6 dated events coming up in and around Blackpool, Lancashire. Collected from the organisations running them, not from anyone paying to appear.
Six miles of lights along the prom from the big switch-on night to early January. Drive it, walk it, or catch a heritage tram through the middle of it, which is the version kids remember.
Six miles of lights along the prom from the big switch-on night to early January. Drive it, walk it, or catch a heritage tram through the middle of it, which is the version kids remember.
We will be hosting an exhibition curated by Ken Bowe, looking at 100 years of Variety Performance in Blackpool, as well as welcoming you to the home of the famous 'Actors Chapel' with names from…
Traditional choral evensong sung by Cantantes Dominoe for Heritage Open Days and Harvest followed by a sparkling wine reception in the hall, before we are entertained by the fantastic Anthony Mason…
Runs on 4 dates. Times, prices and tickets are on the organiser's own page.
Runs on 4 dates. Times, prices and tickets are on the organiser's own page.
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Places you can turn up to whether or not anything is on.
Seven miles of sand with the famous stretch between the piers: donkeys, deckchairs, and RNLI lifeguards all summer. Free, obviously, and still the best-value thing in town.
Six miles of free lights along the Promenade, 4 September 2026 to 3 January 2027. Walk a stretch, ride a lit-up tram, done.
Blackpool's grand free option: Italian gardens, a big boating lake, one of the best playgrounds on the coast and model boats on the lake. The antidote to a wristband day.
A miniature world of tiny houses, castles and villages set in an acre of gardens next to Stanley Park. Gentle, old-fashioned and quietly magic for the under-9s.
Blackpool built a museum about being Blackpool, on Bank Hey Street next to the Tower: the circus, the magicians, the illuminations. The galleries are interactive instead of glass case. Allow an hour and a half.
The big one. Nickelodeon Land covers the primary ages properly while the Big One and the wooden coasters wait for brave older kids. August queues are real; go in expecting them and it is a great day.