#BLACKPOOL ILLUMINATIONS FREE#
There will be either tickets for the Headland concert or 1,000 FREE tickets available for the Ballroom, both equally split between local residents and visitors. The annual Switch-On concert is scheduled to take place on the night of Friday 1st September It is hoped this year it will return to the Blackpool Tower Headland alternatively it will be in the beautiful Blackpool Tower Ballroom in front of a live audience. For 2023 the Switch on Celebrity will be listed here. The weekend format varies from year to year. New Year’s Eve Family Fireworks and some elements of Christmas By The Sea are part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund.Blackpool Illuminations sees this seaside city of fun still buzzing with excitement and laughter long after other resorts have gone into winter hibernation.Īt 10 kilometers long and using over one million bulbs, the Blackpool Illuminations are an awesome spectacle.Įvery year there is a Switch On concert with a celebrity to Switch On the Illuminations. Note: Parts of the Christmas season and fireworks display are weather-dependent. The free fireworks display, which will be launched around 5pm on December 31 from the beach in front of The Blackpool Tower, will create a stunning finale to end the year. The resort will also be inviting families to say “goodbye” to 2021 and get ready to say “hello” to 2022 with a celebratory fireworks display that will take place late afternoon on the Tower Festival Headland on New Year’s Eve.
On selected dates throughout the period, many of the resort’s major attractions will be open. The Christmas programme is complemented by the extended Illuminations season which sees the famous lights shining every night until January 3. This year has seen Blackpool’s most ambitious winter offer with a Christmas By The Sea village on the Tower Festival Headland with a free-to-use skating rink, magic forest, log cabins, artificial snowfalls, light installations and themed projection shows.Īlongside the village is the Star Flyer, Europe’s largest aerial ride and a short distance away is the Winter Gardens Wonderland with indoor and outdoor festive market stalls, virtual reality experiences, and funfair rides. We know from the extensive feedback we have received to date that the investment we have made in the autumn and winter months is delivering a significant benefit.” It was repeated this year as part of a £1m Council-led investment in marketing and events to help kick-start Blackpool’s tourism recovery plans.Ĭllr Williams added: “We are making this decision early so that our businesses can start to plan for the extended season next year. The extension of the Illuminations season was first introduced last year to give the resort’s tourism industry an added boost after the pandemic created severe disruption over the first few months of the year. “The introduction of a greatly-enhanced Christmas offer to complement the extended Illuminations season has added further weight to the argument that with the right product, Blackpool is extremely well-placed to become a year-round destination.” “What we have witnessed over the first four weeks of November has been very significant activity across the resort and significantly better than our expectations. Next year’s Illuminations season will now start on Friday 2 September and run until Monday 2 January, 2023.īlackpool Council said it had made the decision after the first month of this year’s extension showed exceptional growth in visitor numbers with key indicators such as parking usage was more than double the volume experienced pre-pandemic.Īlthough the Illuminations were extended for the first time in history last year, the final part of the year was heavily disrupted by tier restrictions and lockdowns.Ĭllr Lynn Williams, Leader of Blackpool Council, said: “This year, for the first time we have been able to have a clear run and assess what impact the extension of the Illuminations is having on those months that are traditionally quiet. Blackpool’s annual Illuminations display is to be extended by two months for a third consecutive year, it was announced today.
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