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Blackpool is bidding to be UK City of Culture 2029 and your voice could help make it happen.

The City of Culture team wants to hear from visitors, businesses and anyone with a connection about what culture means to Blackpool, what makes our town special and how culture can help create opportunities for the future.

For those who love, visit, or do business here, this is a chance to help influence a bid that could bring greater visibility, investment, events and visitors to Blackpool.

The survey only takes a few minutes to complete but your feedback could help shape the next stage of Blackpool's journey.

➡️ Complete the survey before 5 July: https://t.co/ldqj1MywHL

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It's your last chance to see a Monet painting right here in Blackpool 🎨

Over 4,000 people have already visited Grundy Art Gallery to see Claude Monet’s ‘The Petit Bras of the Seine at Argenteuil’ – including visitors from the USA, France and beyond!

Blackpool's Grundy Art Gallery was chosen as one of four venues to display the 1872 painting as part of a nationwide tour organised by the The National Gallery in London.

There’s still time to visit before the exhibition closes on 13 June.

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A brand-new £3 million indoor entertainment centre has officially opened its doors today, Friday 5 June, taking over the former Odeon cinema on Rigby Road.

Tenpin offers a huge range of activities, including:

🎳 24 state-of-the-art bowling lanes
🎤 two private karaoke rooms
🏃 laser tag arena
🔐 three Houdini’s Escape Rooms
🛝 soft play 
🎯 interactive darts

Best known for their 58 locations nationwide, there are also pool tables, a fully equipped arcade and an on-site cocktail bar, where sports fans can enjoy TNT Sports and Sky Sports.

📍 Former Odeon Cinema on Rigby Road - FY1 5EP

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Great news! For this year’s Blackpool Illuminations Switch-On, we’re partnering with the BBC.

The evening will be hosted by BBC Radio Lancashire presenters Graham Liver and Sharon Hartley who are jumping for joy to be part of the biggest night in Blackpool’s event calendar.

BBC Radio Lancashire will also showcase some of the region’s most exciting up-and-coming artists through BBC Introducing.

We can’t wait! More details on Switch-On will be announced soon.

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SEA LIFE Blackpool’s 500,000-litre ocean tank, which has been closed for works since November 2025, has reopened – Jurassic style!

Peer through the four-metre viewing window or walk through the glass tunnel to spot over 50 incredible sea creatures, from blacktip sharks to Phoenix, the massive green sea turtle, as well as Jurassic skeletal remains.

Learn more through talks and even try your hand at unearthing your own fossils.

📍 SEA LIFE Blackpool
🎫 https://t.co/ALXKqeBvLd

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Love is love 🌈

Happy Pride Month!

Blackpool Pride Festival will be celebrating its 20th anniversary with a three-day event this weekend from Friday 5 June to Sunday 7 June at the Tower Festival Headland.

The events mark two decades of championing equality, diversity and inclusion, bringing local people and visitors together to celebrate under this year’s chosen theme, ‘One Love, One Pride’.

🔗 Check out what's on here and get involved: https://t.co/03f496mpEV

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The World Fireworks Championship Blackpool will make a spectacular return this autumn 🎇

Three countries will compete across three nights:

📆 Saturday 12 September
📆 Saturday 26 September
📆 Saturday 10 October

Each display - synchronised to music and launched from the beach in front of The Blackpool Tower - is completely free to attend.

The competing countries for 2026 will be revealed in the coming months.

📷 Gregg Wolstenholme Photography

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Another love lock heart has appeared and this time it’s on South Pier! 🔑❤️

Whether you’re celebrating a new memory, a special anniversary, or remembering a loved one who cherished the seaside, you can pick up a lock at the nearby ride payboxes for £5.

Just like the one on Central Pier, it doubles as a great photo op, especially with the stretch of beach and the Tower as your backdrop.

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Have you visited the revamped Bonny Street Market yet?

One of Blackpool’s best-known traditional markets made its long-awaited comeback last month.

