Picnic Cinema presents Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (M) 

Cornwall Park Tomoana Road, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Mix fabulous frocks, a mind-blowingly brilliant cast, sweeping Aussie landscapes, and a bus called Priscilla. Add an unforgettable music score, then shake your groove thing for an afternoon chill. Gate opens 45 minutes before the movie starts. Book in advance at picnic-cinema.co.nz

Picnic Cinema presents Mamma Mia (PG)

Cornwall Park Tomoana Road, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Soak up the Greek islands and step into summer with this absolute classic toe-tapping, sing-along, feel-good musical.  Sunday afternoons are for when too much Abba is barely enough. Gate opens 45 minutes before the movie starts. Book in advance at picnic-cinema.co.nz

Picnic Cinema presents No Time To Die (M

Cornwall Park Tomoana Road, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Is there anything better than a Bond movie on the big screen?  Heart-stopping stunts, chest-thumping sound track, and the very last we’ll see of Daniel Craig as Bond.  James Bond. Gate opens 45 minutes before the movie starts. Book in advance at picnic-cinema.co.nz

Picnic Cinema presents Elvis (M)

Napier Botanical Gardens 19 Spencer Road, Hospital Hill, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Baz Lurhmann’s style-fest of a pic combines a rockin’ sound track with fast-cutting visuals to create a guaranteed toe-tapper.  Tom Hanks and Austin Butler sparkle like rhinestones. Gate opens 45 minutes before the movie starts. Book in advance at picnic-cinema.co.nz

Picnic Cinema presents A Boy Called Christmas (PG) Family

Napier Botanical Gardens 19 Spencer Road, Hospital Hill, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

A Christmas cracker of a family film when a young boy called Nikolas, his headstrong reindeer, and his loyal pet mouse set out to discover the fabled village of the Elves. Gate opens 45 minutes before the movie starts. Book in advance at picnic-cinema.co.nz

Picnic Cinema presents Top Gun: Maverick (M)

Napier Botanical Gardens 19 Spencer Road, Hospital Hill, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Tom Cruise.  Monumental jet fighter action.  Picnic Cinema’s massive screen.  This is as blockbuster as a movie gets, with Pete “Maverick” Mitchell pushing the envelope – and taking us with him. Gate opens 45 minutes before the movie starts. Book in advance at picnic-cinema.co.nz

Picnic Cinema presents The Grand Budapest Hotel (M)

Napier Botanical Gardens 19 Spencer Road, Hospital Hill, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Wes Anderson’s rollicking and uber-styled comedy set in a 1930s grand hotel rips along at full tilt when Ralph Fiennes’ Gustave is the chief suspect in a murder.   Gate opens 45 minutes before the movie starts. Book in advance at picnic-cinema.co.nz

Picnic Cinema presents The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG)

Napier Botanical Gardens 19 Spencer Road, Hospital Hill, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Ensemble casts don’t get better than this as a bunch of British retirees, hoping for a life of lush leisure, arrive at a Dev Patel’s dilapidated hotel. Comedy at its finest. Gate opens 45 minutes before the movie starts. Book in advance at picnic-cinema.co.nz

Picnic Cinema presents Love Actually (PG) Family Christmas Special 

Napier Botanical Gardens 19 Spencer Road, Hospital Hill, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

The whipped-cream of British film blend a bucket load of Christmas cheer with lashings of festive love in Richard Curtis’ brandy-snap of a rom com.  Heart-warming, funny and utterly delicious. Gate opens 45 minutes before the movie starts. Book in advance at picnic-cinema.co.nz

Picnic Cinema presents Elvis (M) 

Havelock North Village Green Te Mata Road, Havelock North, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Baz Lurhmann’s style-fest of a pic combines a rockin’ sound track with fast-cutting visuals to create a guaranteed toe-tapper.  Tom Hanks and Austin Butler sparkle like rhinestones. Gate opens 45 minutes before the movie starts. Book in advance at picnic-cinema.co.nz

Picnic Cinema presents No Time to Die (M) 

Havelock North Village Green Te Mata Road, Havelock North, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Is there anything better than a Bond movie on the big screen?  Heart-stopping stunts, chest-thumping sound track, and the very last we’ll see of Daniel Craig as Bond.  James Bond. Gate opens 45 minutes before the movie starts. Book in advance at picnic-cinema.co.nz

Picnic Cinema presents Sing 2 (PG) Family 

Havelock North Village Green Te Mata Road, Havelock North, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Buster Moon’s all-star cast prepare to launch their most dazzling extravaganza ever.  But there's just one hitch: they first have to persuade reclusive music icon Bono to join them. Gate opens 45 minutes before the movie starts. Book in advance at picnic-cinema.co.nz

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