Night Owls: Free Outdoor Film Festival at Darling Quarter

Flying into its ninth season, Night Owls will return to Darling Quarter from 9-25 January with a host of free family entertainment under the stars. Featuring live performances, face-painting, giveaways and a huge line-up of Hollywood blockbusters, the 2020 Night Owls film festival is one to mark in the calendar. Everybody is invited as Darling Quarter comes alive from 5PM each night with face painting by Nat's Fancy Faces. From 6PM, patrons will be treated to live musical performances from groups such as returning award-winning artists, The Beanies. January 9 will see the festival opened with Lah Lah's Big Live Band. Then, from 6:30PM to 6:45PM, Night Owls will play one of a series of exclusive animated shorts produced by creative minds all around the world, ahead of a nightly screening of a feature film at 6:45PM. On selected evenings, an additional 'after hours' movie will screen at 8:30PM, making it the perfect option for a date night on a budget. Guests can choose from 26 movies and are welcome to attend as many times as they like across the 17 days. The programme includes classics such as Over the Hedge, as well as recent releases like Aladdin (2019), Toy Story 4, Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse, A Star is Born, Bohemian Rhapsody, Avengers: Endgame and more. Guests are encouraged to bring their own picnic blankets and pillows, with snacks and drinks available for purchase. The precinct features a wide variety of tantalising food options for every taste, with sushi, pizza, Thai, fish and chips, steak and Brazillian BBQ. Dessert is also covered with Gelatissimo and Guylian. Many of the retailers will be offering exclusive Night Owls meal deals and discounts. To receive 20% off parking, guests can enter the promo code NIGHTOWL at bookabay.com.au.