Blog (2022) - Visit Lancashire

TV celebrity and designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is to turn on this year’s Blackpool Illuminations.

Thousands of people are expected to flock to Morecambe this September, giving a ‘vintage’  boost to  the local economy.

Bank holiday weekend is nearly here, and where better to spend it than at one of Lancashire's wonderful events. There's lots of exciting events returning including the iconic World Gravy Wrestling Championships, the #AmazingAccrington SoapBox Challange and much more.

There’s more nautical fun to come at The Mall Blackburn this weekend as its two week Summer Daze free arts and crafts continues. 

A special tribute is to be paid to England’s all-conquering women’s football team in this year’s Blackpool Illuminations display.

Festival goers in Lancashire will be able to start practicing their 80s and 90s dance moves after South Ribble Borough Council announced the popular Music in the Park event will return for 2023.

Actor and comedian Johnny Vegas has been forced to pull out of this year’s Blackpool Illuminations Switch-On celebration.

The Preston Guild Wheel is a 21-mile walking and cycling route, encircling Preston and providing a link from the city to the countryside.

Story-loving families will have the opportunity to meet the author behind the colourful Sunburst City Dragons books this autumn.

If you are unsure about what to do this weekend, check out this list of exciting events happening across the county.