{"id":25169,"date":"2026-06-25T12:59:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T11:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=25169"},"modified":"2026-06-25T12:59:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T11:59:34","slug":"belfast-one-summer-cinema-returns-with-blockbuster-hits-big-singalongs-and-family-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2026\/06\/belfast-one-summer-cinema-returns-with-blockbuster-hits-big-singalongs-and-family-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Belfast One Summer Cinema returns with blockbuster hits, big singalongs and family fun"},"content":{"rendered":"

Belfast One BID, in partnership with Belfast Film Festival, has announced this year\u2019s lineup for the 2026 Summer Cinema events, with eight blockbusters showing across two days – Sunday 19th<\/sup>\u00a0and 26th<\/sup>\u00a0July.<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Big blockbusters and singalong classics take to the screen at this year\u2019s festival, with day one on 19th<\/sup>\u00a0July featuring something for everyone with Mamma Mia!, Zootropolis 2 and Elemental showing alongside How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Belfast One BID CEO, Martina Connolly (centre) is pictured with Fiona McCartan and her children Ottilie (2) and Arlo (6) to launch the 2026 Belfast One Summer Cinema at Belfast City Hall on Sunday 19th and 26th July. Full line up is available at belfastone.co.uk, with tickets on sale now (\u00a32 per person, under 2s go free).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And it\u2019s a musical day full of family favourites on the 26th<\/sup>\u00a0July with Encanto, Sing 2, Wicked: For Good and Grease helping city hall come alive with all their well-known singalong hits. If the little ones want to dress up as any of \u2018The Family Madrigal\u2019 from Encanto, or Glinda and Elphaba from Wicked, all the better!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Belfast One BID has brought the Summer Cinema to visitors and residents of the city centre for many years, and is a firm favourite in the Belfast city summer calendar, which families look forward to every year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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CEO, Martina Connolly commented; \u201cBelfast is the backdrop for so many feature films and dramas that are on both big and small screens, so film is now firmly embedded in the culture of our city. Bringing some of the most loved family and classic films to Belfast City Hall is another chance to remind visitors of everything they can enjoy in our city centre, and our hope is that groups of friends and families make it a day out, enjoying the shopping, tourism and hospitality that we have in Belfast City Centre.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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In between movies, there will be lots of family fun from live entertainment and giveaways to face painting and appearances from Cool FM presenters.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Martina continued; \u201cWe want visitors to come into the city centre for the movies, but to stay for the fantastic shopping, cafes, restaurants, bars, tourism and hospitality that can be enjoyed during their day in Belfast.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe have built a schedule of films that will appeal to a wide range of audiences, and we know the singalong day will be so popular, with songs like We Don\u2019t Talk About Bruno from Encanto, Food Good from Wicked and Summer Nights from Grease.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fiona McCartan, who helped launch this year\u2019s events with her children, Arlo (6) and Ottilie (2), added: \u201cMy kids love nothing more than a fun family movie day, but watching their favourite films on the big screen in the grounds of Belfast City Hall will make it feel really special. With the characters, entertainment and singalong moments, it will be the perfect summer day out for families, and we can\u2019t wait to be part of the atmosphere in the city centre.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Martina finished;\u00a0<\/span>\u201cBelfast One Summer Cinema is about creating moments that people remember long after the credits roll. Whether it\u2019s families singing along to Encanto, friends enjoying a classic movie together, or visitors experiencing Belfast City Hall in a completely different way, these events bring people together and showcase the very best of our city centre.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As this is an outdoor cinema experience, movie-goers should dress for the weather and can bring their own deck chairs and picnic blankets for their space on the lawn. Dogs are welcome but must always be kept on leads.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tickets (\u00a32 each) for Belfast One\u2019s Summer Cinema on 19th<\/sup>\u00a0and 26th<\/sup>\u00a0July are allocated on a first come first served basis and can be purchased on Belfast Film Festival\u2019s What\u2019s On page:\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/belfastfilmfestival.org\/whats-on<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Belfast One BID, in partnership with Belfast Film Festival, has announced this year\u2019s lineup for the 2026 Summer Cinema events, with eight blockbusters showing across two days – Sunday 19th\u00a0and 26th\u00a0July. \u00a0 Big blockbusters and singalong classics take to the screen at this year\u2019s festival, with day one on 19th\u00a0July featuring something for everyone with … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25169"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25169"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25171,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25169\/revisions\/25171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}