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The Blackpool Illuminations run for sixty-six days from the end of August/ early September to November each year. Over 400,000 lamps and 74 miles of cables and wires are used for the six mile long promenade illuminative display.
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We wondered what you’d want to know about Blackpool Illuminations if you’d never ever seen them before?So we’ve put you this overview together, just follow the links to more pages and spend a happy time exploring! The display begins each year on the Friday after August Bank Holiday Monday.
How would you describe the Blackpool Illuminations to someone who’d lived at the North Pole all of their life and didn’t know anything about them?We’d tell them to come to Blackpool and see for themselves! You’ll enjoy SIX MILES of the brightest light displays that you can imagine, all along the seafront. Imagine Christmas lights – and then some… a...
This is our simple map of the seafront.Use it to orientate yourself to what you’ll find where. If you’re new to the area, the straightest route is left at the end of the M55 and follow the road to the sea. That brings you to the south side of Blackpool seafront, with the sea on your left. 1. South Shore is on the left of our map. You’ll see the big...
Take a look at the amazing Illuminated Heritage Trams. Which one is your favourite? Catch the Illuminations Tram Tours from a special tram stop opposite the main entrance to the Pleasure Beach. 1. All about the Illuminated Heritage Trams and rides here
Blackpool is an amazing place all through the year, but the Illuminations season adds something doubly amazing! The Lights are managed and produced by Blackpool Council and they’re a 52 weeks of the year project. As soon as the current season ends the maintenance phase begins and of course planning for the next season. These are the usual annual ev...
There’s another collection point at Bispham. It marks the beginning, or end, of your journey, and it’s where you can make a donation to the Illuminations fund. The on-street collection points on the promenade help to contribute towards the cost of new displays. The Illuminations need to be interesting, revitalised and well presented each year. It’s...
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The Illuminations go back for well over 100 years. Back to a time when electricity was a magical, brand new thing... Take a look through the yearsas they’ve evolved, changed and grown through the decades. The styles might change according to fashion and celebrity faces but they’re certainly well loved.
There’s no such thing as a ‘Blackpool Illuminations shop’ that you can pop to and buy a few lights! Everything is bespoke and made right here in Blackpool at the Lightworks depot. The in-house team make everything, and we really mean everything, inside this fascinating building. Blackpool Council cover the basic annual running costs of maintaining ...
30 August 2024 – 5 January 2025 [1] Location (s) Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Years active. 1879–present. Blackpool Illuminations is an annual lights festival, founded in 1879 and first switched on 18 September that year, [2] held each autumn in the British seaside resort of Blackpool on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire.
Welcome to our website about the Blackpool Illuminations! It’s the greatest FREE lightshow on earth! Enjoy SIX MILES of the brightest light displays. They’re on buildings, fairground rides, lamp posts and trams. Spot installations, light shows and much more! 2024 SWITCH ON 30 August 2024.
