157 films to get you out and about in East Sussex
Get your walking boots on and discover East Sussex's cinematic secrets, from spooky screenings to film courses and outdoor events.
A FREE outdoor screening of ‘Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas‘
1 Dec 2026
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)
Andre Rieu's 2026 Christmas Concert: Let it Snow
30 Oct 2026 – 29 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express
26 Nov 2026 – 1 Dec 2026
Picture House (Uckfield)
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express
26 Nov 2026 – 10 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Cinecity 2026: I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning
1 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Fatherland
6 Nov 2026 – 3 Dec 2026
Towner (Eastbourne)
Film Club – Cabaret (1972)
1 Dec 2026
Hailsham Pavilion
Fjord
29 Nov 2026 – 2 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Forgotten Island
3 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Gear up, true believers
3 Nov 2026 – 24 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Ghosts: The Possession of Button House
28 Oct 2026 – 27 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Homegrown
11 Nov 2026 – 8 Dec 2026
Depot (Lewes)
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
27 Nov 2026 – 13 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
How to enjoy Toy Story 5 to infinity… and beyond
4 Nov 2026 – 27 Jun 2027
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning
30 Nov 2026 – 4 Dec 2026
Curzon Canterbury Westgate
Kiri and Lou Go Raaa!
4 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
KnitFlicks
14 Nov 2026 – 12 Dec 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Lost Christmas
29 Nov 2026 – 13 Jun 2027
Depot (Lewes)
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint + Q&A
9 Nov 2026 – 3 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Misery
3 Nov 2026 – 15 Feb 2027
Depot (Lewes)
National Theatre Live: Golden Boy
4 Nov 2026 – 8 Jun 2027
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope
2 Nov 2026 – 15 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
National Theatre Live: The Motive and the Cue
31 Oct 2026 – 18 Feb 2027
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Nightborn
28 Nov 2026 – 1 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Northern Soul: Still Burning
1 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back to the Beginning
4 Nov 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Pan's Labyrinth (20th Anniversary Restoration)
1 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Rascals
22 Oct 2026 – 6 Jun 2027
Depot (Lewes)
RBO Cinema Season 2026-27: The Nutcracker
1 Dec 2026
Curzon Canterbury Westgate
RBO Cinema Season 2026-27: The Nutcracker (2025)
1 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Relaxed Screenings
2 Nov 2026 – 1 Jan 2027
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
ROYAL BALLET & OPERA CINEMA SEASON 2026-27
10 Nov 2026 – 1 Dec 2026
Kino-Teatr (St Leonards-on-Sea)
Sense and Sensibility (2026)
3 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Sensory Friendly Screenings
6 Nov 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Tenzing
3 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
The Color of Money
28 Nov 2026 – 3 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
The Holiday in Concert - Film with Live Orchestra
1 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Hunger Games have returned… to the big screen
4 Nov 2026 – 2 Dec 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
The Nutcracker
1 Dec 2026
The Astor Theatre, Deal
The Polar Express (U) Screen @ The Avenue
21 Nov 2026 – 23 Jan 2027
The Avenue Theatre (Sittingbourne)
The Social Reckoning
3 Nov 2026 – 9 May 2027
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
The Uprising
3 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
We, The Hated + Q+A
16 Nov 2026 – 6 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Wicked at Gulbenkian
20 Nov 2026 – 3 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Wildwood
27 Nov 2026 – 1 Dec 2026
Hailsham Pavilion
Wildwood
28 Oct 2026 – 24 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Apocalypto
2 Dec 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Southland Tales
2 Dec 2026
Wagner Hall (Brighton)
THE GIFT
2 Dec 2026 – 23 Dec 2026
The Old Market (Hove)
The Royal Ballet THE NUTCRACKER
2 Dec 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
Hailsham Pavilion
White Wall Cinema: Southland Tales
2 Dec 2026
Wagner Hall (Brighton)
Behemoth
3 Dec 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Christmas at Gulbenkian Arts Centre
3 Dec 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Father Mother Sister Brother (Subtitled)
3 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
Parkway Drive - Home
3 Dec 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Street Fighter
3 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Violent Night 2
3 Dec 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Andre Rieu's 2026 Christmas Concert: Let It Snow
4 Dec 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Behemoth
4 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Behemoth!
4 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Home Alone + Booby Trap Christmas Card Making Workshop
4 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
RBO Encore 2026-27: The Nutcracker (2025 Encore)
4 Dec 2026 – 11 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
The Cat in the Hat
4 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
The Muppet Christmas Carol
4 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Violent Night 2
4 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Wild Horse Nine
4 Dec 2026 – 10 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Andre Rieu 2026 Christmas Concert: Let it Snow
5 Dec 2026
ODEON Hastings
Kaledu Nelaukiant
5 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Prima Facie
5 Dec 2026 – 7 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Relaxed screening: Elf
5 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
ANDRÉ RIEU’S 2026 CHRISTMAS CONCERT: LET IT SNOW
6 Dec 2026 – 13 Dec 2026
Hailsham Pavilion
André Rieu's 2026 Christmas Concert: Let It Snow!
