Open air cinema screenings in London 2021

https://www.flickr.com/photos/krancien/3044291838/ "Cinema Paradiso" by La Tête Krançien
 

I'm a bit late with this post (usually publish these annually in April) but I have been diligently and enthusiastically collecting film listings of open air screenings taking place in London and adding them to this Google Sheet: http://bit.ly/OpenAirCinemaLondon2021

If you know of one I've missed please let me know.

As of 20 June 2021 there are over 400 films still to come, several free screenings and 220 already done. There are over 200 unique films being screened and some sing-alongs of Grease, Bohemian Rhapsody and The Greatest Showman. There are a few drive-in screenings too (these increased in 2020 in response to the Covid pandemic).

1. Advice for film-goers
   
2. List of film screenings
3. Organisations screening films in London 

1. Advice for film-goers / things to bring

• Before setting off check that the screening is going ahead (weather / pandemic advice)
• Tickets! Make sure you print in advance, or have the e-ticket visible on your device (download / open PDF while you have signal)
• Venue - make sure you know where it actually is (!) and note that the exit may be different from the entrance (particularly in parks). If it's a large park and you're trying to meet people, What3Words may be useful to pinpoint you.
  
• Something warm to wear (even if it's boiling hot in the day it can be surprisingly cool when sitting outside at 10pm)
• Mask - and spare (plus any hand sanitiser and things to keep used / spare masks in)
  
• Something to sit on (plastic bag as a minimum, blanket or cushion better) as you could be sitting on damp grass or hard stone / concrete or pavement. Some organisations let you bring camping chairs, most don't - check (many venues have their own seating anyway, some are just sit where you find a patch of grass / ground - some places hire picnic blankets)
  
• Something to avoid rain (umbrellas are generally a bit of a no-no, I'd recommend a rain hat or those 'pac a mac' rain poncho things - sometimes these are available to hire / buy)
  
• Something to eat and drink (if you're allowed - check) and something to eat it off or out of. Don't forget a bottle opener if you need one. You may be able to buy food onsite (in which case you may not be allowed to bring your own picnic)
• A plastic bag to take away rubbish / and for sitting on grass
  
• A torch - some places are not that well lit, phone's torch is better than nothing 
• Loo roll (public toilets being as they are...)
  
  

2. List of film screenings

This list is as accurate as I can make it but there will always be smaller events that are advertised locally that I may not hear about. Grateful for any tip-offs :)

1. Version for mobile phones (scroll up/down or left/right)

 

2. Wider version for desktop / web (scroll up/down or left/right)

The original embedded sheet was a bit cramped. The embed code didn't include anything for height and width that would let me improve this but I found out where to add it from this post.

3. Organisations screening films in London in 2021
(some may be screening in other cities too)

• Adventure Cinema
• Everyman Summer Love
• Film & Food Fest North London 
• Floating Film Festival
• Hideaway Cinema
• London Bridge City
• Luna Cinema
• Openaire Float-In Cinema
• Pop Up Screens
• Rooftop Cinema at Bar Elba
• Rooftop Film Club
• Silent Summer Screens
• St Dunstan's Festival
• St George's Garrison Church
• Summer Family Festival
• Sundown Cinema
• Sunset Screening Sessions
• The Alfresco Theatre
• The Drive In
• The Islander Festival
• We Do Good Disco

Note that Somerset House is not hosting an open air film festival in 2021.