Blackpool Illuminations

A lights and laser show stretching for 6 mi along the Prom, from Starr Gate in the south to Bispham in the north. The Lights, founded in 1879, are usually on from the end of Aug to early Jan, with a celebrity switch-on. (In 1977 they were switched on by the racehorse Red Rum.) You can walk or drive the route (south to north is recommended for driving, suggested donation £5 per car) or take a tram, which sounds cool but the view from within the trams is limited.

Listing from Wikivoyage: Blackpool, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.