Blackpool Adds Trek Film Festival to 50th Celebration

The Star Trek 50th Anniversary celebrations in Blackpool, England, are shaping up to be an unforgettable experience. In addition to the previously announced news that the proceedings will include Star Trek: The Exhibition and that the iconic TV and film series will be featured as part of the Blackpool Illuminations, it's been confirmed that Star Trek will also take over the Blackpool Opera House for a week-long film festival from July 24 to 30 which will culminate in a screening of Star Trek Beyond.

The Blackpool Opera House houses the largest screen in the north west, a 3,000-seat auditorium with state-of-the-art digital projection and sound. That makes it the ideal place to experience Star Trek Beyond and to revisit all of the Star Trek films as they should be seen, on the silver screen. A series of panel discussions and expert presentations will be announced in the near future.

Blackpool, the UK's biggest family resort, will host Star Trek: The Exhibition on the famous Golden Mile, starting on June 30. The exhibition will take audiences on a journey through the 50-year history of Star Trek, with original props, costumes and scripts never before seen in Europe. The exhibition will come alive with an exciting new Augmented Reality app that allows visitors to appear transported. Then, beginning, September 2, Blackpool's famed Illuminations will showcase a new light feature on the Golden Mile celebrating Star Trek, which will be seen from many miles into space.

STAR TREK: FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Sun. July 24

5pm Champagne Reception

6pm Opening gala screening of Star Trek Beyond 3D 

8:30pm Gala After Party

 

Mon. July 25

4pm Star Trek Beyond 2D

7:30pm Star Trek: The Motion Picture

 

Tue. July 26

4pm Star Trek Generations

7:30pm Star Trek: First Contact

 

Wed. July 27

2pm Star Trek Insurrection 

5pm Star Trek Nemesis

8pm Star Trek Beyond 3D 

 

Thu. July 28

1pm Star Trek III: The Search For Spock

4pm Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

8pm Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

 

Fri. July 29

12:30pm Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

3pm Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock – How Star Trek Saved My Life

4:15pm Star Trek Beyond

8pm Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

 

Sat. July 30

2pm Star Trek

5pm Star Trek: Into the Darkness

8pm Closing screening Star Trek Beyond

A variety of ticket pacages are available for the screenings. Go to http://ift.tt/1scacI1 for details. And for details about Star Trek: The Exhibition at the Promenade, Blackpool, go to http://ift.tt/28T0Ufs.

via Star Trek Latest News