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Film Events in Edinburgh in December 2025

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Events in Edinburgh

Shen Xin: Highland Embassy

3rd October 2025 - 21st December 2025

Highland Embassy brings together three projects by artist and filmmaker Shen Xin and is showing at Collective Edinburgh from October to December 2025.

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Festive Family Films

29th November 2025 - 23rd December 2025

Big-screen favourites return to Dynamic Earth, including The Polar Express, The Grinch, Home Alone and Elf, shown on selected weekends and daily in the run-up to Christmas.

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Mountains on Stage Winter Edition 2025

2nd December 2025

Enjoy a selection of the best films related to mountain activities at the Assembly Rooms on 2nd December!

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Beyond the Rubble: Steps of Hope

5th December 2025

Join human rights organisation Amos Trust at the Scottish Storytelling Centre for a powerful night of music, dance, poetry, film and conversation that celebrates Palestinian culture and resilience.

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Christmas at Jupiter

6th December 2025 - 14th December 2025

Christmas at Jupiter Artland brings together art, landscape and festive tradition across 9 consecutive days from 6th - 14th December, transforming the park into a Festive Village!

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Elf Screening + Prosecco & Popcorn

6th December 2025

Enjoy Elf, a Christmas classic with an extra treat! All tickets include a glass of Prosecco and a regular popcorn to indulge in as you watch.

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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Screening

6th December 2025

Quentin Tarantino’s revenge spectacular returns to the big screen as its auteur intended: with both chapters brought together as one film, alongside a never-before-seen animated sequence.

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Love Actually Boozy Brunch

6th December 2025

Settle in at The Three Sisters for a festive favourite on the screens as we bring you a special showing of Love Actually and a delicious boozy brunch!

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Paris qui dort + Live musical accompaniment from Aurora Engine

6th December 2025

René Clair’s Paris Qui Dort (1924), also known as The Crazy Ray, is a mischievous early science-fiction gem that turns the City of Light into a playground for surreal misadventure.

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RSNO 2025/26: Home Alone in Concert

12th December 2025

The iconic Christmas family film Home Alone will be brought to life at this special screening featuring live music from the RSNO at Edinburgh's Usher Hall!

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Christmas Movies

Selected dates between 13th December 2025 - 21st December 2025

This winter, step into our beautiful twinkling festive space and watch one of your favourite Christmas films here at Lost Shore!

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Dog-Friendly Screening: The Muppet Christmas Carol

13th December 2025

The Muppets reimagine Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol by adding a hilarious and heartfelt touch of Muppet magic in this Dog-Friendly screening at Cameo Picturehouse on 13th December!

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The Muppet Christmas Carol Screening + Tea & Festive Cakes

13th December 2025

Enjoy a boxed selection of delicious treats to indulge in as you watch The Muppet Christmas Carol at Cameo Picturehouse on 13th December!

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Freeze Frame: All That Heaven Allows (U)

14th December 2025

Special Freeze Frame screening of the profoundly felt film about class and conformity in small-town America, All That Heaven Allows is a pinnacle of expressionistic Hollywood melodrama.

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Love Actually: The Film With Live Orchestra

14th December 2025

Love Actually, the star-studded rom-com that has become a Christmas classic, returns to the Usher Hall this December with a full orchestra performing its soundtrack live to screen!

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Ukranian Cinema: The Editorial Office

18th December 2025

The Institut français d'Écosse is screening 'The Editorial Office', a darkly witty new film about truth, corruption, and identity in modern Ukraine.

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Dogma: Resurrected! + Recorded Q&A

19th December 2025

Dogma: Resurrected! reintroduces the story of Bartleby (Ben Affleck) and Loki (Matt Damon), two banished angels who seek to exploit a theological loophole and return to Heaven.

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RSNO Christmas Concert Featuring The Snowman

19th December 2025

Join the RSNO this December for a special feast of Christmas cheer! Comedian Josie Long will narrate our popular screening of the magical film!

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Home Alone Screening + Tea & Festive Cakes

20th December 2025

Home Alone, a Christmas classic, is screening at Cameo Picturehouse on 20th Decmeber including an extra treat - Tea & Festive Cakes!

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The Holiday - Film with Live Orchestra

20th December 2025

The beloved Christmas film, The Holiday, will return to the Usher Hall this festive season, featuring its musical score performed live to the film by a full concert orchestra!

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The Polar Express Screening + PJ Party

20th December 2025

Get your little cinephiles dressed up in their most festive pyjamas and come along to Cameo Picturehouse for our extra special Kids' Club screening of this Christmas favourite, The Polar Express!

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BBC SSO 25-26: Christmas At The Movies

21st December 2025

It’s the most wonderful time of the year... and what better way to start your festive celebrations than with a concert of epic movie music on the weekend before Christmas.

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It’s a Wonderful Life Screening + Prosecco & Popcorn

24th December 2025

It’s a Wonderful Life is screening at Cameo Picturehouse. Come alon and enjoy this Christmas classic along with an extra treat! All tickets include a glass of Prosecco and a regular popcorn.

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It’s a Wonderful Life Screening + Tea & Festive Cake

24th December 2025

Enjoy It’s a Wonderful Life, a Christmas classic, along with an extra treat! All tickets include a trio of mini desserts and a mulled wine to cosy up with at Cameo Picturehouse.

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Film Events in East Renfrewshire

Here's a selection of Film Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:

Live Cinema Screening: Royal Ballet and Opera - The Nutcracker

Live Cinema Screening: Royal Ballet and Opera - The Nutcracker

10th December 2025

The Nutcracker has long been one of the most delightful ways to discover the enchantment of ballet – and makes for a delicious seasonal treat for all the family!

