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Jan
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23-28
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Dreamboats & Petticoats
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Grand Theatre, Church Street
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27-28 Jan
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Billy Connolly
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Opera House, Church Street
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28 Jan
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“Getaway 2012” The North West Travel and Leisure Show
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Blackpool Airport
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31 Jan
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Blackpool FC v Coventry City FC
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Bloomfield Road
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Feb
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3 - 4 Feb
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Legend Fires North West Stages Rally
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Promenade North Shore
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3 – 5 Feb
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English Pool Association Tour
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Imperial Hotel
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4 Feb
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Katherine Jenkins
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Opera House, Church Street
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4 & 5 Feb
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The Merry Widow
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Grand Theatre, Church Street
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8 Feb
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Colin Fry
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Grand Theatre, Church Street
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8 Feb
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Sarah Millican
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Opera House, Church Street
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10-12 Feb
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Lord of the Dance
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Opera House, Church Street
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10-12 Feb
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World At Your Feet Diamond Show
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Grand Theatre, Church Street
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10-15 Feb
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Showzam! presents The Most Magnificent Palace of Amusement in the World tour
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Winter Gardens, Church Street
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10-19 Feb
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Showzam! Blackpool’s February Festival
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Various Venues
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10-19 Feb
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Carnesky’s Ghost Train
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Flagstaff Gardens, SS
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10-19 Feb
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Showzam! presents Street Theatre
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St. John’s / town centre
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11 Feb
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Showzam! presents Face Painting Festival
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The Globe, Pleasure Beach Resort
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11 Feb
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Blackpool FC v Portsmouth FC
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Bloomfield Road
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11 Feb
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Northern Soul All-nighter
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Winter Gardens, Church Street
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11 Feb
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Showzam! presents Carnival Ball
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Blackpool Tower Ballroom
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11 Feb
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The Kaiser Chiefs
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Empress Ballroom, Winter Gardens
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11-19 Feb
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Showzam! presents Circus Bollywood
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Blackpool Tower Circus
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13 Feb
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Showzam! presents Dance It
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The Horseshoe, BPB
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13 Feb
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Showzam! presents Circus Hilarious
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Opera House, Church Street
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13 Feb
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Showzam! Fringe presents Magic Monday in Blackpool
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Merrie England Showbar, North Pier
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13 & 14 Feb
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Pleasure Beach Backstage Tours
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The Globe, BPB
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13-17 Feb
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Half Term at Nickelodeon Land
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Pleasure Beach Resort
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13-18 Feb
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Showzam! presentsHula Hoop It!
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The Globe, BPB
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17- 19 Feb
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Blackpool Magicians’ Convention
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Winter Gardens
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26 Feb
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Great North West Half Marathon
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Start Hilton Hotel,
North Promenade |
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26 Feb
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NW Regional Brass Band Championships
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Winter Gardens
Church Street |
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March
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3rd March
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Stanley Park 10k Run
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Stanley Park
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3-4 March
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George Formby Convention
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Imperial Hotel
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11 March
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Blackpool Marathon
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Promenade
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9-11 March
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Blackpool Chess Congress
Britain’s largest weekend chess tournament |
Barcelo Imperial Hotel
North Promenade |
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11- 12 March
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Festival of Hair and Beauty
Britain’s biggest and best hair and beauty event. |
Winter Gardens
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23 -25 March
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International Fitness Showcase
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Winter Gardens
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25 March
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Goal –Den Girls Women’s 10k
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Promenade
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April
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1 April
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“Comedy Carpet “ Celebration Events
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Various Venues TBC
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2 – 6 April
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Blackpool Ice Skating Festival
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Arena, Pleasure Beach
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6 – 9 April
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Easter Hockey Festival
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Stanley Park
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6- 9 April
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Blackpool Cup International Youth Football Tournament
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Common Edge Playing Fields and Blackpool Mechanics FC
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9 -15 Apr
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Blackpool Junior Dance Festival
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Winter Gardens
Church Street |
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May
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4- 6 May
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“Spring Saver” Northern Soul Weekender
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The Blackpool Tower Ballroom
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12 – 13 May
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Thundersports Netball Weekend
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Blackpool Sports Centre
West Park Drive |
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13 May
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Beaverbrooks Blackpool 10k Fun Run
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Start Hilton Hotel , Promenade Course
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24 May- 1 June
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Blackpool Dance Festival
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Empress Ballroom
Winter Gardens |
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27 May
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Blackpool Beach 10k Run
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Start from the beach opposite the Solaris
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June
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2 – 5 June
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Queens Diamond Jubilee Weekend
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TBC
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3 June
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Stanley Park 5 Mile Trail Race
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Stanley Park
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3 June
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Music Concert
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Blackpool Football Club
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4
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International Cycling “North West Youth Tour”
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Promenade, Lower Walk Bispham
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9-10
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George Formby Convention
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Imperial Convention
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9-10 June
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Blackpool Pride
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TBC
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10 June
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Blackpool Triathlon
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TBC
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TBC
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Blackpool Beach Grand National
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TBC
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10 June
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Manchester to Blackpool Car Run
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TBC
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15- 17 June
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Sand Sea and Spray (Urban Arts)
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Venues to be confirmed
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22 June
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Olympic Torch Relay Evening Celebration
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Tower Festival Headlland
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22 -23 June
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Tower Festival Headland Concerts
Artists to be announced |
Tower Festival Headland
Promenade |
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22 June – 4 July
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World Pool Championships
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Imperial Hotel
