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Creative Callout: opportunities & commissions for November 2026
Opportunities

Creative Callout: opportunities & commissions for November 2026

1 November 2026
31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 31 – Chingle Hall
Literature & Spoken Word

31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 31 – Chingle Hall

31 October 2026
31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 30 – Mischief Night

31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 30 – Mischief Night

Zowie Swan30 October 2026
‘Embrace the unpredictable’: Blackpool theatre company seeks new cast for Greek epic
Theatre, Dance & Performance

‘Embrace the unpredictable’: Blackpool theatre company seeks new cast for Greek epic

30 October 2026
31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 29 – The Noisy Ghost of Major Longworth
Literature & Spoken Word

31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 29 – The Noisy Ghost of Major Longworth

29 October 2026

Local News

Creative Callout: opportunities & commissions for November 2026

Creative Callout: opportunities & commissions for November 2026

Blackpool Social Club1 November 2026
From a £10,000 Creative Blackpool seed fund to paid INCUBATE workshops, a call for Young Producers and a residency in a biscuit factory, November is a busy month for creatives across the Fylde Coast, with plenty of deadlines in its first three weeks. Here's our round-up of open c...
Culture Chats: Locals have their say as Blackpool is shortlisted for City of Culture

Culture Chats: Locals have their say as Blackpool is shortlisted for City of Culture

22 October 2026
Nature is the glue: new Wyre projects to bring people together on the coast

Nature is the glue: new Wyre projects to bring people together on the coast

18 October 2026
Creative Callout: opportunities & commissions for October 2026

Creative Callout: opportunities & commissions for October 2026

11 October 2026
Stanley Park turns 100, and Blackpool’s young creatives are throwing the party

Stanley Park turns 100, and Blackpool’s young creatives are throwing the party

29 September 2026
Good Grief: four day festival explores loss out loud

Good Grief: four day festival explores loss out loud

24 September 2026
Fylde Coast Hindu Society celebrates its first-ever Ganesh Festival 

Fylde Coast Hindu Society celebrates its first-ever Ganesh Festival 

18 September 2026

Guide

Food for Thought: Edward Street Gallery opens with photographic look at food insecurity
Visual Arts & Exhibitions

Food for Thought: Edward Street Gallery opens with photographic look at food insecurity

27 October 2026
London’s award-winning LGBTQ+ literary salon comes to Blackpool
Literature & Spoken Word

London’s award-winning LGBTQ+ literary salon comes to Blackpool

23 October 2026
Sweetness and Light: Grundy serves a three-course feast for Autumn
Visual Arts & Exhibitions

Sweetness and Light: Grundy serves a three-course feast for Autumn

20 October 2026
Dame Harriet Walter leads RSC’s all-female Julius Caesar to Blackpool school
Guide

Dame Harriet Walter leads RSC’s all-female Julius Caesar to Blackpool school

16 October 2026
Music Q&A: A Certain Ratio
Music & Gigs

Music Q&A: A Certain Ratio

15 October 2026
Sandgrown Song Cycle: Six Blackpool choirs to give voice to LGBTQ+ stories
Music & Gigs

Sandgrown Song Cycle: Six Blackpool choirs to give voice to LGBTQ+ stories

14 October 2026
HISTORY GETS HORRIBLE AT THE GRAND
Theatre, Dance & Performance

HISTORY GETS HORRIBLE AT THE GRAND

12 October 2026

Visual Arts & Exhibitions

Food for Thought: Edward Street Gallery opens with photographic look at food insecurity

Food for Thought: Edward Street Gallery opens with photographic look at food insecurity

27 October 2026
A new gallery space in the town centre’s heritage action zone launches with Food for Thought, a University of Liverpool-backed exhibition on...
Exhibition Review: Linny Venables – Sweet Factory and All Sweetness and Light

Exhibition Review: Linny Venables – Sweet Factory and All Sweetness and Light

26 October 2026
‘A myth-making moment’: The artist building giant hay creatures on Mereside

‘A myth-making moment’: The artist building giant hay creatures on Mereside

21 October 2026
Sweetness and Light: Grundy serves a three-course feast for Autumn

Sweetness and Light: Grundy serves a three-course feast for Autumn

20 October 2026

Theatre, Dance & Performance

‘Embrace the unpredictable’: Blackpool theatre company seeks new cast for Greek epic