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Cinema Screening: John Cleese Packs It In

Cinema Screening: John Cleese Packs It In

18th December 2025

Don't miss this wry, behind-the-scenes portrait of a comedy legend on the road when Eastwood Park Theatre Cinema screens John Cleese Packs It In!

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Cinema Screening: It’s A Wonderful Life

Cinema Screening: It’s A Wonderful Life

Selected dates between 18th December 2025 - 23rd December 2025

Enjoy a screening of Frank Capra's 1946 classic feel-good movie It's a Wonderful Life at Eastwood Park Theatre on Thursday 18th or Tuesday 23rd December!

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Film Events in Fife

Here's a selection of Film Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:

Anster Cinema: Bridget Jones, Mad About The Boy

Anster Cinema: Bridget Jones, Mad About The Boy

7th December 2025

Our favourite romcom heroine is back. Bridget Jones, Mad About The Boy is screening at Anster Cinema on Sunday 7th December!

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Eat The Movies at Earls Hall - Home Alone

Eat The Movies at Earls Hall - Home Alone

19th December 2025

Join Seven Events UK as we enjoy this classic Christmas Caper 'Home Alone' at Earls Hall Castle on 19th December!

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National Theatre Live - The Fifth Step

National Theatre Live - The Fifth Step

10th December 2025

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play The Fifth Step.

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Film Events in Glasgow

Here's a selection of Film Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:

Christmas Eatfilm

Christmas Eatfilm

Selected dates between 25th November 2025 - 28th December 2025

Your favourite movie night is back for Christmas! Enjoy a line-up of feel-good festive films and movie classics plus a meal, popcorn and drink, all set up in the stunning Grand Ballroom at Sloans!

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Wicked For Good

Wicked For Good

21st November 2025 - 3rd December 2025

Last year's global cinematic cultural sensation, which became the most successful Broadway film adaptation of all time, now reaches its epic, electrifying, emotional conclusion in Wicked: For Good.

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MERLODRAMA! Southside Film Festival

MERLODRAMA! Southside Film Festival

5th December 2025 - 7th December 2025

Offline are proud to present MERLODRAMA! – a weekend of screenings, workshops and discussions dedicated to the enigmatic 1930s film star Merle Oberon.

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Film Events in Lanarkshire

Here's a selection of Film Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:

Cinema: The Nutcracker

Cinema: The Nutcracker

Selected dates between 10th December 2025 - 14th December 2025

The Nutcracker has long been one of the most delightful ways to discover the enchantment of ballet – and makes for a delicious seasonal treat for all the family!

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National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step

National Theatre Live: The Fifth Step

13th December 2025

Olivier Award-winner Jack Lowden is joined by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Martin Freeman in the critically acclaimed and subversively funny new play The Fifth Step.

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It’s a Wonderful Life

It’s a Wonderful Life

22nd December 2025

Enjoy Frank Capra's 1946 classic feel-good movie It's a Wonderful Life at Lanark Memorial Hall on Monday 22nd December!

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Film Events in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Here's a selection of Film Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:

Christmas At The Movies By Candlelight

Christmas At The Movies By Candlelight

21st December 2025

Join London Concertante at Paisley Abbey and embark on a jolly journey through the heart-warming and hilarious worlds of beloved Christmas films!

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Christmas Artist Meet Up: Daniel Gough, Animation and Documentary

Christmas Artist Meet Up: Daniel Gough, Animation and Documentary

20th December 2025

Join Refractive for an evening with Artist, Animator and Director Daniel Gough as part of the Paisley Docs: Rebels and Innovators programme.

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Festive Films at Paisley Town Hall

Festive Films at Paisley Town Hall

21st December 2025 - 22nd December 2025

Settle in for a wonderfully festive and family friendly film screening at Paisley Town Hall this December!

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Film Events in Stirling

Here's a selection of Film Events you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:

It’s A Wonderful Life

It’s A Wonderful Life

19th December 2025

Enjoy a screening of Frank Capra's 1946 classic feel-good movie 'It's a Wonderful Life' at the Tolbooth Stirling on Friday 19th December!

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A Seriously Groovy Movie Christmas with Dr Tom Christie

A Seriously Groovy Movie Christmas with Dr Tom Christie

12th December 2025

Join author and film historian Dr Tom Christie for a journey into the mysterious mists of Christmas past as he unveils the often surreal history of a unique era of holiday season cinema!

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Festive Family Fun Days

Festive Family Fun Days

Selected dates between 7th December 2025 - 21st December 2025

Spread the Magic of Christmas this December by joining us at Stirling Highland Hotel for one of our Festival Family Fun Days!

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Events in Other Areas

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Popular Events

Castle Of Light
Make Castle of Light: Fire and Ice part of your festive plans and enjoy the largest annual projection show in the UK when it returns for its sixth year!
Edinburgh’s Christmas: The Polar Ice Bar
Take some time to ‘chill’ at the Polar Ice Bar, the coolest bar in the city, where your table, chairs and glasses are sculpted entirely from ice.
Panto 2025: Jack and the Beanstalk
Join Allan Stewart, Grant Stott and Jordan Young for the GIANT of a pantomime we've all BEAN waiting for!
Edinburgh’s Christmas: Christmas Market
One of the most iconic Christmas Markets in Europe, Edinburgh's Christmas Market returns to East Princes Street Gardens showcasing the best in artisan festive products and goods from local makers!
Christmas at the Botanics
Explore the sights and sounds of Christmas in this magical after dark experience when it returns to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh!

Popular Listings

Corn Exchange Haddington Edinburgh Playhouse Festival Theatre Edinburgh Howden Park Centre Livingston Kings Theatre Edinburgh National Museum of Scotland O2 Academy Edinburgh The Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh Traverse Theatre Usher Hall