Polar Express
Warner Bros.

Polar Express Festive Screening

Sit back in the UK's largest planetarium for a special Christmas screening of The Polar Express. 

  • 15th Dec 2024
  • Two Screenings to Choose From
  • Standard and VIP Packages Available
  • Lots of Additional Activities to Enjoy

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  1. Polar 2

    Get up, get on, and get ready for the ride of your life! It's Christmas Eve, and you're about to roller-coaster up and down mountains, slip-slide over ice fields, teeter across mile-high bridges and be served hot chocolate by singing waiters more astonishing than any you can imagine.

    You're on The Polar Express! Tom Hanks stars in and Robert Zemeckis directs this instant holiday classic filmed in dazzling performance capture animation that makes every moment magical. "Seeing is believing,"; says a mysterious hobo who rides the rails with you. You'll see wonders. And you'll believe. All aboooooard!

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Tour of the Night Sky
National Space Centre

Packages

  • Standard: Gold ticket invitation in advance, entry into one screening, free seating, pre-show with our Discovery Team, and a goody bag of props for the show.
  • First Class: Gold ticket invitation in advance, hot chocolate upon arrival, entry into one screening, free seating, pre-show with our Discovery Team, and an enhanced goody bag of props for the show.
  • Royal Carriage: Gold ticket invitation in advance, hot chocolate in a National Space Centre memento mug to take home upon arrival, early bird seating, entry into one screening, free seating, pre-show with our Discovery Team, and an upgraded gift bag of props and goodies for the show.
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The Polar Express

Late on Christmas Eve, after the town has gone to sleep, a boy boards the mysterious train that waits for him--The Polar Express. When the boy arrives at the North Pole, Santa Claus offers him any gift he desires. The boy asks only for a bell from the harness of Santa's reindeer. But on the way home, the bell is lost. Christmas morning, the boy finds the bell under the Christmas tree, and when he shakes it, the bell makes the most beautiful sound he's ever heard. His mother admires the bell, but she laments that it is broken ... for, you see, only a true believer can hear the sound of the bell.

Polar 2

Times for the Evening

16:15 – Main doors open (café and bar available)

16:45 – Planetarium doors open

17:00 – First Screening starts

19:00 – First screening ends

19:30 – Planetarium doors open

19:45 – Second screening starts

21:45 – Second show ends

22:00 – Building closed

FAQs

Due to some of the storyline and characters we suggest a minimum age of 3+. We also know that this is an iconic movie, loved by people of all ages, so adults, children and families are all welcome.  (children aged 3 and under are free, but will have to remain on a lap throughout the screening). 

Bring lots of energy to dance, a strong voice to sing, and all the festive spirit you can muster.  

Food and drink. 

There are 400 free car parking spaces available on site and there is a bus stop to the 54 route within a few minutes’ walk of the Centre. 

Yes, the café will be open on the night selling a range of hot and cold snacks, drinks and Christmas specials for the event.  

No, the screening is hosted in the UK’s largest planetarium.  

The doors open at 16:00, so please do not arrive before this time.  

No, all tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.  

Just buy the tickets you need, including the Carer. You will need to bring proof of PIP/DLA on the night for the free Carer ticket. 

No, this movie was not made to be projected in a fulldome format, but we will be using our huge cinema screen in the dome.