Now under new management, the popular market, which offers a mix of seaside character and value-for-money shopping, features a host of independent traders and food vendors.

📍 Located at Bonny Street, Blackpool FY1 5AR

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The UK’s largest Upside Down House has opened in Blackpool today.

Located on the promenade next to South Pier, the quirky house features an expanded experience with 13 uniquely themed rooms.

Everything from the roof to the furniture is flipped upside down to create a mind-bending illusion that you are walking on the ceiling when the photos are turned upside down.

You may have spotted these quirky houses in places like Liverpool, Bournemouth and Brighton but now it’s Blackpool’s turn.

We wish them a fantastic season ahead!

📍 South Promenade, FY4 1BB
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Wow, that was a thunderstorm and a half in the early hours of the morning! 🌩️

📷 Dave Nelson Photography

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Showtown, Blackpool’s award-winning museum of fun and entertainment, is truly tickled to announce its first-ever visiting exhibition, celebrating the life and career of Sir Ken Dodd OBE.

Travelling exclusively to the resort direct from the Museum of Liverpool (part of National Museums Liverpool), this standalone exhibition showcases a joyful collection of rare artifacts and theatrical treasures belonging to the Master of Mirth himself.

Madame Tussauds Blackpool has kindly loaned their life-size waxwork of Sir Ken, complete with his legendary tickling stick, to watch over the fun throughout the exhibition.

📅 24 June 2026 - 3 January 2027
📍Showtown Museum
ℹ️ More info: https://t.co/8RrTctSUps

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After a scorching Bank Holiday weekend, we want to say a huge thank you to our incredible Beach Patrol Service, Enveco and the dedicated volunteers at RNLI Blackpool! 👏

Thank you for your tireless efforts to keep both visitors and our local community safe by the sea during this hot spell. With half-term underway and more glorious weather to come, the hard work continues and we truly appreciate everything you do ❤️

📷 LB Photography

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Beach ready! 🏖️

If you're out taking advantage of the lovely weather this Bank Holiday Monday with all your beach things in tow (buckets, spades, the lot), do the right thing and take everything away with you when you leave, including your litter.

Our front-line teams work hard in all weather conditions to make sure the beach is safe, clean and surf-raked, when tidal conditions allow.

Let's keep Blackpool tidy and help protect our marine life.

Enjoy this good weather! ☀️

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We braved the UK’s tallest extreme Gyro Swing, Aviktas, which officially opened at Blackpool Pleasure Beach on Thursday, to bring you this POV video 🫣

The 138ft ride is a brilliant addition to the park - it's surprisingly smooth, felt completely secure and that weightlessness feeling at the very top is intense. The views were incredible too (when we actually opened our eyes!).

Would you dare to ride this giant swing ride?

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Making the most of this sunny weather ☀️

If you’re heading to Blackpool for the long weekend, low tide is in the afternoon which gives you plenty of beach space to spread out.

Don’t forget to:
🌊 Check the tide times
☀️ Wear sun protection
⚠️ Take note of the beach safety signs
🗑️ Bin your litter, don't drop it
🍦 Treat yourself to an ice cream
❤️ Have fun!

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The schools are out and Blackpool is packed with things to do this week!

From a messy workshop creating fake poo at Showtown Museum to Fireman Sam at the Grand Theatre, we've rounded up a shortlist to help you plan your days.

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Now look at this for Bank Holiday weather! ☀️

We’re ready for what looks like a week-long forecast of sun, sun and more sun.

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Blackpool Pleasure Beach officially opens UK’s tallest extreme Gyro Swing.

History was made in Blackpool today. The brand new £8.72m giant gyro swing, Aviktas, launched - and it’s the tallest of its kind in the UK!

Here are some quick facts:

🎢 Aviktas swings to a height of 138ft and reaches angles of 120 degrees

🎢 Riders experience up to four Gs – that’s the same amount as a rocket during take-off!

🎢 The seats are designed to give you that ultimate stomach-drop, weightless feeling.

Would you brave this new giant? Let us know in the comments 👇