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Tonight is your final chance to see Lightpool Festival, the 10th anniversary special. Join us for one last evening and explore a trail filled with incredible installations and amazing artwork. 📅 Tonight - 31 October 2026 ⏰ 6-9pm 🎟️ Free ℹ️ Find out what’s on and plan your visit here: bit.ly/LightpoolFestival 🗺️ Download the Lightpool map: bit.ly/lightpoolmap2026

Now here's a throwback! Who remembers the Fright Lights in the Blackpool Illuminations display? Can you guess what year this spooky display was first introduced? 🎃

Celebrating its landmark 10th-year anniversary, Lightpool Festival is here. A mix of indoor and outdoor spaces and iconic buildings have been transformed by giant light works. Discover 30 incredible installations along the self-guided Light Art Trail, shining nightly from 6pm – 9pm until tomorrow, Saturday, October 31. It’s completely free! ℹ️ Find out what’s on and plan your visit here: bit.ly/LightpoolFestival 🗺️ Download the Lightpool map: bit.ly/lightpoolmap2026

Spooky season is here! 👻🎃 Looking for some ghoulishly good fun in Blackpool? There’s plenty of things to sink your teeth into👇

Lightpool Festival: LUCA Have you noticed the stunning transformation of the Wedding Chapel this week? As part of this year’s Lightpool Festival, head down to the Promenade to view LUCA, a new projection piece created by artist-led multimedia studio Limbic Cinema. Inspired by the idea that all life on Earth is connected, LUCA lights up the building with colourful, moving DNA patterns. As the bright shapes repeat and stack across the Chapel, they show how life has been passed down over billions of years. It’s a poignant reminder that despite our differences, we all share the same roots. Make sure to grab the Light Art Trail Map and stop by the Wedding Chapel between 6pm and 9pm until October 31 to see it for yourself! 🎨 Limbic Cinema 📍 The Wedding Chapel 📆 6-9pm until October 31

Lightpool Festival: What The Gull?! See Blackpool’s ultimate chip-thief from an egg’s perspective. Head to “What the Gull?!” to pop your head through the cutout to get the ultimate bird’s-eye view, hatch into the nest and look up at the mother of all gulls staring right back down at you. It’ll make you giggle, but this giant glowing installation actually highlights an important message about habitat loss and our relationship with Blackpool’s feathered locals. There’s always more than meets the eye! 🎨 Caroline Daly 📍 29 Victoria Street 📆 6-9pm until October 31

Nothing says Blackpool magic quite like seeing the illuminated Western Train tram back where it belongs 🚂 The static displays of the Western Train and HMS Blackpool offer an opportunity to celebrate two of Blackpool’s much-loved trams while work continues to get them safely back into service. 🚃 The Western Train is on display at the heritage line at North Pier and HMS Blackpool can be seen outside Starr Gate depot from 17:30 until 22:30 until October 31.

Have you spotted the giant elephant in St John’s Square yet? As part of Lightpool Festival’s free Art Trail, get up close to ‘In Love with my Dynamic Soft Elephant’ by acclaimed artist Chila Kumari Singh Burman MBE! 🎨💫 Glowing in vivid neon colours and jewels, this incredible installation celebrates Indian heritage and the vibrant glitz of Bollywood🌟 In Indian culture, elephants, and the beloved elephant-headed god Ganesha, symbolise strength, wisdom, good fortune and new beginnings. Chila has created a shining beacon to bring people together through the power of light and culture. 🎨 Chila Kumari Singh Burman MBE 📅 6-9pm until 31 Oct 📍 St John’s Square @lightpooluk

The Blackpool Tower Ballroom has come alive with carnival magic as part of Lightpool Festival✨

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Lightpool Festival returns with 30 incredible light installations, including 10 never-before-seen world premieres! Get up close to giant artworks along this free light trail, shining nightly from 6pm to 9pm until 31 October. 👉 Plan your visit: bit.ly/LightpoolFestival

This is crazy! A twister was spotted in Blackpool during Storm Boelo 💨🌊

Lightpool Festival has been cancelled this evening, Sunday 25 October, due to high winds from Storm Boelo. This also extends to the Tower Projections. The safety of our visitors and volunteers must always come first. We apologise for the disappointment and appreciate your understanding. Please check our website and social media channels for further updates.

Batten down the hatches! It’s wild out there 🌊💨 #StormBoelo 📸 Dave Nelson Photography

Snooker Shoot Out will return to The Blackpool Tower Circus from 9-12 December. The event originally ran in Blackpool from 2011 to 2015 and returned last year to high acclaim, with players and fans considering it the best ever venue for the tournament. How it works: 🎱 10-minute games: Every match is a high-speed knockout. 🎱 Players have only seconds to shoot, leaving no room for mistakes. 🎱 Anyone can win, from world champions to underdog rising stars. 🎫 bit.ly/snookershootoutblackp…

Huge news for Blackpool! We’ve officially been shortlisted as one of the final four places in the running to become UK City of Culture 2029! For generations, Blackpool has known how to put on a show. From world-class events and our iconic Illuminations to our proud seaside heritage and local community arts, Blackpool has proudly entertained the nation. Now, we’re one step away from bringing a huge £10m celebration, new jobs and massive investment to our town. We're up against Wrexham, Sheffield and Milton Keynes and the judges will be visiting us soon before making their final decision later this winter. Nearly 30,000 of you have already backed our bid but we need the whole town behind us now! 👉 Show your support and help bring the title to Blackpool: blackpool2029.co.uk

Join us for 11 nights of light, art and creativity as Lightpool Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this October half-term! A huge thank you to all the incredible artists, creative team, volunteers and supporters who make it all possible. 📅 21–31 October 2026 ⏰ 6–9pm every night 📍 Across Blackpool 💡 30 incredible artworks, including 10 world premieres 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Fun for all the family 🎟️ Artworks are FREE to explore!

Here’s a preview of some of the incredible installations lined up for this year’s Lightpool Festival. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the free light art trail will run from 21 -31 October. ℹ️ bit.ly/LightpoolFestival 📷 Left: Gregg Wolstenholme Photography

Christmas By The Sea will make a return to Blackpool’s Tower Festival Headland from Friday 20 November – Sunday 3 January, 2027. We're very close to unwrapping our festive plans 🎁

This October half term, experience the award-winning Showtown after dark as the museum comes alive. 📅 Saturday 24 - Saturday 31 October, every evening ⏰ 5.30pm - 9pm 🎟️ KIDS GO FREE | Adults £5 bit.ly/showtownlates