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Summer of sport at Folkestone Harbour Arm
18:00, 24 May 2021
updated: 19:20, 24 May 2021
Folkestone Harbour Arm will be the Kent outdoor home of sport this summer.
The Euros, The Open, The Hundred, Wimbledon, The Lions Tour, The Olympics, Formula 1 and more will all be screened on the Harbour Screen.
The outdoor cinema has a new home, at The Goods Yard, which is an open air area of the Harbour Arm which hosts a growing collection of independent traders with a wide variety of food and drink offers.
Entry to the site is completely free throughout, except for the England games at the Euros, when a ticketing system will be introduced to "ensure an enjoyable experience for all", bosses say.
For the England games, tables for up to four, five and six people will be available and will cost £10 per seat.
Tables will be allocated on arrival, so the team recommend arriving early to secure your spot.
For all the other games in the tournament entry is free and tables are available on a first come, first serve basis.
Tickets for the England group games (on June 13, 18 & 22) go on sale Wednesday, May 26 at 6pm.
Food and drink will be available through table service only from The Goods Yard.
Diane Dever, curator of Folkestone Harbour Arm, said: "The summer of 2021 promises to give us the sport we didn’t get in 2020.
"Alongside the major sporting events on the BBC and Sky, we’ll also have a season of films and live DJ sets for entertainment.
"The food traders are open already and offering some of the best food in Folkestone.
"The Goods Yard is nestled along the Eastside of the historic Folkestone Harbour Station.
"It’s sheltered and really comes into it’s own on the few occasions that high tides and wind make the Arm less hospitable.
"As the sun begins to shine it will be the best sun trap along this coastline of ours."
A new mini golf course opened along the arm earlier this year.
The Harbour Arm is also expecting to open its new venture, Beachside, next month.
This is a new al fresco dining experience - complete with palm trees - on the beach.
Full timetable for the Harbour Screen:
May
Premier League - ends May 23
Europa League Final - May 26 8pm Villarreal v Manchester United
Champions League Final - May 29 8pm Manchester City v Chelsea
Formula 1 - May 21-23 Monaco
June
Euros (group stages + round of 16) - June 11-29
All England games are ticketed. Tables of up to 4, 5 and 6 are available. £10 per person.
All other Euros games are free entry.
Cricket World Test Championship Final - June 18-20
The Lions Tour - June 26 British & Irish Lions v Japan
Tour De France - June 26 - July 18
Formula 1 - June 11-13 Turkish Grand Prix and June 25-27 French Grand Prix
July
Euros (finals) - July 2-11 (If England proceed to the final stages, the ticketing system will continue)
Wimbledon - June 28 - July 11
The Open Championship - July 11-18
The Lions Tour - from July 3
July 3: British & Irish Lions v Emirates Lions 7pm
July 7: British & Irish Lions v Cell C Sharks 7pm
July 10: British & Irish Lions v Vodacom Bulls 7pm
July 14: British & Irish Lions v South Africa 7pm
July 17: British & Irish Lions v DHL Stormers 7pm
July 24: British & Irish Lions v South Africa 7pm
July 31: British & Irish Lions v South Africa 7pm
August 7: British & Irish Lions v South Africa 7pm
Formula 1 - July 2-4 Austrian Grand Prix, July 16-18 British Grand Prix and July 30-August 1 Hungarian Grand Prix
The Hundred - July 21-August 21
Olympics - screenings throughout the games