Blog (December 2019) - Visit Lancashire

A missing elf is causing Christmas chaos at Blackpool Zoo…Sightings have been few and far between, but reports have so far pinpointed his location to some interesting places.

The Dukes has today announced its spring 2020 season of theatre, comedy, dance and spoken word. Northern Broadsides return to the Lancaster venue with regency rom-com Quality Street, written by Peter Pan author J.M. Barrie, from Tuesday March 3 to Saturday 7.

Producer Karl Sydow is delighted to announce the only UK and Ireland dates for the 2020 tour of a dazzlingly renewed version of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage, which will perform at Blackpool’s iconic Grand Theatre for Summer 2020 before heading out on further UK and European dates.

The 2020 Blackpool Destination Guide showcasing the myriad of events and attractions in the UK’s most popular beach resort is now out.

Following the incredible success of 2019’s inaugural ‘Manford’s Comedy Festival’, Blackpool Winter Gardens and Manford’s Comedy Club have announced the festival will return to the home of British comedy in May 2020 with an all-star line-up.

Come along to a dementia friendly screening of The Shop Around the Corner (U) at The Dukes Cinema in Lancaster this December.

As the festivities begin, there is plenty of fun things to do in the county to get you and your family into the spirit.

Baz Luhrmann’s smash hit musical Strictly Ballroom is set to sweep audiences in Blackpool off their feet once more appearing at the Winter Gardens 24/05/2021 – 29/05/2021.

This Sat 7 and Sun 8 December Gawthorpe Hall will open for its annual Victorian Christmas weekend from 10.30am – 3.30pm
The fun-filled festive event sees this magnificent building decked with real Christmas trees, holly and seasonal festivities to start your Christmas off in style.

For two weeks only, anyone visiting the award-winning Blackpool Tower Dungeon will face the usual round of special effects, scenes and screams, alongside the new scary snack, available at the decadent – but dodgy – Red Lion pub.