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Morecambe Sparkle CIC is pleased to announce that the plans for a new light festival in Morecambe have been given the green light following the feasibility study carried out in 2022. The festival will take place over 3 days during February Half Term – the dates are 16 to 18 February and the event is free entry for the public.

Join the Forest of Bowland AONB Partnership during half-term (11^th – 19^th February) and raise your gaze skywards to celebrate the beauty of Bowland after dark.

Full casting is today announced for the 2023 dates of the UK & International Tour of the sensational feel-good musical MAMMA MIA! returning to the Winter Gardens Blackpool for two weeks, from Tuesday 21^st March until Saturday 01^st April 2023.

Raymond Gubbay Limited will present Varna International Ballet and Orchestra visiting the UK for the very first time in their 75-year history with classical performances of THE NUTCRACKER, SWAN LAKE, and GISELLE. Varna Ballet will visit Blackpool Grand Theatre 13 – 15 January.  

The Children’s Theatre Partnership’s exciting new musical Unexpected Twist from top writer Michael Rosen comes to Blackpool Grand Theatre in May 2023

The people of Burnley and beyond can now glide into Christmas after the town’s very own synthetic Ice Rink opened to the public on Saturday (17^th December).

Blackpool is preparing to bid a fond farewell to a hugely successful tourism season with a free family celebration on New Year’s Eve.

Looking for a Christmas present with a difference? Blackpool Grand Theatre has just the ticket with new dates announced for our popular Photography Sessions with Sean Conboy.

Exploring Lancashire by Rail is a series of films commissioned by Community Rail Lancashire, created by local film creative Huckleberry Films, which are designed to encourage people to explore the areas around the train stations.