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
Shakespeare’s mischievous comedy is given a radical 1980s makeover this summer. Expect neon and nostalgia, big hair and synth pop.
From £15.00
‘Bees: A Story of Survival’ seamlessly marries art and science to tell the fascinating story of bees and their essential role in nature.
From £0.00
Get to grips with the basics of UV screen printing with a day long introductory course at the Bluecoat.
From £70.00
Enjoy comedy shows to art installations, dynamic performances and more at this amazing celebration of all things science.
Free entry
Reggae artist Jimmy Cliff stars in Perry Henzell’s now classic 1972 crime drama screening for Jamaican Independence Day.
From £1.00Where 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.
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