British Summer Time Open House: Free outdoor cinema, street food and trapeze in Hyde Park

There’s a schedule of fun sandwiched between the big-name gigs in Hyde Park this summer
Open House: Films will be screened in Hyde Park as part of British Summer Time
Ben Norum3 June 2016

With artists including Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Massive Attack and Florence + The Machine set to headline, British Summer Time in Hyde Park is one of this year’s most significant festivals.

While the big-name gigs take place on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays between July 1 and July 10, the organisers also have some good things planned for the days inbetween.

Dubbed the British Summer Time Open House, Monday 4 to Thursday 7 July will see the festival’s gates thrown open to all. There will be Wimbledon screenings, street food stalls, ping pong, daytime DJs, badminton and completely free open-air film screenings.

Two films will be shown each night, linked by a common theme. On Monday it’s the turn of the USA with Groundhog Day and Big; Tuesday goes Brit with The Theory of Everything and Four Weddings and a Funeral; Wednesday is all about musicals, with Moulin Rouge and Priscilla Queen of the Desert; and Thursday returns to the 80s with ET and The Breakfast Club.

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Highlights of the street food market include chicken specialists Spit and Roast, Italian-inspired Tongue ‘n’ Cheek and BBQ trailer Smokestak.

There’s also the opportunity to join the circus. Gorilla Circus Flying Trapeze School will be on hand, encouraging you to climb a 30ft ladder and give it a try.

For more information on what’s on offer at BST’s Open House, visit bst-hydepark.

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