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  • A still from the animated film Shrek, showing Shrek the green ogre and his donkey friend, standing in a village square.
  • Still from an animated film FernGully: The Last Rainforest, showing fairies surrounded by pale toadstools.
  • Adults and children sitting on the ground or in deckchairs, in the open air plaza at Fed Square, watching movies on the big digital screen (out of sight).
  • Animated still from the film Flow, of a cat with large eyes, against a watery background.
30 Sep – 3 Oct

The Big Screen Goes Green: Outdoor Cinema for Kids

  • Free
  • Family and kids

Catch Fed Square's free outdoor film festival for kids and families, with a selection of green-themed animations and documentaries.

The program includes the documentary Future Council (30 Sept), exploring how kids tackle the climate crisis on an excursion of a lifetime; animated musical-fantasy, FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1 Oct); Oscar-winning animated feature, Flow (2 Oct); and the original fairytale-with-a-difference, Shrek (3 Oct).

Presented by Fed Square as part of RESET – a free festival for greener living.

Hours

Date Times
Tue 30 Sep
  • 3pm - 4.30pm 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Wed 1 Oct
  • 3pm - 4.30pm 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Thu 2 Oct
  • 3pm - 4.30pm 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Fri 3 Oct
  • 3pm - 4.30pm 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Location

Big Screen
Fed Square
Swanston St & Flinders St
Melbourne 3000

Open in maps location for Fed Square

Price and bookings

This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9655 1900
  • email address: info@fedsquare.com
  • Visit website for The Big Screen Goes Green: Outdoor Cinema for Kids
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Accessibility

  • Accessible toilets
  • Service animals
  • Additional accessible features Contact for more information

All accessibility information is self-reported by the listing owner. It has not been verified by the City of Melbourne.

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