SPRING 2026 AT FOLKESTONE’S SILVER SCREEN CINEMA
Dates for new releases, Folkestone Film Club and Folkestone Film Festival
The stunning Silver Screen Cinema in Folkestone has announced a stellar line-up of films, shows and events this spring, furthering its reputation as one of the key locations for theatrical releases in the county.
New releases include Disney Pixar’s Hoppers, as well as Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, Project Hail Mary, The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Sheep Detectives and the hotly anticipated The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
There will also be the world premiere of Don’t Be Prey, a new documentary about the Oceans Seven challenge in the English Channel is being screened on Wednesday 4th March, followed by a live Q&A with ocean swimmer Mark Sowerby and coach Tim Denyer.
Live theatre coming to Folkestone’s biggest screen includes Shakespeare’s Othello (March 4th), Bryan Cranston in All My Sons (16th April), The Playboy of the Western World (28th May) and Les Liaisons Dangereuses (25th June) from National Theatre Live.
The Folkestone Film Festival is back with another season of new short films from Kent and beyond, on Sunday 26th April, with filmmaker Q&As, discussions and more.
Folkestone Film Club continues its programme of musicals, romantic comedies, biopics and dramas such as Wicked: For Good, Eternity, Song Sung Blue, Springsteen, H is for Hawk, Nuremberg and Oscar-nominees such as Hamnet, One Battle After Another, Blue Moon, Marty Supreme, The Secret Agent and Sentimental Value.
Folkestone Doc Club also returns for Spring with Everybody to Kenmure Street (25th March), Broken English (29th April), and The Tale of Silyan (27th May).
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DATES LIST
UPCOMING SPRING RELEASES
Disney Pixar’s Hoppers – Released 6th March
When an animal-loving teenager uses new technology to “hop” her mind into a robotic beaver, she uncovers mysteries within the animal world beyond her imagination.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu – Released 22nd May
Once a lone bounty hunter, Mandalorian Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his diminutive apprentice Grogu embark on an exciting new Star Wars adventure.
Project Hail Mary – Released 20th March
Sent on a mission to save the Earth, science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up from a coma, finding himself alone on a spaceship near a distant star with no memory of how he got there.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 – Released 1st May
Andrea (Anne Hathaway) returns to the now struggling Runway magazine, while the ruthless and manipulative Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) navigates a new media landscape.
The Sheep Detectives – Released 8th May
When their shepherd (Hugh Jackman) is found dead, a flock of sheep must work together to find a motive, solve the crime, and bring the killer to justice.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – Released 1st April
In this hotly anticipated follow up to 2023’s animated smash hit, Mario and Luigi must journey into outer space and across the galaxy to face off against Bowser’s son, Bowser Jr.
EVENTS
Don’t
UPCOMING SPRING RELEASES
Disney Pixar’s Hoppers – Released 6th March
When an animal-loving teenager uses new technology to “hop” her mind into a robotic beaver, she uncovers mysteries within the animal world beyond her imagination.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu – Released 22nd May
Once a lone bounty hunter, Mandalorian Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his diminutive apprentice Grogu embark on an exciting new Star Wars adventure.
Project Hail Mary – Released 20th March
Sent on a mission to save the Earth, science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up from a coma, finding himself alone on a spaceship near a distant star with no memory of how he got there.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 – Released 1st May
Andrea (Anne Hathaway) returns to the now struggling Runway magazine, while the ruthless and manipulative Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) navigates a new media landscape.
The Sheep Detectives – Released 8th May
When their shepherd (Hugh Jackman) is found dead, a flock of sheep must work together to find a motive, solve the crime, and bring the killer to justice.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – Released 1st April
In this hotly anticipated follow up to 2023’s animated smash hit, Mario and Luigi must journey into outer space and across the galaxy to face off against Bowser’s son, Bowser Jr.
EVENTS
Don’t
UPCOMING SPRING RELEASES
Disney Pixar’s Hoppers – Released 6th March
When an animal-loving teenager uses new technology to “hop” her mind into a robotic beaver, she uncovers mysteries within the animal world beyond her imagination.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu – Released 22nd May
Once a lone bounty hunter, Mandalorian Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his diminutive apprentice Grogu embark on an exciting new Star Wars adventure.
Project Hail Mary – Released 20th March
Sent on a mission to save the Earth, science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up from a coma, finding himself alone on a spaceship near a distant star with no memory of how he got there.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 – Released 1st May
Andrea (Anne Hathaway) returns to the now struggling Runway magazine, while the ruthless and manipulative Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) navigates a new media landscape.
The Sheep Detectives – Released 8th May
When their shepherd (Hugh Jackman) is found dead, a flock of sheep must work together to find a motive, solve the crime, and bring the killer to justice.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – Released 1st April
In this hotly anticipated follow up to 2023’s animated smash hit, Mario and Luigi must journey into outer space and across the galaxy to face off against Bowser’s son, Bowser Jr.