6 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Disney's Hexed: Sensory Friendly Screening
6 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Family Film: The Muppet Christmas Carol
6 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Giant: The Play
6 Dec 2026
Quarterhouse (Folkestone)
The Apartment
6 Dec 2026 – 12 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
The Godfather
6 Dec 2026 – 7 Dec 2026
Picture House (Uckfield)
You Can See Everything
6 Dec 2026 – 9 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
CINEMA CRAPADISO (FREE!)
7 Dec 2026
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
Die Hard
7 Dec 2026
Hailsham Pavilion
The Holiday in Concert
7 Dec 2026
Brighton Centre
Campus Cinema Club: The Shining
8 Dec 2026
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
I Love Boosters
8 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
In the Shadows
8 Dec 2026 – 9 Dec 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Arrival
9 Dec 2026 – 10 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Gremlins Christmas Event
9 Dec 2026
Picture House (Uckfield)
The Muppet Christmas...
9 Dec 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Finding Fela
10 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
Kinocollective
10 Dec 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Onslaught
10 Dec 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Whispers in the Woods (Subtitled)
10 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
Finding Fela
10 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
Ebenezer
11 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
FURY vs JOSHUA - LIVE AT BALLIN'
11 Dec 2026
Ballin' Maidstone (Kent)
FURY vs JOSHUA - LIVE AT BALLIN' - KENT'S HOME OF LIVE SPORTS
11 Dec 2026
Ballin' Maidstone (Kent)
A Talent for Murder
12 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Black Christmas- Leicester Film Club
12 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Family Film: The Polar Express
12 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Sensory Friendly Cinema
12 Dec 2026 – 13 Dec 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Cries and Whispers
13 Dec 2026
Picture House (Uckfield)
Family Film + Workshop: Ernest and Celestine (U)
13 Dec 2026
Fabrica (Brighton)
RBO Live: The Nutcracker
13 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Rocky III & Rocky IV Double Bill (+ Interval)
13 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
Rocky III & Rocky IV Double Bill (+ Interval)
13 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
The Cat in the Hat: Sensory Friendly
13 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
The Holdovers
13 Dec 2026 – 15 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
The Nutcracker
13 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Whispers in the Woods + Intro
13 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
Holiday Inn
14 Dec 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Ken Russell's The Devils
14 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Midwinter Break
14 Dec 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)
Avengers: Doomsday
15 Dec 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Die Hard
15 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Dune: Part Three
15 Dec 2026 – 24 Dec 2026
Picture House (Uckfield)
Dune: Part Three
15 Dec 2026 – 19 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Dune: Part Three
15 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Avengers: Doomsday
16 Dec 2026 – 24 Dec 2026
Picture House (Uckfield)
Avengers: Doomsday
16 Dec 2026 – 17 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Avengers: Doomsday
16 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Next Level Anime: Tokyo Godfathers
16 Dec 2026
Fabrica (Brighton)
Onwards and Sideways
16 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Dune: Part Three
17 Dec 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
17 Dec 2026 – 21 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint (Subtitled)
17 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
The Beetlejuice Experience
17 Dec 2026
Hailsham Pavilion
Dune: Part Three
18 Dec 2026 – 18 Jan 2027
Depot (Lewes)
Dune: Part Three
18 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Dune: Part Three
18 Dec 2026
ODEON Hastings
Gremlins
18 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (+ Interval)
18 Dec 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
The Hunger Games: The Sunrise on the Reaping
18 Dec 2026 – 19 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
18 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
CINEMA: Elf -(2003) Staring Will Ferrell | Includes a visit From Santa!
19 Dec 2026
The Queen’s Hall (Cranbrook)
Cinema: Elf – Buddy's Musical Christmas
19 Dec 2026
The Queen’s Hall (Cranbrook)
Home Alone
19 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
It's a Wonderful Life
20 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Elf
21 Dec 2026 – 22 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
It's a Wonderful Life 80th Anniversary Screening
21 Dec 2026 – 24 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
Little Women
21 Dec 2026 – 28 Dec 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Love Actually in Concert
21 Dec 2026
Brighton Centre
Family Film + Workshop: The Muppet Christmas Carol (plus bloopers!) (U)
22 Dec 2026
Fabrica (Brighton)
Home Alone (Relaxed)
22 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
The Muppet Christmas Carol
22 Dec 2026 – 23 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
Jumanji: Open World
23 Dec 2026
ODEON Hastings
King (Hindi)
23 Dec 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
The Angry Birds Movie 3
23 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Jumanji: Open World
24 Dec 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
King
24 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
The Muppet Christmas Carol
24 Dec 2026
Folkestone Harbour Arm
Jumanji 3
25 Dec 2026
ODEON Hastings
Crimbo Limbo
26 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Folkestone Harbour Arm
Taxi Driver
26 Dec 2026 – 30 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
The Apartment
27 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
BTS WORLD TOUR 'ARIRANG' IN JAKARTA: LIVE VIEWING
28 Dec 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Mr. Irrelevant
31 Dec 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
New Year's Eve Concert with BerlinerPhilharmoniker
31 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Wicker (Subtitled)
31 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
