Community Cinema in the heart of Edinburgh

Welcome to the award-winning Grassmarket Community Picture House

‘An open door to great cinema for everyone, in the heart of Edinburgh’ 

Join the most diverse and welcoming audience in Edinburgh, for community cinema at its best.

The Grassmarket Community Picture House is unique in Edinburgh. Every Wednesday at 7 pm, we open our doors at the Grassmarket Centre to absolutely anyone who enjoys cinema in the city. Our Community Cinema is physically accessible, warm, safe and inclusive environment.

All our screenings are FREE, but, if you are able to donate, please use our contactless pay point by the front door, or the large donation ‘bucket’ or DONATE HERE >>.

More reasons to come along… 

• The Grassmarket Community Picture House is supported by Edinburgh Film Guild and has won several UK film society and community cinema awards
• With a maximum capacity of 95 seats, you can enjoy a more intimate, welcoming cinema experience
• You can also enjoy snacks and soft drinks during the screenings
• No advertising or trailers, so you get straight into the film!
• By donating today (if you can), you are supporting GCP’s essential work supporting the vulnerable of Edinburgh

Weekly cinema screenings and more. Book your seats!

Mar 26th

The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)

March 26, 2025, 7:00 pm

Jimmie Fails hopes to reclaim the home built by his grandfather in this beautiful meditation on gentrification, masculinity and belonging Read More »

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Apr 2nd

Io Capitano (2023)

April 2, 2025, 7:00 pm

Two Senegalese teenagers decide to leave their hometown and undergo the dangerous journey to Italy in order to escape poverty Read More »

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Apr 4th

Ceilidh Spring Fling

April 4, 2025, 7:00 pm

Spring is in the air and what better way to celebrate than a great night out with friends in the heart of Edinburgh’s Grassmarket! Read More »

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Apr 9th

Dìdi (2024)

April 9, 2025, 7:00 pm

This comedy-drama follows 13-year-old Chris/Dì Di in the summer before high school as he navigates his coming-of-age through social media Read More »

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Apr 16th

The Wonders (2014)

April 16, 2025, 7:00 pm

This early film from Alice Rohrwacher follows a rural Italian family as they join The Wonders, a TV show which is filming nearby Read More »

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Apr 23rd

The Old Oak (2023)

April 23, 2025, 7:00 pm

A northern mining village faces tensions upon the arrival of a group of Syrian refugees in a moving film from Ken Loach Read More »

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Apr 30th

East of Eden (1955)

April 30, 2025, 7:00 pm

James Dean stars in this adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel, directed by Elia Kazan Read More »

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