Blog (2018) - Visit Lancashire

Music stars Ella Eyre and Jonas Blue will perform at the 2018 Blackpool Illuminations Switch-On concert. 

The Midland Hotel in Morecambe is holding its third annual Seafood Festival in early July and this year’s event is set to be its biggest yet.

Huge date takes place in Blackpool on Friday 3rd  August in The Blackpool Tower .

Looking to create some unforgettable memories for the summer of 2018?  Then why not head to Blackpool and you can see for yourself why this is the UK’s favourite beach resort.

Inside Spa has retained its four bubble rating by the Good Spa Guide. The Pendle Leisure Trust facility has for the second year running been awarded four bubbles – the highest score possible for the Nelson spa – and received a glowing report from the reviewer:

Kaboom! Pow! Sploosh! Whap! Preston is celebrating the launch of the Comics Exhibition at The Harris on Saturday 23 June with loads of Comics activity on the Flag Market outside from 12noon to 4pm.

The countdown is on for the 2018 BetVictor World Matchplay as the world’s darts stars collide in Blackpool from July 21-29, with the race to qualify for the Winter Gardens hotting up.

Blackpool’s award-winning Lightpool Festival is back for October half-term. The festival will provide a spectacular mix of live performance, light-based art installations, the return of the illuminated tram parade and a special collaboration with BBC Philharmonic.

On Sunday July 1^st the historic house plays host to the 19^th Leighton ‘Classic Car and Bike Show’, and proudly for the area, it’s one of the largest on the classic car summer show circuit, with over 500 exhibitors expected to fill the park and thrill the crowds.

The hugely popular Silverdale and Arnside Art and Craft Trail is back for its 14^th year! This free annual event is hosted by the neighbouring villages of Silverdale in Lancashire and Arnside in Cumbria and this year runs from Friday 22- Sunday 24 June.