‘Embrace the unpredictable’: Blackpool theatre company seeks new cast for Greek epic

30 October 2026
To mark its 10th anniversary, Blackpool’s community theatre company, The Old Electric, is recruiting new performers for a reworking of Eurip...
Dame Harriet Walter leads RSC’s all-female Julius Caesar to Blackpool school

Dame Harriet Walter leads RSC’s all-female Julius Caesar to Blackpool school

16 October 2026
First position: Blackpool school children get Royal Ballet lessons

First position: Blackpool school children get Royal Ballet lessons

15 October 2026
HISTORY GETS HORRIBLE AT THE GRAND

HISTORY GETS HORRIBLE AT THE GRAND

12 October 2026

Music & Gigs

Music Q&A: A Certain Ratio

Music Q&A: A Certain Ratio

15 October 2026
Almost 50 years after they formed, Manchester post-punk and funk pioneers A Certain Ratio return to Bootleg Social on Friday, playing their ...
Sandgrown Song Cycle: Six Blackpool choirs to give voice to LGBTQ+ stories

Sandgrown Song Cycle: Six Blackpool choirs to give voice to LGBTQ+ stories

14 October 2026
Gig Review: Willie J Healey

Gig Review: Willie J Healey

11 October 2026
Gig Review: Blackpool Live – Doves

Gig Review: Blackpool Live – Doves

21 September 2026

Literature & Spoken Word

31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 31 – Chingle Hall

31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 31 – Chingle Hall

31 October 2026
This month writer Zowie Swan has bravely guided us through 31 Days of Halloween Tales inspired by local folklore. Today, on Halloween itself...
31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 30 – Mischief Night

31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 30 – Mischief Night

30 October 2026
31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 29 – The Noisy Ghost of Major Longworth

31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 29 – The Noisy Ghost of Major Longworth

29 October 2026
31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 28 – The White Lady of Old Whitegate Lane

31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 28 – The White Lady of Old Whitegate Lane

28 October 2026

Columns & Opinion

The Vocal Local: Why Blackpool deserves to be a destination for music discovery

The Vocal Local: Why Blackpool deserves to be a destination for music discovery

5 September 2026
Ahead of Next Wave – a new all-day festival at Bootleg Social built around the artists set to define the next few years of alternative music...
The Vocal Local: Why I can’t stay silent on misogyny anymore

The Vocal Local: Why I can’t stay silent on misogyny anymore

21 April 2026
The Vocal Local: No Safe Harbour – The struggle for queer migrants in the UK

The Vocal Local: No Safe Harbour – The struggle for queer migrants in the UK

15 March 2026
Field Notes: All power to The Old Electric

Field Notes: All power to The Old Electric

11 March 2026

Opportunities

Creative Callout: opportunities & commissions for November 2026

Creative Callout: opportunities & commissions for November 2026

1 November 2026
From a £10,000 Creative Blackpool seed fund to paid INCUBATE workshops, a call for Young Producers and a residency in a biscuit factory, Nov...
Creative Callout: opportunities & commissions for October 2026

Creative Callout: opportunities & commissions for October 2026

11 October 2026
Murmurations: Blackpool’s women make room to create

Murmurations: Blackpool’s women make room to create

1 October 2026
Blackpool’s young filmmakers get another shot at the big screen

Blackpool’s young filmmakers get another shot at the big screen

21 September 2026
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Creative Callout: opportunities & commissions for November 2026

31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 31 – Chingle Hall

31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 30 – Mischief Night

‘Embrace the unpredictable’: Blackpool theatre company seeks new cast for Greek epic

31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 29 – The Noisy Ghost of Major Longworth

Happening today

6:30 am Confidence Building Improv

7:00 pm Fylde Coast Amnesty

Sweetness and Light: Grundy serves a three-course feast for Autumn

Happiness! The Ken Dodd Exhibition

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