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Blackpool is preparing for one of the most magical nights in its calendar when, for one night only, the six miles of Promenade will be closed to give cyclists a sneak preview of this year’s Illuminations.

Blackpool Entertainment Company in Partnership with Elaine Silverwood Presents the Acclaimed Literary Festival for 2023

A decade since the first Vintage by the Sea festival took Morecambe by storm, this year’s free event on September 2 and 3 promises attractions and activities both familiar and new.

Blackpool Grand Theatre is excited to relaunch the ‘Grand Young Company with a vision to provide excellence in the training and artistic development of young people with an interest in working towards future creative careers in theatre-making, performance and beyond.

Enjoy a free, family friendly event at the Burnley Canal Festival on Sunday 27 August. 

HAPPA (Horses and Ponies Protection Association) are inviting you to join them for a family themed fun day at Shores Hey Farm in Burnley.

The 10^th anniversary Vintage by the Sea festival will reach new heights this September – with a Spitfire flypast.

A spectacle of over 600 silk wax-dyed pennants, each representing community stories inspired by the coastline will be temporarily installed in four locations around Morecambe Bay this August bank holiday weekend.

The Mall Blackburn is set to end the summer holidays on a high with a free, two-week mythical and magical extravaganza!

The imaginative events team at Thornton Hall Farm are always looking to introduce new, unique activities to the award-winning local attraction.