WHAT'S ON IN BLACKPOOL

Unmissable events in Blackpool 2024

Winter Gardens

Winter Gardens is the home of the ‘World Famous’ Opera House. The most prestigious shows feature here on a monthly basis; we have even hosted the Royal Variety Performance not so long ago! In previous years, you will have seen touring musicals, one nighters & headline stars.. This is like BIGGER & BETTER THAN EVER! See below a list of BIG names coming to Blackpool for the 2023 season;

Saturday 3rd February - Diversity

Thursday 22nd - Saturday 24th February – Madagascar

Wednesday 6th - Saturday 9th March - Legally Blonde Musical Tour

Saturday 6th April - Paloma Faith

Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th May - Daniel O'Donnell

Monday 13th May - Elvis Tribute Artiste World Tour

Tuesday 21st May - Strictly Come Dancing - The Professionals

Wednesday 12th June - Sarah Millican

Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd June - Blackpool International Soul Festival

Tuesday 26th - Saturday 29th June - Bonnie & Clyde Musical

Monday 15th - Saturday 20th July - Sister Act, The Musical

Monday 12th - Saturday 17th August - Jesus Christ Superstar Touring Musical

Monday 19th - Saturday 24th August - Grease, Touring Musical

Friday 30 August - Sunday 1st September - The British Country Festival

Tuesday 17th - Thursday 19th September - Lord of The Dance

Friday 11th & Saturday 12th October - Jane McDonald

Friday 1st November - John Bishop

Friday 15th November - Jason Manford

Friday 28th November - Paul Smith

Tuesday 10th - Sunday 29th December - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

The Grand Theatre

Friday 9th February - Coleen Nolan

Sunday 11th February - Frankie Boyle

Friday 15th March - Tim Vine

Tuesday 14th - Saturday 18th May - What The Butler Saw

Sunday 26th May - The Searchers

Monday 26th August - Jo Pasquale

Friday 6th December - Sunday 5th Jan 2025 - Cinderella Pantomime

Viva

Saturday 9th March - Coldplace (The Worlds leading tribute to Coldplay)

Friday 28th March - Bay City Rollermania

Friday 5th April - Paul Potts (1st BGT Winner)

Tuesday 23rd April - Magic Men Australia

Friday 7th June - Magic of the Bee Gees

Thursday 13th June - Endless Love (Diana & Lionel Tribute)

Friday 5th July - Robert Lambi as George Michael

Friday 26th July - Everything Changes (Take That Show ft Tom McCleod)

Friday 30th August - Celebrating Celine

Friday 27th September - Gary Meikle

Blackpool Circus

The Tower Circus is Blackpool’s Longest Running Show!

Despite two world wars and a pandemic, the Circus has never missed a season, counting 128 whopping years of belly laughs aplenty and jaw-dropping stunts.
Join Mooky and Mr. Boo for The Blackpool Tower Circus Fiesta! This is a spectacular celebration, providing a feast for the senses, as double act Mooky and Mr.Boo deliver their hilarious slapstick antics and edge of your seat death-defying stunts.
It’s a show not to be missed when visiting Blackpool.

Madame Tussauds

Madame Tussauds Blackpool offers a celebrity experience unlike any other. Mixing the best of British with international stars, there really is something for everyone.
Burst through the pages of vintage Marvel comic strips and step right into the action with Marvel Heroes. First enter a Jottenheim ice cave and come face to face with Thor. Are you brave enough to lift his hammer? Next up, we have appearances from Captain Marvel, The Hulk and Guardians of the Galaxy, and we are sure Spiderman is hanging around somewhere!
They've got TV royalty with the likes of Sir Bruce Forsyth, national treasure Sir David Attenborough and double act Ant & Dec, alongside actual royalty in the form of Prince William, The Duchess of Cambridge and Her Majesty The Queen.
You’ll find music giants such as The Beatles, Lady Gaga, Susan Boyle and Michael Jackson and sports stars like Wayne Rooney, David Beckham, Mo Farah, Lewis Hamilton and Tiger Woods. Legendary comedians like Tommy Cooper, The Two Ronnies and Morecambe & Wise mingle with modern-day talent such as Graham Norton, John Bishop, Alan Carr and Russell Brand are all waiting for you too.

Sea Life Centre

Showcasing over 1,000 spectacular aquatic creatures across 50 dazzling displays, SEA LIFE Blackpool is sure to excite visitors of all ages. Experience the secrets of the deep sea and examine these spectacular species up close from just £14.50. SEA LIFE Blackpool is packed with fascinating creatures. Be sure to visit the huge ocean tank, where a maze of tunnels allows you a unique view of a host of amazing aquatic animals, including tropical sharks.

Blackpool Tower Ballroom

One of the world’s most magnificent ballrooms, nothing sums up the historic charm of Blackpool quite like the breath-taking atmosphere of The Blackpool Tower Ballroom.
Designed by Victorian architect Frank Matcham, it’s something you truly have to experience first-hand to appreciate. Its famous tea dances occur daily, accompanied by a live organist. Bring your dancing shoes and hit the floor for a spot of tango, waltz or foxtrot, or take a seat and simply soak up the atmosphere.

Blackpool Illuminations

Blackpool's annual Illuminations display will once again be extended by two months after another dramatic rise in visitor numbers over the winter months. Blackpool Council has announced that the Illuminations season will start on Friday 1 September and run until Monday 1 January, 2024.

Headliner to be announced.

Blackpool Air Show

12 – 13 August

Blackpool Air Show will return on the 12 - 13 August with some of the world’s finest military and civilian aircraft performing over the iconic seafront.

The programme will showcase the very best in British aviation with a whole host of amazing flying machines and some of the country’s most talented pilots. Join us for this fantastic free event.
It was recently announced that the world-famous Red Arrows display team will return to Blackpool this summer to perform on both days of the annual Air Show.

Firework Championships

SAVE THE DATE for 2023 World Fireworks Championship Blackpool – Saturday 16 September, Saturday 30 September and Friday 20 October.

The event will gather together the crème de la crème of the world’s firework elite and promises a mouth-watering series of shows with jaw-dropping entertainment for all the family with three countries set to participate over three nights in the autumn.
The stunning displays, which are set to music, will take place over the beach in front of The Blackpool Tower. All of them are free to access.
Over the years, the firework events have become one of the resort’s biggest draws. In 2022, each of the events attracted more than 50,000 spectators to the Tower Festival Headland.
Details of this year’s competing countries will be announced over the coming months.