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Turtle Bay is heading to Blackpool as new restaurant and bar confirmed for town centre.
    •    Turtle Bay Blackpool will open in summer 2023
    •    The Caribbean-inspired restaurant and bar coming to ground floor of the Forshaws Hotel on the promenade

The Lowther Pavilion Theatre in Lytham, who have been at the heart of entertainment on the Fylde Coast since 1921, is currently in rehearsals for an exciting original musical ahead of its debut this March. 

Blackpool Grand Theatre has an encyclopaedia full of exciting live literary shows this season. It’s time to take your little bookworm from the page to the stage this World Book Day…

Producers Mark Goucher, Gavin Kalin and Matthew Gale are delighted to announced a Shrektacular principal cast line-up

The world-famous Red Arrows display team will return to Blackpool this summer to perform on both days of the annual Air Show.

WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre in Burscough, Lancashire, has announced that kids can go free during the planned teacher strike on Tuesday 28th February.

The famous annual festival of words returns on Saturday 25 March which will bring well known authors, storytellers, and poets to Chorley town centre.

The wonderful world of Twirlywoos – as seen on CBeebies – will be brought to life on stage in Lancaster this April! Toodloo, Great BigHoo, Chickedy, Chick and Peekaboo will set sail for the Dukes on the 8th - 9th April in a spectacular theatrical adventure.

Beloved characters from the UK’s number one bestselling children’s author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler are set to make a new home on Blackpool’s famous seafront this May in a partnership with Merlin Entertainments and Magic Light Pictures that will create the world’s first ‘The Gruffalo & Friends Clubhouse’.

As the weekend soon comes back around, there’s no need to panic as Lancashire has a range of exciting events taking place this weekend. Whether it’s for some quality time with your loved one, somewhere to hang out with your friends or something to entertain the children, there’s something for everybody to do with a visit to Lancashire.