time you travel with us. Members access to monthly competitions, special offers and exclusive rewards.
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