Summer Love Film Festival
Summer Love, the FREE open-air film fest is back! New films are being announced all the time with a limited number of tickets available. If your film is booked out, plenty of walk-ins are available for all screenings on the day. Get there early though! Royal Opera House and Wimbledon screenings are walk-in only.
Films run throughout the day and every evening, breaking for Wimbledon matches. Movies are screened from the canalside steps on Granary Square. Here’s a listing of places to eat and drink in the neighbourhood, or head to Coal Drops Yard where there are more than 50 shops, bars and restaurants to discover. Also! Every weekend, throughout the summer there are a festivals, fairs, concerts and markets to enjoy. Check out the summer programme here.
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world
Book tickets here
Dirty Dancing
Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances “Baby” Houseman falls in love with the camp’s dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
Book tickets here
Coal Drops Yard
Coal Drops Yard is new shopping district at King’s Cross. The cobbled streets and Victorian brick arches are home to a wonderful and unexpected mix of independent shops and brands from home and abroad. There are more than 50 stores, bars and restaurants to discover. Find out more here.
Ghostbusters
Three former parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service.
Book tickets here
Before Sunrise
On his way to Vienna, American Jesse (Ethan Hawke) meets French student Celine (Julie Delpy). The connection is instant…but they only have one night together. Book tickets here.
The Princess Bride
While home sick in bed, a young boy’s grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love. Book tickets here.
Notting Hill
The life of a simple bookshop owner changes when he meets the most famous film star in the world. Book tickets here.
Fantastic Mr Fox
An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers’ retaliation. Book tickets here
La La Land
Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) are drawn together by their common desire to do what they love. But as success mounts, they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart. Book tickets for 5 July & 12 July.
Restaurants and bars in the neighbourhood
Here’s a listing of the restaurants, bars and cafes at King’s Cross. There should be something to suit everyone’s taste and pocket. Or check out these foodie hotspots only at Coal Drops Yard.
Florida Project
Over one summer, the film follows precocious six-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Walt Disney World. Book tickets here.
Happy Gilmore
A rejected hockey player puts his skills to the golf course to save his grandmother’s house. Book tickets here.
Grease
Good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. When they unexpectedly discover they’re now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?
Book tickets here.
Isle of Dogs
Wes Anderson’s joyous stop-motion film follows a boy’s odyssey in search of his lost dog. “This funny, touching tale is a doggy delight.” (Mark Kermode). Book tickets here
Parent Trap
Identical twins Annie and Hallie, separated at birth and each raised by one of their biological parents, later discover each other for the first time at summer camp and make a plan to bring their wayward parents back together.
Book tickets here.
The Karate Kid
Mr Miyagi takes new kid Daniel under his wing, teaching him that there’s more to karate than just fighting. Book tickets here.
Stand By Me
Four friends learn that a stranger has been accidentally killed near their rural homes and decide to go on a quest to find the body. This coming-of-age tale is as moving today as when first released. Book tickets here
Love Simon
Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it’s a little more complicated. He hasn’t told his family or friends that he’s gay, and he doesn’t know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he’s fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying and life-changing. Book tickets here
Pride
U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984. Book tickets here.
Boyhood
Filmed over 12 years, we follow Mason and his family as he literally grows up before our eyes.
Book tickets for Richard Linklater’s masterpiece here.
Independence Day
The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind’s best weapon is the will to survive.
Book tickets here.
Clueless
A rich high school student tries to boost a new pupil’s popularity but reckons without affairs of the heart getting in the way.
Book tickets here.
Wimbledon on the Big Screen
If you can’t get tickets to Centre Court and don’t want to queue for Murray Mound, then head to King’s Cross where you can watch all the live tennis action from the canalside steps. This has to be one of the loveliest spots in London for a big screen!
If you can’t get tickets to Centre Court and don’t want to queue for Murray Mound, then head to King’s Cross where you can watch all the live tennis action from the canalside steps. This has to be one of the loveliest spots in London for a big screen!
Wimbledon will run from 1st July until the men’s final 14th July. We’ll be showing the main BBC coverage, ending at around 8pm unless a key match is in progress.
Romeo + Juliet
Shakespeare’s famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.
Book tickets here.
The Marriage of Figaro - Royal Opera House Live Screening
Revolution is in the air in The Royal Opera’s beautiful production of Mozart’s great comic opera. Colourful characters mix with intrigue, misunderstanding and forgiveness in a multitude of dramatic twists. Watch a live screening of this famous opera from the Royal Opera House stage from the banks of Regent’s Canal. No booking required, walk in.
Black Panther
T’Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country’s past. Book tickets here
The Goonies
A group of young misfits who call themselves The Goonies discover an ancient map and set out on a quest to find a legendary pirate’s long-lost treasure.
Book tickets here.
Carmen - Royal Opera House Live Screening
Bizet’s greatest opera tells the story of the enigmatic and seductive Carmen and the dangerous passion she arouses in Don José. Soak up free culture on your doorstep: watch The Royal Opera’s fresh take on this much-loved opera, complete with flamenco dancers, bull fighters – and a gorilla – all in a free live screening from the Royal Opera House from the banks of Regent’s Canal. No booking required. Walk-in.