60 festive films for the season
Get into the holiday spirit with our rundown of unmissable festive films to watch in East Sussex, from cult classics to heartwarming tales.
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)
Andre Rieu's 2026 Christmas Concert: Let It Snow
4 Nov 2026 – 4 Dec 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Elf
15 Nov 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
Folkestone Harbour Arm
Home Alone
5 Nov 2026 – 19 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Home Alone
14 Nov 2026 – 23 Dec 2026
Folkestone Harbour Arm
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
28 Nov 2026 – 22 Dec 2026
Folkestone Harbour Arm
Lost Christmas
5 Nov 2026 – 28 Dec 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint Q&A
9 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 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)
Die Hard
3 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Father Mother Sister Brother (Subtitled)
3 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
Violent Night 2
3 Dec 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
Home Alone + Booby Trap Christmas Card Making Workshop
4 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
The Grinch
4 Dec 2026
Folkestone Harbour Arm
Violent Night 2
4 Dec 2026 – 13 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Andre Rieu 2026 Christmas Concert: Let it Snow
5 Dec 2026
ODEON Hastings
Kaledu Nelaukiant
5 Dec 2026 – 13 Dec 2026
Showcase Cinema de Lux Bluewater (Greenhithe)
Relaxed screening: Elf
5 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Scrooged
5 Dec 2026
Folkestone Harbour Arm
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)
Family Film: The Muppet Christmas Carol
6 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Get Santa
6 Dec 2026
Folkestone Harbour Arm
Love Actually Live in Concert
6 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Apartment
6 Dec 2026 – 12 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Die Hard
7 Dec 2026
Hailsham Pavilion
The Holiday in Concert
7 Dec 2026
Brighton Centre
Gremlins Christmas Event
9 Dec 2026
Picture House (Uckfield)
The Muppet Christmas...
9 Dec 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Ebenezer
11 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Saving Santa
11 Dec 2026
Folkestone Harbour Arm
Family Film: The Polar Express
12 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
12 Dec 2026
Folkestone Harbour Arm
Jingle All the Way
13 Dec 2026
Folkestone Harbour Arm
The Nutcracker
13 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Holiday Inn
14 Dec 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Die Hard
15 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Next Level Anime: Tokyo Godfathers
16 Dec 2026
Fabrica (Brighton)
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint (Subtitled)
17 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
Arthur Christmas
18 Dec 2026
Folkestone Harbour Arm
Dine Hard
18 Dec 2026
Faith In Strangers (Margate)
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)
Last Christmas
19 Dec 2026
Folkestone Harbour Arm
It's a Wonderful Life
20 Dec 2026
Gulbenkian Arts Centre (Canterbury)
Elf
21 Dec 2026 – 22 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
Love Actually in Concert
21 Dec 2026
Brighton Centre
Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint
21 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
The Polar Express
21 Dec 2026
Folkestone Harbour Arm
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
24 Dec 2026
Vue Cinema Thanet - Westwood Cross
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
The Apartment
27 Dec 2026
Electric Palace Hastings
