Park your Cinema: Musicals under the stars

The Thessaloniki International Film Festival is selecting for another year films for the successful series of open-air film screenings “Park your Cinema”, inviting us to take delight in music vibes under the stars and dance to the rhythm of many beloved musicals.

The series of open-air screenings “Park your Cinema” and “Park your Cinema Kids” are back in action this year, at the Stavros Niarchos Park for the eleventh consecutive year, as always, with a free admission for the public!

It is the longest-running series of events held by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, which has managed to draw a loyal audience of all ages in its 11-year course. Year after year, its faithful attendees gather up at the Stavros Niarchos Park to enjoy film screenings while lying under the stars, taking advantage of a unique summer experience.

This year, the adult audience will be given the chance to watch popular musicals curated by the Thessaloniki International Film Festival. Under the open skies, cinema turns into a collective experience, as moving images, music and emotions are wrapped into a single breath. This year, musicals go way beyond an event’s choice of theme; they represent a stance. A film language that does not fear exaggeration, transforming emotions into rhythm and melody. It is not a nostalgic journey back in time, but a reminder that singing in cinema has always been an act of freedom. From Singin’ in the Rain all the way to Fame and Mamma Mia!, one thing is for sure: when words seem to fail us, music takes over to save the day.

Moreover, films on friendship and family will be screened as part of the kids’ programme, selected by the Athens International Kids’ Film Festival. The season kicks off with two beloved films, the iconic musical Fame on 29/05 and the live-action version of Lilo & Stitch on 30/05.

Let’s take a glance at the full screenings’ schedule for May, June and July:

Park Your Cinema

Musicals under the stars

Stavros Niarchos Park

Curation: Thessaloniki International Film Festival

Free admission

Friday May 29th, 21.00

Fame (1980)

Directed by: Alan Parker

Starring: Eddie Barth, Irene Cara, Lee Curreri

Friday June 5th, 21.00

Grease (1978)

Directed by: Randal Kleiser

Starring: John Travolta, Olivia Newton John, Stockard Channing, Didi Conn

Friday July 3rd, 21.00

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

Directed by: Tim Burton

Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall

Sunday July 19th, 21.00

School of Rock (2003)

Directed by: Richard Linklater

Starring: Jack Black, Mike White, Joan Cusack

Friday July 24th, 21.00

Dreamgirls (2006)

Directed by: Bill Condon

Starring: Beyonce, Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Murphy

Friday July 31st, 21.00

8 Femmes (2002)

Directed by: François Ozon

Starring: Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Beart, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Virginie Ledoyen

Park Your Cinema Kids

Ohana at the Park: Summer Stories for the entire family

Stavros Niarchos Park

Curation: Athens International Children’s Film Festival

Free admission

Saturday May 30th, 21.00

Lilo & Stitch (2025)

Directed by: Dean Fleischer Camp

Starring: Sydney Elizabeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Tia Carrere, Hannah Waddingham, Chris Sanders, Courtney B. Vance, Zach Galifianakis, Maia Kealoha

The film is dubbed.

Saturday June 6th, 21.00

The Parent Trap (1998)

Directed by: Nancy Meyers

Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson

The film is subtitled.

Saturday July 4th, 21.00

Finding Nemo (2003)

Directed by: Andrew Stanton

The film is dubbed.

Saturday July 18th, 21.00

Captain Sabertooth and the Magic Diamond (2019)

Directed by: Marit Moum Aune, Rasmus A. Sivertsen

The film is dubbed.

Saturday July 25th, 21.00

Surf's Up (2007)

Directed by: Ash Brannon, Chris Buck

The film is dubbed.

INFO

Park your Cinema & Park Your Cinema Kids

Stavros Niarchos Park

364, Syngrou Avenue, Kallithea

Free admission

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation supports the majority of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center’s activities through donations.

More info available at snfcc.org and the social media pages of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.