Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - 25th Anniversary Screenings

What to Expect

Century Cinemas in Letterkenny is bringing Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone back to the big screen for its 25th anniversary, with six standard-format showings spread across five days. The run gives families a chance to introduce a new generation to the first film in the series, or for longtime fans to revisit it in a cinema setting rather than at home. It screens on a standard screen at the Century Complex, the multiplex on Leckview Lane in Letterkenny that also hosts the venue’s regular new-release programme of current blockbusters.

Century Cinemas is one of the smaller Irish-owned cinema chains, and its Letterkenny complex is the main commercial cinema serving the town and the wider east Donegal area. Anniversary and re-release screenings like this one slot in around the venue’s standard listings rather than replacing them, so it is worth checking the exact showtime for the date you plan to attend, since the run spans a mix of afternoon matinees and evening slots across the five days rather than a single fixed daily time.

Good to Know

• Friday 28 August at 5:00pm
• Saturday 29 August at 1:45pm and again at 5:00pm
• Sunday 30 August at 1:45pm
• Monday 31 August at 5:00pm
• Tuesday 1 September at 8:30pm
• Venue: Century Cinemas, Leckview Lane, Letterkenny
• Standard adult pricing applies: EUR 10 for evening shows, EUR 8 for matinee shows (all tickets)
• Book online via the Century Cinemas website or by phone on 074 912 1976
• Runs alongside the cinema’s 10th anniversary La La Land screenings and a Fast and the Furious re-release the same weekend, so late August is a busy stretch for special screenings at this venue
• Six showtimes across five days gives families several options to fit the film around a weekend or bank holiday schedule

Getting There

Century Cinemas is on Leckview Lane in Letterkenny, close to the town’s retail park area on the edge of Donegal’s largest town, with on-site parking at the complex. It is a short drive from the town centre and easily combined with a visit to the neighbouring retail units.