A free open-air cinema is opening in the heart of Manchester’s skyscraper district

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Screen on the Square will open at New Jackson this week

Screen on the Square will open at New Jackson this week

A free open-air cinema is opening in Manchester city centre this summer, screening everything from film to sporting and cultural events. 

Audiences will be able to recline in deck chairs surrounded by one of the city’s best views – the glittering towers of New Jackson.

With a backdrop of the modern Manchester skyline and food delivered to your seat from the acclaimed Medlock Canteen, Screen on The Square will be a go-to hangout for Mancs this summer. 

This new opening at New Jackson will also have its own licensed outdoor bar. 

It’s all launching at New Jackson this weekend, Renaker’s world-class skyscraper district and thriving new neighbourhood that’s taken shape at the southern side of Manchester city centre.

Films on the schedule will include family favourites like Big Hero 6, Frozen, and Finding Nemo; cult classics such as Cool Runnings, Grand Budapest Hotel, and Back to the Future; and major musical blockbusters such as Mamma Mia and La La Land. 

As well as a packed programme of film screenings, Screen on the Square will be showing major summer events like Glastonbury, Wimbledon and the UEFA Women’s EURO competition. 

There’ll be family-friendly matinees and morning screenings, as well as later evening movie nights. 

Screen on the Square will take place on The Square at the base of Deansgate Square towers

Screen on The Square will run from Saturday 21 June until Sunday 14 September, at The Square at Deansgate Square in New Jackson. 

It’s the latest cultural and community offering from the new neighbourhood, which has transformed Manchester’s skyline with world-class skyscrapers. 

The New Jackson district includes Deansgate Square, The Blade, Three60, Crown Street, and Contour, and (once fully complete) will bring 6,400 homes. The neighbourhood already includes public spaces, a primary school, play area, NHS medical centre, health and wellness clinic, hair salon, cookery school, padel courts and loads of independent restaurants and bars. 

Full listings for Screen on the Square are below, and HERE. 

Screen on The Square programme*

*Screenings are weather dependent and programme is subject to change

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