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31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 12 – Lady Fleetwood of old Ross Hall
Literature & Spoken Word

31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 12 – Lady Fleetwood of old Ross Hall

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

HISTORY GETS HORRIBLE AT THE GRAND

12 October 2026
Gig Review: Willie J Healey

Gig Review: Willie J Healey

Blackpool Social Club11 October 2026
31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 11 – The Possession of the Lancashire Seven
Literature & Spoken Word

31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 11 – The Possession of the Lancashire Seven

11 October 2026
Creative Callout: opportunities & commissions for October 2026
Opportunities

Creative Callout: opportunities & commissions for October 2026

11 October 2026

Local News

Creative Callout: opportunities & commissions for October 2026

Creative Callout: opportunities & commissions for October 2026

Blackpool Social Club11 October 2026
From community commissions in Revoe and Claremont and a £20,000 music fund to screening grants, open calls and submission windows for writers, October brings a busy run of opportunities for creatives across the Fylde Coast. Here's our round-up of open calls, commissions, training...
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
All Day Breakfast explores Blackpool’s Creative Health

All Day Breakfast explores Blackpool’s Creative Health

17 August 2026
South Shore art projects kick off new wave of community commissions across the town

South Shore art projects kick off new wave of community commissions across the town

11 August 2026
Bonkers, brilliant, ours: the voices behind Blackpool’s bid to be UK City of Culture 2029

Bonkers, brilliant, ours: the voices behind Blackpool’s bid to be UK City of Culture 2029

7 August 2026

Guide

HISTORY GETS HORRIBLE AT THE GRAND
Theatre, Dance & Performance

HISTORY GETS HORRIBLE AT THE GRAND

Blackpool Social Club12 October 2026
Rogues’ Gallery: Black Liver give voice to art history’s overlooked women
Theatre, Dance & Performance

Rogues’ Gallery: Black Liver give voice to art history’s overlooked women

Blackpool Social Club7 October 2026
Roots in the House: a celebration of Black excellence
Theatre, Dance & Performance

Roots in the House: a celebration of Black excellence

Blackpool Social Club28 September 2026
Lightpool Festival lights up for it’s 10th birthday
Visual Arts & Exhibitions

Lightpool Festival lights up for it’s 10th birthday

Blackpool Social Club26 September 2026
Good Grief: four day festival explores loss out loud
Local News

Good Grief: four day festival explores loss out loud

Blackpool Social Club24 September 2026
Blackpool Threads: fashion graduate turns forgotten wedding dresses into a love letter to home town
Guide

Blackpool Threads: fashion graduate turns forgotten wedding dresses into a love letter to home town

Blackpool Social Club23 September 2026
Fylde Coast Hindu Society celebrates its first-ever Ganesh Festival 
Local News

Fylde Coast Hindu Society celebrates its first-ever Ganesh Festival 

Blackpool Social Club18 September 2026

Music & Gigs

Gig Review: Willie J Healey

Gig Review: Willie J Healey

Blackpool Social Club11 October 2026
A four-venue run, a new EP and a room hushed to near silence – Amber Archer went along to Willie J Healey’s return to Bootleg Social to find...
Gig Review: Blackpool Live – Doves

Gig Review: Blackpool Live – Doves

21 September 2026
Gig Review: Blackpool Live – The Fratellis

Gig Review: Blackpool Live – The Fratellis

26 August 2026
Next Wave: New all-day festival brings rising artists to Bootleg

Next Wave: New all-day festival brings rising artists to Bootleg

14 August 2026

Visual Arts & Exhibitions

Giant hay creatures to guard Mereside meadow as Lightpool turns 10

Giant hay creatures to guard Mereside meadow as Lightpool turns 10

Blackpool Social Club6 October 2026
A wildflower field on disused land will be occupied by giant creatures and lit up after dark for Welcoming Winter, a free evening of art, li...
Lightpool Festival lights up for it’s 10th birthday

Lightpool Festival lights up for it’s 10th birthday

26 September 2026
Blackpool Threads: fashion graduate turns forgotten wedding dresses into a love letter to home town

Blackpool Threads: fashion graduate turns forgotten wedding dresses into a love letter to home town

23 September 2026
Blackpool’s subcultures collide as Style Assembly returns with RESTYLE

Blackpool’s subcultures collide as Style Assembly returns with RESTYLE

15 September 2026

Food and Drink

Sunset, Spice and Sangria: Beach House Blackpool launches its new cocktail menu

Sunset, Spice and Sangria: Beach House Blackpool launches its new cocktail menu

Blackpool Social Club18 July 2026
Beach House Blackpool welcomed guests to the Tower Vista terrace on Friday for the launch of its new Summer Cocktail Menu – and with a live ...
From Blackpool to Milan: experimental young chef earns place among UK’s best

From Blackpool to Milan: experimental young chef earns place among UK’s best

20 June 2026
The Beach House Festive Launch

The Beach House Festive Launch

15 November 2025
Italian vibes at the Beach House this Summer

Italian vibes at the Beach House this Summer

21 August 2025

Film

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

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

Blackpool Social Club21 September 2026
Aunty Social is on the hunt for the town's future filmmakers – recruiting 16-19 year olds from the for a fully-funded course from the BFI th...
Make Stuff Happen: five producers wanted to shape Blackpool Film Festival 2027

Make Stuff Happen: five producers wanted to shape Blackpool Film Festival 2027

20 August 2026
Rendered in Light: Creativity as a tool for survival

Rendered in Light: Creativity as a tool for survival

18 June 2026
Film Preview: Moulin Rouge 25th Anniversary Sing-a-long screening at The Arc Cinema

Film Preview: Moulin Rouge 25th Anniversary Sing-a-long screening at The Arc Cinema

11 May 2026

Theatre, Dance & Performance

HISTORY GETS HORRIBLE AT THE GRAND

HISTORY GETS HORRIBLE AT THE GRAND

Blackpool Social Club12 October 2026
Horrible Histories Live on Stage rolls into Blackpool Grand Theatre this week, with double gruesome helping of Terrible Tudors and Awful Egy...
Rogues’ Gallery: Black Liver give voice to art history’s overlooked women

Rogues’ Gallery: Black Liver give voice to art history’s overlooked women

7 October 2026
Roots in the House: a celebration of Black excellence

Roots in the House: a celebration of Black excellence

28 September 2026
Theatre Review: Mean Girls The Musical

Theatre Review: Mean Girls The Musical

19 August 2026

Heritage

Roots in the House: a celebration of Black excellence

Roots in the House: a celebration of Black excellence

Blackpool Social Club28 September 2026
Workshops, performance, fashion and food build towards a family-friendly catwalk competition where the audience crowns the winner – Roots in...
Meet Harriet: the 9ft puppet making her debut at this year’s Tram Sunday

Meet Harriet: the 9ft puppet making her debut at this year’s Tram Sunday

16 July 2026
Doors open to Happiness! The Ken Dodd Exhibition

Doors open to Happiness! The Ken Dodd Exhibition

6 July 2026
Creative spotlight on North Prom colonnades as Blackpool submits £30m restoration bid

Creative spotlight on North Prom colonnades as Blackpool submits £30m restoration bid

4 June 2026
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31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 12 – Lady Fleetwood of old Ross Hall

HISTORY GETS HORRIBLE AT THE GRAND

Gig Review: Willie J Healey

31 Days of Hallowe’en Tales: Day 11 – The Possession of the Lancashire Seven

Creative Callout: opportunities & commissions for October 2026

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