Manchester to Blackpool Bike Race

Organised by Bike Events each year in July approximately three thousand cyclists sign up for the Manchester to Blackpool charity race on behalf of The Christie Charity. The ride starts from Old Trafford Manchester, and finishes on the New South Promenade in Blackpool. A carnival and party atmosphere awaits cyclists after the finish line, alongside [...]

Billy Pearce Laughter Show

Billy Pearce got his big break as a comedian on TV’s New Faces in 1986. His seasonal shows at Blackpool’s Grand Theatre on the North Pier regularly sell out, and he has appeared in many Royal Variety Performances. Billy arrived on the comedy circuit quite late, being 32 when he reached the final of New [...]

Daniel O’Donnell

Prone to say things like; “You know folks, being over 40 doesn’t make a bit of difference”; while singing “Pretty Little Girl from Omagh” in his silky Irish voice, makes Daniel O’Donnell an enduring folk favourite. This year on October 4th, he will be playing Blackpool Opera House – Winter Gardens, as part of his [...]

Funny Girls Blackpool

Show girls have been part of resort entertainment for aeons. With Las Angeles being the ‘West End’ standard for revue shows around the world, Blackpool’s Funny Girls brings a bit of that glamour back to the North West. Established in 1994 and located in the stunning art deco venue of the Odeon Cinema, this burlesque [...]

Blackpool South Pier

The South Pier, or Victorian Pier, as it has been known, is the third of the famous Blackpool Piers. This pier, the last of the three to be built in 1893, has the feel of being the chilled out cousin of the other two bigger and busier piers. For a day out that feels a [...]

Blackpool Football Club

Blackpool Football Club fans are well known for their boisterous support of the Tangerines. Affectionately named after the orange and white club colours, this team composed from a surprisingly small region in England, managed to reach Premier League level for 2010/2011 season. Unfortunately they were relegated to Championship League for 2011/2012. Bloomfield Road, home of [...]

Blackpool’s Big Wheel

Built in 1990 on the Central Pier, Blackpool’s Big Wheel facing the Atlantic Sea in one direction and the whole of Blackpool in the other, offers visitors a unique experience. Currently illuminated for the season of lights the wheel whirs at night coloured in yellow, red and blue concentric circles. This must be the most [...]

Joe Longthorne Show

The history of performers is as interesting as the history of a building sometimes, and Joe Longthorne is certainly proof of that. As a young lad growing up in Hull in a ‘gypsy’ community he was barred from over ten primary schools for fighting. No one could predict that this half deaf, dyslexic firebrand would [...]

Blackpool Big Dipper

At the Pleasure Beach in Blackpool you will find the Big Dipper rollercoaster. The outline of which has been part of the skyline since it was built in 1923. The Big Dipper has inspired some crazy feats, including the determination of one Richard Rodriguez to ride the rollercoaster for 1,000 hours. He got the world [...]

Blackpool Sea Front

Attractions on Blackpool sea front, bold and brassy sea front resort sites like Bold and brassy, colourful and lively, the Blackpool Sea Front is host to a myriad of things to see and do. At high tide, a walk through the lower promenade takes you down to the sprawling beach where you have your choice of [...]