A Christmas movie pop up is coming to London and it is set in a winter-wonderland

A festive Christmas movies event series is coming to London and it not only screens a host of Yuletide classics but comes with a good old-fashioned knees-up. ‘Time Out Loves Christmas Movies’ will run from November 23 to December 16 and tickets are now available for £17 at timeout.com/xmasmovies.

The veritable feast of movie magic is calling all Die Hard fans who no longer need to binge watch Home Alone but can simply Jingle All The Way down to ‘Time Out Loves Christmas Movies’. The curated line-up of classic Christmas films, hand-picked by Time Out editors, further includes the feel-good Miracle on 34th Street, Tim Burton’s animated masterpiece The Nightmare Before Christmas, as well as Christmas faves Love Actually and Elf. There will also be an exclusive preview of The Muppet Christmas Carol, before it is re-released in cinemas later in December for its 25th anniversary. 

The screenings – programmed in collaboration with film distributor Park Circus – will be followed by a Christmassy party with lots of music and performers to get people in the festive spirit. There will be plenty of food and drink available to buy on site throughout the evening.

For the movie screenings, Time Out, the leading global media and entertainment brand that inspires and enables people to make the most of the city, is taking over the new ‘Lost Rivers Elephant’ venue which has been constructed from recycled shipping containers in London’s Elephant and Castle. The space has a striking industrial vibe and will be transformed into a tinsel-strewn, snow-covered winter-wonderland that will get Londoners’ Instagram popping.

Dave Calhoun, Time Out’s Head of Film & Entertainment, said: “So many of us have that emotional nostalgia for the Christmas movies and Londoners love a good pop-up cinema and a boozy festive experience. That’s why we’re bringing all of this together in a very cool venue which we will turn into a winter-wonderland. At Time Out we’re all about helping people make the most of the city so whether you’re a Die Hard devotee or can’t get enough of The Muppet Christmas Carol – this will be a merry movie marathon with all of our favourite classics.”

The full Time Out Loves Christmas Movies line-up:

Tickets are available now for £17 from the Time Out website, with limited availability: timeout.com/xmasmovies. Doors to the main space open at 6.30pm and the screening starts at 7pm. The bar opens at 5pm and will be open after the film finishes. Over 18s only.