Grand Cinema Events
Transport yourself to the golden age of cinema with a nostalgic afternoon in our beautifully restored 1950s Grand Cinema. The Grand cinema, from Ryhope, in Sunderland, has been recreated and brought to life, in our 1950s Town.
You will be able to enter the museum up to an hour before the showing time. Please show your Grand Cinema Ticket at the Entrance.
Events
Grand Cinema: Hocus Pocus
Transport yourself to the golden age of cinema with a nostalgic afternoon in our beautifully restored 1950s Grand Cinema. The Grand cinema, from Ryhope, in Sunderland, has been...
Transport yourself to the golden age of cinema with a nostalgic afternoon in our beautifully restored 1950s Grand Cinema. The Grand cinema, from Ryhope, in Sunderland, has been recreated and brought to life, in our 1950s Town.
A teenage boy named Max and his little sister move to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.
- Tickets for Grand Cinema Events must be pre-booked online (subject to availability) and will not be available to buy at the museum. Beamish Unlimited Passes and Friends of Beamish memberships are not valid for this event.
- Evidence of eligibility for carers status must be shown at the point of admission, examples of evidence include Blue Badge, Access Card, PIP letter, Government issued Disability card or equivalent.
Grand Cinema: Arthur Christmas (29th Nov)
Santa’s clumsy son Arthur sets out on a mission with Grandsanta to give out a misplaced present to a young girl in less than two hours on Christmas Day.
29th November 2pm – Arthur Christmas (U)
Transport yourself to the golden age of cinema with a nostalgic afternoon in our beautifully restored 1950s Grand Cinema. The Grand cinema, from Ryhope, in Sunderland, has been recreated and brought to life, in our 1950s Town.
Santa’s clumsy son Arthur sets out on a mission with Grandsanta to give out a misplaced present to a young girl in less than two hours on Christmas Day.
- Tickets for Grand Cinema Events must be pre-booked online (subject to availability) and will not be available to buy at the museum. Beamish Unlimited Passes and Friends of Beamish memberships are not valid for this event.
- Free parking is available in the main car park.
- You will be able to enter the museum up to an hour before the showing time. Please show your Grand Cinema Ticket at the Entrance.
- Evidence of eligibility for carers status must be shown at the point of admission, examples of evidence include Blue Badge, Access Card, PIP letter, Government issued Disability card or equivalent.
- Service transport will be running as usual.
- You'll be able to enter the Grand Cinema 20 minutes prior to showing.
- No animals are allowed within The Grand Cinema, except for assistance dogs.
- Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Grand Cinema tickets are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for an alternative date or event.
Grand Cinema: Miracle on 34th Street (30th Nov)
After a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy’s, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer
30th November 2pm – Miracle on 34th Street (U) (1947)
Transport yourself to the golden age of cinema with a nostalgic afternoon in our beautifully restored 1950s Grand Cinema. The Grand cinema, from Ryhope, in Sunderland, has been recreated and brought to life, in our 1950s Town.
After a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy’s, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he’s not mistaken.
- Tickets for Grand Cinema Events must be pre-booked online (subject to availability) and will not be available to buy at the museum. Beamish Unlimited Passes and Friends of Beamish memberships are not valid for this event.
- Free parking is available in the main car park.
- You will be able to enter the museum up to an hour before the showing time. Please show your Grand Cinema Ticket at the Entrance.
- Evidence of eligibility for carers status must be shown at the point of admission, examples of evidence include Blue Badge, Access Card, PIP letter, Government issued Disability card or equivalent.
- Service transport will be running as usual.
- You'll be able to enter the Grand Cinema 20 minutes prior to showing.
- No animals are allowed within The Grand Cinema, except for assistance dogs.
- Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Grand Cinema tickets are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for an alternative date or event.
Grand Cinema: Elf (6th Dec)
Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who is in desperate need of Christmas spirit.
6th December 2pm – Elf (PG)
Transport yourself to the golden age of cinema with a nostalgic afternoon in our beautifully restored 1950s Grand Cinema. The Grand cinema, from Ryhope, in Sunderland, has been recreated and brought to life, in our 1950s Town.
Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who is in desperate need of Christmas spirit.
- Tickets for Grand Cinema Events must be pre-booked online (subject to availability) and will not be available to buy at the museum. Beamish Unlimited Passes and Friends of Beamish memberships are not valid for this event.
- Free parking is available in the main car park.
- You will be able to enter the museum up to an hour before the showing time. Please show your Grand Cinema Ticket at the Entrance.
- Evidence of eligibility for carers status must be shown at the point of admission, examples of evidence include Blue Badge, Access Card, PIP letter, Government issued Disability card or equivalent.
- Service transport will be running as usual.
- You'll be able to enter the Grand Cinema 20 minutes prior to showing.
- No animals are allowed within The Grand Cinema, except for assistance dogs.
- Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Grand Cinema tickets are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for an alternative date or event.
Grand Cinema: The Holly and the Ivy
An English clergyman’s neglect of his grown children, in his zeal to tend to his parishioners, comes to the surface at a Christmas family gathering.