EVENTS
Don’t
UPCOMING SPRING RELEASES
Disney Pixar’s Hoppers – Released 6th March
When an animal-loving teenager uses new technology to “hop” her mind into a robotic beaver, she uncovers mysteries within the animal world beyond her imagination.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu – Released 22nd May
Once a lone bounty hunter, Mandalorian Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his diminutive apprentice Grogu embark on an exciting new Star Wars adventure.
Project Hail Mary – Released 20th March
Sent on a mission to save the Earth, science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up from a coma, finding himself alone on a spaceship near a distant star with no memory of how he got there.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 – Released 1st May
Andrea (Anne Hathaway) returns to the now struggling Runway magazine, while the ruthless and manipulative Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) navigates a new media landscape.
The Sheep Detectives – Released 8th May
When their shepherd (Hugh Jackman) is found dead, a flock of sheep must work together to find a motive, solve the crime, and bring the killer to justice.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – Released 1st April
In this hotly anticipated follow up to 2023’s animated smash hit, Mario and Luigi must journey into outer space and across the galaxy to face off against Bowser’s son, Bowser Jr.
EVENTS
Don’t Be Prey (12A) – Wednesday 4th March
Be the first to see this new documentary about the Oceans Seven swimming challenge, followed by an in-person Q&A with coach Tim Denyer and Australian swimmer Mark Sowerby.
Othello – Wednesday 4th March
Shakespeare’s OTHELLO rages to life like never before in a compelling new production starring David Harewood and Toby Jones.
National Theatre Live: All My Sons – Thursday 16th April
Bryan Cranston and Marianne Jean-Baptiste feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director Ivo Van Hove.
National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World – Thursday 28th May
Nicola Coughlan joins Éanna Hardwicke and Siobhán McSweeney in John Millington Synge’s riveting play of youth and self-discovery.
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses – Thursday 25th June
A striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of the classic novel, where among the glittering salons of the super-rich, one misstep can mean ruin.
FOLKESTONE FILM FESTIVAL
The latest season takes place on Sunday 26th April, and showcases the best new short films from Kent and around the world, with filmmaker Q&As, discussions, and awards.
FOLKESTONE FILM CLUB (dates TBC)
Wicked: For Good (PG)
The concluding part of the epic big screen adaptation of the smash-hit Broadway musical, as outcast Elphaba takes up the fight against Madame Morrible and the Wizard of Oz.
Eternity (15)
In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.
Song Sung Blue (15)
Lightning and Thunder (Hugh Jackman & Kate Hudson), a Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act, experience soaring success and devastating heartbreak in their musical journey together.
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (12A)
Bruce Springsteen's tumultuous journey crafting his 1982 album Nebraska, which emerged as he recorded Born in the USA with the E Street Band.
H is for Hawk (12A)
After losing her beloved father, Helen (Claire Foy) finds herself saved by an unlikely friendship with a stubborn hawk named Mabel, in this BAFTA nominated biographical drama.
Nuremberg (15)
A WWII psychiatrist (Raimi Malek) evaluates Nazi leaders before the Nuremberg trials, growing increasingly obsessed with understanding evil as he forms a disturbing bond with Hermann Göring. (Russell Crowe)
Hamnet (12A)
After losing their son Hamnet to plague, Agnes (Jessie Buckley) and playwright William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) grapple with their grief in this Oscar-nominated historical drama.
One Battle After Another (15)
An ex-revolutionary must reunite with his former comrades to rescue his daughter from a corrupt military officer, in this Oscar-nominated darkly comic thriller.
Blue Moon (15)
Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) struggles with alcoholism and his mental health as he tries to save face during the opening of "Oklahoma!", in this Oscar-nominated biopic.
Marty Supreme (15)
In 1950s New York City, young shoe salesman Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) dreams of becoming a world-champion table tennis star, and becomes determined to go to hell and back in pursuit of his goal, in this multi-Oscar-nominated drama.
The Secret Agent (15)
In Brazil’s military dictatorship of 1977, a former professor returns to his hometown in search of peace, but soon realizes that the city is far from being the refuge he seeks, in this Oscar-nominated political thriller.
Sentimental Value (15)
An actress is forced to reunite with her estranged film-director father when he attempts to cast her in a new semi-biographical film, in this Oscar-nominated Norwegian drama.
FOLKESTONE DOC CLUB
Everybody to Kenmure Street (12A) – Wednesday 25th March
Glasgow residents abandon their daily routines to gather on Kenmure Street after learning authorities plan to deport their neighbors, sparking an impromptu grassroots movement.
Broken English – Wednesday 29th April
A genre-defying documentary-hybrid portrait of British singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull. Blending interviews, archival footage, fictionalised elements, music and performances to explore her life, career, and cultural legacy.
The Tale of Silyan (12A) – Wednesday 27th May
Nikola, a struggling farmer whose family has left for a better life abroad, encounters an injured white stork. As he nurses the bird back to health, an unlikely bond forms between man and animal.
