The big screen is in place, the deckchairs are out and the sports schedule has been popular already but now the film programme has been announced.
While sport events have been keeping our interest since the outdoor screen was installed in June in Old Eldon Square - back in its original position after last year's swap to the opposite end near Wagamama restaurant - we've been eagerly awaiting news of the film screenings to come.
Organiser NE1 Ltd finally revealed its free summer entertainment schedule is to have a longer than normal run this year from July 22 until September 1.
And it reveals big hitters with the new Dumbo and Mary Poppins releases and hit musicals Mama Mia, Grease and a join-in The Greatest Showman among the highlights.
The NE1 Screen on the Green has become a familiar part of summer in the city over recent years and this year's longer programme is set to feature a mix of major Hollywood movies, family favourites and children's films during the schools' summer holidays. And live sporting events will feature large too: h ere's the sports programme now running.
NE1’s Screen on the Green movie programme
This year, district improvement company NE1 Ltd has teamed up with intu Eldon Square to deliver a six-week programme of movies - with two free films a day showing during the school summer holidays, from July 22 - plus activities which will include giveaways and events.
Monday, July 22
Peter Rabbit - 12noon
Solo: A Star Wars Story (12a) - 6pm
Tuesday, July 23
Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs - 12noon
Wonder - 6pm
Wednesday, July 24
Shrek - 12noon
Ant-Man and the Wasp (12a) - 6pm
Thursday, July 25
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - 12noon
The Sound of Music - 6pm
Friday, July 26
Tad the Lost Explorer - 12noon
Green Book (12a) - 6pm
Saturday, July 27
The Greatest Showman and Grease: Sing-a-long Saturday - July 27
The first big weekend brings a double treat.
The Greatest Showman (sing-a-long) - 12noon
Grease (sing-a-long) - 3pm
Sing-along versions of the musical hits will invite lots of audience participation. Lyrics will be on screen throughout so there's really will be no excuse for not joining in.
Sunday, July 28
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (12a) - 12noon
Bohemian Rhapsody (12a) - 3pm
The award-winning musical about Queen frontman Freddie Mercury rocks into town fresh from its box office success.
Monday, July 29
Hotel Transylvania 3 - 12noon
Bobby Robson, More than a Manager (12a) - 6pm
This screening is set to see fans pack out those deckchairs to watch the documentary described as the definitive portrait of inspirational and influential managers Sir Bobby.
Tuesday, July 30
Christopher Robin - 12noon
Table 19 (12a) - 6pm
Wednesday, July 31
The Lego Movie 2 - 12noon
Pitch Perfect 3 (12a) - 6pm
Thursday, August 1
Flubber - 12noon
Ghostbusters (1984) (12a) - 6pm
Friday, August 2
Minions - 12noon
The Upside (12a) - 6pm
Saturday, August 3
Mamma Mia Saturday - August 3
The two Abba-inspired musicals will be shown back to back.
Mamma Mia! - 12noon
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! - 3pm
Sunday, August 4
Incredibles 2 - 12noon
Crazy Rich Asians (12a) - 3pm
Monday, August 5
Patrick - 12noon
The Founder (12a) - 6pm
Tuesday, August 6
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - 12noon
First Man (12a) - 6pm
Things to do this summer
Wednesday, August 7
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 - 12noon
Free Solo (12a ) - 6pm
Thursday, August 8
The Princess Diaries - 12noon
Jumanji ( 1995) - 6pm
Friday, August 9
A Dogs Way Home - 12noon
Second Act (12a) - 6pm
Saturday, August 10
Devdas (2002) - 12 noon
Super NaniDevda s (2002) - 3pm
Sunday, August 11
The Secret Life of Pets 2 - 12 noon
Isle of Dogs - 3pm
Monday, August 12
Up - 12 noon
Tomb Raider (12a) - 6pm
Tuesday, August 13
Luis and the Aliens - 12 noon
Going in Style (12a) - 6pm
Wednesday, August 14
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 12 noon
And there will be golden moments here for some audience members too as intu Eldon Sqaure will be hiding some special envelopes under select deckchairs with prizes to be claimed after the film.
Johnny English Strikes Again - 6pm
Thursday, August 15
The Iron Giant - 12 noon
Honey I Shrunk The Kids - 6pm
Friday, August 16
Paddington 2 - 12 noon
Instant Family (12a) - 6pm
Saturday, August 17
The Lorax - 12 noon
Bumblebee - 3pm
Sunday, August 18
Ralph Breaks the Internet - 12 noon
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - 3pm
Monday, August 19
Moana - 12 noon
Stan and Ollie - 6pm
Tuesday, August 20
The House with a Clock in its Walls (12a) - 12 noon
Jurassic World (12a) - 6pm
Wednesday, August 21
Teen Titans Go! To The Movies - 12 noon
Mission Impossible: Fallout (12a) - 6pm
Thursday, August 22
E.T - 12 noon
Napoleon Dynamite - 6pm
Friday, August 23
Fashion Friday: Confessions of a Shopaholic and The Devil Wears Prada
Confessions of a Shopaholic - 12 noon
The Devil Wears Prada - 6pm
These screenings will be accompanied by more prize give-aways from intu Eldon Square.
Saturday, August 24
Dumbo (2019) - 12 noon
The new live-action blockbuster is a coup for the summer schedules.
Captain Marvel (12a) - 3pm
Sunday, August 25
Missing Link - 12 noon
Aquaman (12a) - 3pm
Monday, August 26
Avengers: Infinity War (12a) - 12 noon
Avengers: Endgame (12a)- 6pm
Tuesday, August 27
Wonder Park - 12 noon
La La Land (12a)- 6pm
Wednesday, August 28
Tangled - 12 noon
Hidden Figures - 6pm
Thursday, August 29
The Wizard of Oz - 12 noon
Indiana Jones - Raiders Of The Lost Ark - 6pm
Friday, August 30
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World - 12 noon
All is True (12a)- 6pm
Saturday, August 31
Smallfoot - 12 noon
Murder on the Orient Express (12a)- 3pm
Sunday, September 1
Mary Poppins Returns - 12 noon
Another new family treat which has also successfully remade a children's classic.
Fighting with My Family (12a) -3pm
Special event days
Throwback Thursdays
Family favourites and cult classics will be shown each week and the Thursday treats will include A People’s History of the Bigg Market, a documentary commissioned by NE1 and made with the help of Northern Stars which features people's memories about the famous market.
Fridays
Between 11am and 1pm the intu Eldon Square team will be at Screen on the Green with face-painters and giant games for the public.
While film buffs, who make the most of the opportunity to settle in a deckchair and soak up the entertainment - and hopefully more sunshine, are being well catered-for, other city visitors will be disappointed to know that another popular summer event will not be taking place in 2019 - while a new one will be making a special one-off appearance.
They will find that cars are giving way to cycles as Newcastle Motor Show, which last year drew crowds to the Monument area, won't be back this summer but instead the city will be sharing the hosting spotlight for a major sporting event.
Newcastle has been picked as a stage for a National Circuit Series race which will see 80 professional cyclists compete here on Wednesday, July 10 as they ride laps of a 1km route starting at Grey's Monument.
The series is a highlight of British Cycling’s road racing calendar and Newcastle is said to have scored a coup in securing one of its races. Following the recent success of hosting the Heineken Champions Cup , which brought crowds of rugby fans to the city in May, the race is set to earn Newcastle another huge share of national sporting attention.