7th December 2pm – The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
Transport yourself to the golden age of cinema with a nostalgic afternoon in our beautifully restored 1950s Grand Cinema. The Grand cinema, from Ryhope, in Sunderland, has been recreated and brought to life, in our 1950s Town.
An English clergyman’s neglect of his grown children, in his zeal to tend to his parishioners, comes to the surface at a Christmas family gathering.
- Tickets for Grand Cinema Events must be pre-booked online (subject to availability) and will not be available to buy at the museum. Beamish Unlimited Passes and Friends of Beamish memberships are not valid for this event.
- Free parking is available in the main car park.
- You will be able to enter the museum up to an hour before the showing time. Please show your Grand Cinema Ticket at the Entrance.
- Evidence of eligibility for carers status must be shown at the point of admission, examples of evidence include Blue Badge, Access Card, PIP letter, Government issued Disability card or equivalent.
- Service transport will be running as usual.
- You'll be able to enter the Grand Cinema 20 minutes prior to showing.
- No animals are allowed within The Grand Cinema, except for assistance dogs.
- Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Grand Cinema tickets are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for an alternative date or event.
Grand Cinema: The Muppet Christmas Carol (13th Dec)
The Muppets put their spin on the tale of an elder, Christmas-hating miser who is visited by spirits who foretell his future and share secrets from his past and present.
13th December 2pm – The Muppet Christmas Carol (PG)
Transport yourself to the golden age of cinema with a nostalgic afternoon in our beautifully restored 1950s Grand Cinema. The Grand cinema, from Ryhope, in Sunderland, has been recreated and brought to life, in our 1950s Town.
The Muppets put their spin on the tale of an elder, Christmas-hating miser who is visited by spirits who foretell his future and share secrets from his past and present, which helps change his view on life.
- Tickets for Grand Cinema Events must be pre-booked online (subject to availability) and will not be available to buy at the museum. Beamish Unlimited Passes and Friends of Beamish memberships are not valid for this event.
- Free parking is available in the main car park.
- You will be able to enter the museum up to an hour before the showing time. Please show your Grand Cinema Ticket at the Entrance.
- Evidence of eligibility for carers status must be shown at the point of admission, examples of evidence include Blue Badge, Access Card, PIP letter, Government issued Disability card or equivalent.
- Service transport will be running as usual.
- You'll be able to enter the Grand Cinema 20 minutes prior to showing.
- No animals are allowed within The Grand Cinema, except for assistance dogs.
- Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Grand Cinema tickets are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for an alternative date or event.
Grand Cinema: White Christmas
A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.
21st December 1.45pm – White Christmas (U)
Transport yourself to the golden age of cinema with a nostalgic afternoon in our beautifully restored 1950s Grand Cinema. The Grand cinema, from Ryhope, in Sunderland, has been recreated and brought to life, in our 1950s Town.
A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.
- Tickets for Grand Cinema Events must be pre-booked online (subject to availability) and will not be available to buy at the museum. Beamish Unlimited Passes and Friends of Beamish memberships are not valid for this event.
- Free parking is available in the main car park.
- You will be able to enter the museum up to an hour before the showing time. Please show your Grand Cinema Ticket at the Entrance.
- Evidence of eligibility for carers status must be shown at the point of admission, examples of evidence include Blue Badge, Access Card, PIP letter, Government issued Disability card or equivalent.
- Service transport will be running as usual.
- You'll be able to enter the Grand Cinema 20 minutes prior to showing.
- No animals are allowed within The Grand Cinema, except for assistance dogs.
- Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Grand Cinema tickets are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for an alternative date or event.
Grand Cinema: How The Grinch Stole Christmas (20th Dec)
On the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.
20th December 1.45pm – How The Grinch Stole Christmas (PG)
Transport yourself to the golden age of cinema with a nostalgic afternoon in our beautifully restored 1950s Grand Cinema. The Grand cinema, from Ryhope, in Sunderland, has been recreated and brought to life, in our 1950s Town.
On the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.
- Tickets for Grand Cinema Events must be pre-booked online (subject to availability) and will not be available to buy at the museum. Beamish Unlimited Passes and Friends of Beamish memberships are not valid for this event.
- Free parking is available in the main car park.
- You will be able to enter the museum up to an hour before the showing time. Please show your Grand Cinema Ticket at the Entrance.
- Evidence of eligibility for carers status must be shown at the point of admission, examples of evidence include Blue Badge, Access Card, PIP letter, Government issued Disability card or equivalent.
- Service transport will be running as usual.
- You'll be able to enter the Grand Cinema 20 minutes prior to showing.
- No animals are allowed within The Grand Cinema, except for assistance dogs.
- Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
- Grand Cinema tickets are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for an alternative date or event.
Transport yourself to the golden age of cinema with a nostalgic afternoon in our beautifully restored 1950s Grand Cinema. The Grand cinema, from Ryhope, in Sunderland, has been recreated and brought to life, in our 1950s Town.
You will be able to enter the museum up to an hour before the showing time. Please show your Grand Cinema Ticket at the Entrance.
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