Wednesday 18 July 2018

IT’S SHOWTIME: SEE FAMILY FILMS FOR FREE IN LEICESTER SQUARE

Open-air screenings in Leicester Square Garden this August

London’s home of entertainment, Leicester Square, will roll out the red carpet for film fans this August as it stages an inaugural free outdoor cinema event.

‘Summer Screenings’ will take over the Leicester Square Gardens during the first two weekends of August (4th-5th and 11th-12th) The event will run from 10.30am until 8pm and include a line-up of family favourite films including: The Incredibles, The Lego Movie, Sing,  Finding Nemo and more.
Using special pixel pitch LED screens, which are ideal for outdoor viewing, the open air cinema will welcome up to 750 film buffs, who can recline in comfort on their own picnic blankets, or sink into some of the scatter bean bags provided.
The screenings will be interspersed with a series of free fun activities and giveaways from Leicester Square’s West End neighbours, including interactive quizzes, competitions and spot prizes.
As part of the event, local businesses are also offering a number of exclusive discounts that will be running throughout the summer screening weekends for visitors to enjoy. These include a 20% discount at a number of restaurants, 2for1 entry for adults with ‘kids go free’ at the new Michael Jackson On the Wall exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery; fun goings-on at the Lego Store and 2for1 cocktails and mocktails at Hotel Indigo. For all the offers and full schedule with screening times visit: www.leicestersquare.london/summer-screenings
The free screenings are part of the major events and partnerships programme that is being activated in Leicester Square, following on from the recent launch of the new brand identity as London West End’s entertainment epicentre.

For more information about London’s home of entertainment, including where to stay, what to see and where to eat during the Summer Screening, visit the new dedicated website to the area: 

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About Leicester Square
Providing 24/7 entertainment since 1670, visitors have been flocking to Leicester Square for centuries. As London’s entertainment centre, it houses many of the capital’s oldest theatres. Its Red Carpet Razzle Dazzle is world famous and each year Leicester Square’s cinema's host over 52 star-studded film premieres using an amazing 7.5 miles of red carpet.

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