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23 June – 1 July
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Blackpool Armed Forces’ and Veterans’ Week
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Various locations
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Mid June – end of August
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The Pollinations
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Winter Gardens
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23 June
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Civic Trust Fun Day
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St John’s Square
Town Centre |
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June
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Marton Institute Welcomes the Armed Forces
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Oxford Square
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24 June
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Totally Transport
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New South Promenade & Ocean Boulevard
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25 June
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Blackpool Armed Forces’ Flag Raising Ceremony
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Flown from Blackpool Tower. View from the Tower Festival Headland
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June
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Music for Heroes
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Opera House
Winter Gardens |
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25 – 29 June
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Blackpool Armed Forces’ – Going to the Flicks
Children’s wartime cinema experience (by invitation only) |
Odeon Cinema
Rigby road |
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27 June
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Armed Forces’ Afternoon Tea Dance
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Blackpool Tower Ballroom
Tower Buildings |
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June
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Layton Institute Welcomes the Armed Forces
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Layton Institute
Westcliffe Drive |
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Thursdays to August
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Miss Blackpool 2011
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TBC
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29 June
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Armed Forces’ Week Fylde Memorial Arboretum Service
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Millennium Grove
Moor Park Avenue |
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29 June
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Armed Forces’ Week Gala Dinner
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Norbreck Castle Hotel
Queens Promenade |
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30 June
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National Armed Forces’ Day
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Town centre & various locations
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30 June
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Armed Forces’ Day Big Band Dance
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Tower Ballroom,
Blackpool Tower |
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June
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Big Blackpool Bike Bash
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Stanley Park
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29 – 30 June
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Scarecrow Festival
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Salisbury Woodland
East Park Drive |
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July
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Mid June – end of August
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The Pollinations
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Winter Gardens
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1 July
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Armed Forces’ & Veterans’ Sunday Service and Parade
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Blackpool Cenotaph
North Promenade |
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4 July
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Race for Life
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Promenade TBC
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8 July
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Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride
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Finish New South Promenade
(opp Mirrorball/Solaris Centre) |
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9 – 14 July
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The World Championships of Magic “FISM Blackpool 2012”
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Winter Gardens and Grand Theatre
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14 July
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Blackpool Town Criers Championships
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St Johns Square, Town Centre
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14 July
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Tour of Blackpool Cycle Race
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Palatine Leisure Centre
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15 July
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Fleetwood Festival of Transport
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Fleetwood Town Centre
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15- 22 July
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The 141st British Open Golf Championship 2012
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Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
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21- 29 July
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PDC World Matchplay Darts
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Empress Ballroom
Winter Gardens |
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21 July
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117th Bispham with Norbreck Children’s Gala
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Whiteholme Playing Fields
Whiteholme Youth Centre Bispham |
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July TBC
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Northern Rail Cup 2012
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Bloomfield Road Stadium
Bloomfield Road |
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Aug
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Mid June – end of August
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The Pollinations
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Floral Hall, Winter Gardens
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2- 5 Aug
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Rebellion Festival
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Winter Gardens
Church Street |
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12 Aug
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Blackpool Air Show
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Promenade
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24 – 26 Aug Prov
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UDO World Street Dance
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Winter Gardens
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28 Aug
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Ride The Lights
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Promenade between Starr Gate and Red Bank Road
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31 Aug
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Blackpool Illuminations Celebrity Switch-On Ceremony
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Tower Festival Headland
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31Aug- 4 Nov
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Centenary Blackpool Illuminations
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Promenade
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Sept
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1 Sept
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Illumathon
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Promenade
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1- Sept
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Blackpool Hilton Illuminations 10K Run
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Start from Hilton Hotel
North Promenade |
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2 Sept
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Blackpool Hilton Half Marathon
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Start Hilton Hotel,
Promenade course |
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Fridays 7, 14, 21 and 28 Sept
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World Fireworks Championships
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Central Promenade
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7 – 8 Sept
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90th Anniversary of the formation of the Swallow Sidecar Company and later Jaguar Cars Ltd
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Details To be confirmed
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7, 8, 9 Sept PROV
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Blackpool Soul Festival
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Winter Gardens
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12 Sept
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Tour of Britain Cycle Race
Stage 4 Finish |
Tbc
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15 – 16 Sept
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George Formby Convention
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Imperial Hotel
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29- 30 Sept
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Manchester to Blackpool Night Time Bike Ride
Details to be announced |
Finish Tower Festival Headland
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16 Sept
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Ford Owners Club Event
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Middle Walk
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23 Sept
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Ford Capri Club Gathering
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Middle Walk
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Oct
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Nightly to Nov
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Blackpool Illuminations
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Promenade
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7 Oct
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Blackpool to Fleetwood 10 mile Run
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Promenade Run
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13- 14 Oct.
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British Freestyle Championships
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Empress Ballroom
Winter Gardens |
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14 Oct
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Autumn Breaker 10K Run
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Stanley Park Running Track
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20 – 23 Oct
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Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival
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Empress Ballroom
Winter Gardens |
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Nov
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Nightly to Nov
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Blackpool Illuminations
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Promenade
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9 – 11 Nov
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Blackpool Soul Weekender
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The Blackpool Tower Ballroom
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11 Nov
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Remembrance Sunday Service
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Blackpool Cenotaph, nr North Pier
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15 – 17 Nov
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British National Dance Championships
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Empress Ballroom
Winter Gardens |
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17 Nov
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Blackpool Town Centre Christmas Lights Switch-On
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St. John’s Square
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30 Nov – 2 Dec
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Jingle Bells Rock and Roll Weekend
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Imperial Hotel
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Dec
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2 Dec
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Blackpool Santa Dash
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Promenade
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