What's on near The Proms Arena
Come face to face with SEA LIFE Blackpool’s hungriest resident. This unique experience gives you the chance to feed Phoenix the green sea turtle and learn about this endangered species.
From £75.00
Step into the majestic Blackpool Tower Ballroom for an experience like no other. With stunning architecture, live music and treats galore, Afternoon Tea here is highly recommended.
From £60.00
A thoughtfully-curated season of Queer British Gems courtesy of Paraphysis Cinema.
From £1.00
Candlelight storytelling returns to Shakespeare North Playhouse this Halloween. A hauntingly evening of ghostly tales, beautifully told.
From £15.00
The HandleBards bring their unique brand of pedal-powered theatre to Shakespeare North Playhouse. Expect laughter, music, mayhem and theatrical magic in spades.
From £18.36
The John Moores Painting Prize is back, and bigger than ever! Head to Liverpool’s Walker Gallery to see the best of contemporary painting.
Free entry
Get ready to dive right into the most disgusting parts of history!
From £18.00Where to go near The Proms Arena
Winner of the Good Food Award’s coveted Chippy of the Year award on multiple occasions, Harrowside is a great choice for fish and chips in Blackpool.
Set just south of Blackpool Pleasure Beach, guests will find Number One South Beach has stunning sea views, a stylish restaurant and its own golf simulator.
The Great Promenade Show consists of ten pieces of artwork along Blackpool Promenade from South Pier heading south.
This contemporary hotel on Blackpool’s South Shore offers a functional base for tourists wanting to be close to central attractions such as The Pleasure Beach.
Built in 1856, The Cottage has been Blackpool’s most famous fish and chip shop since 1920. With an easy order button on the website, you can either collect, or if you’re a resident in certain postcodes they are offering a delivery service.
At The Big Blue Hotel, guests have some of the UK’s most exciting rides right on their doorstep – and can even get free Blackpool Pleasure Beach day tickets.
Located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach resort, this museum of oddities is the perfect place for families to discover the strange, the unusual and the extraordinary.
Set in a Victorian townhouse looking out to the sea, King’s Boutique Hotel is just a minute’s walk from Blackpool’s famous Pleasure Beach.
With its own signature restaurant, two bars and a sleek lounge, this award-winning hotel on New South Promenade offers visitors to Blackpool luxury in spades.
Combine the thrill of an amusement park with the colourful world of Nickelodeon at the UK’s only Nickelodeon Land, located within Blackpool Pleasure Beach Resort.
Housed in the penthouse of Blackpool’s Casino building, The White Tower offers sweeping views across the Irish sea and the famous promenade. It’s the place for a bit of old school glamour.
Home to over 125 rides and attractions, including the world famous Big One and Infusion, the world’s only suspended looping coaster completely over water. Pleasure Beach Arena is also home to the Hot Ice show, the longest running ice show in the world.
Culture Guides
Picks this month include bold visual art, wondrous opera and cinematic dance - plus a touch of ghostly storytelling for the Halloween season.
Get ready for a suitably spooky October, with Pumpkin delight, theatre, workshops and all sorts of hair-raising fun!
Galleries in the North are far from spooky this October - instead you'll find tactile sculptures, plant magic and curatorial experiments.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
One to add to your TBR pile, our latest round-up is a bumper edition and features some amazing events in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and beyond...
It's busy month across the cinemas of the north as Halloween programming leads into two of the region's biggest film festivals.
From New York’s experimental underground to the most exciting sounds coming from local scenes, we're lining up a noisy autumn of gigs.