With live music, the big switch is pulled and more than a million twinkling bulbs burst to life and transform the darkening night skies with light. The Illuminations will then shine every night during the autumn and winter months until 1 Jan.
Hang out with fellow adults who identify under the queer and trans (LGBTQIA+) umbrella, enjoy yummy snacks and a chilled craft session! You can work on this month's project or bring your own. You can explore a variety of arts and crafts such as sewing, soft toy making, crochet, knitting, ceramics, drawing, photography, embroidery, zine-making and much more! You'll be able to help decide what to try next.
Don't forget your roller blades! This Barbie watches the biggest film of the summer in the park. Nice Kens welcome.
A fun-filled afternoon with kids' fairground rides, donkey rides, face painting, craft stalls, food and drink stalls, family games, book hunt, story time with children's author Mark Golding and lots more still to be announced.
Live at Compass Cafe, the one & only Tony Wright from Terrorvision! Supporting him is Fleetwood's own Harrison Rimmer.
Fresh from supporting The Levellers Jess Silk performs with support from local Lancashire lass Sally Pepper.
Fish & Chips, a Vintage Tram and miles of famous coastline. Take a 75-minute tour on a Heritage Tram whilst enjoying a traditional, locally sourced Fish & Chips provided by the award-winning Papas Fish & Chips. You’ll travel along Blackpool’s golden promenade from our North Pier Heritage Tram stop to Little Bispham with your freshly made food in hand. From there you’ll travel all the way south to Pleasure Beach before returning to North Pier.
In 1961 the first meeting of the George Formby society was held at the Imperial with just 56 members. Over 1,000 members return year on year and non-members can also attend for a small entrance fee. Start time officially is 13:30 and we break at 17:00 on both Saturday and Sunday, recommencing at 19:00 for a Formby film and then at around 20:30 the evening concert will begin. Read Turned Out Nice: Inside the George Formby Society Convention here.
The Friends of Stanley Park are running a family friendly and fun Coffee Weekend for Macmillan Cancer Care on Saturday and Sunday 30th Sept, 1st Oct 2023. Beginning at 10.30am and ending at 2.30pm each day. There will be stalls, games, tombola, raffle, coffee, tea, cakes and biscuits. Takings will be donated to Macmillan Cancer Care.