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Open-air concert crowd on a lawn facing a stage in the afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 6

Uli Jon Roth

The Waterloo Music Bar · Blackpool

From £24

Jimeoin: BALLYHOO!

Tue, Oct 6

Jimeoin: BALLYHOO!

Southport Comedy Festival Under Canvas · Blackpool

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Alasdair Beckett-King: King of Crumbs

Fri, Oct 9

Alasdair Beckett-King: King of Crumbs

The Atkinson · Blackpool

From £44

Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 9

Willie J Healey

Bootleg Social · Blackpool

From £22

Festival crowd with raised arms in front of bright stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 9

Crow Black Chicken

The Waterloo Music Bar · Blackpool

From £13

Paul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show

Sat, Oct 10

Paul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show

Southport Comedy Festival Under Canvas · Blackpool

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Mime performer on a sunny square watched by a crowd from behind — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 11

The Orielles

Blackpool Central Library · Blackpool

From £17

People sitting on a grassy hill watching an open-air concert — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 11

Blaze Bayley

The Waterloo Music Bar · Blackpool

From £28

Heavy red stage curtain folds with an orchestra glowing beyond — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 12

Gans

Bootleg Social · Blackpool

From £19

Mike Wozniak: The Bench

Tue, Oct 13

Mike Wozniak: The Bench

Southport Comedy Festival Under Canvas · Blackpool

From £25

Laura Smyth: Born Aggy

Thu, Oct 15

Laura Smyth: Born Aggy

Southport Comedy Festival Under Canvas · Blackpool

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Rail of period costumes in a theatre costume department — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

A certain ratio

Bootleg Social · Blackpool

From £28

Empty raked seating in a studio theatre with light across the stage floor — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

Aladdinsane

The Waterloo Music Bar · Blackpool

From £17

Sunset harbour concert seen from a boat with a distant stage — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 18

Ferocious Dog

The Waterloo Music Bar · Blackpool

From £28

Macro of piano hammers and strings — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 23

Pet Needs

The Waterloo Music Bar · Blackpool

From £19

Alison Moyet

Sat, Oct 24

Alison Moyet

Blackpool Opera House · Blackpool

From £41

Lakeside open-air stage reflected in still water at night — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30

Robert Arkins Commitments

Bootleg Social · Blackpool

From £28

Rachel Fairburn: Vexy Beasts

Fri, Oct 30

Rachel Fairburn: Vexy Beasts

Chorley Theatre · Blackpool

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Levellers - Ltl35

Sat, Oct 31

Levellers - Ltl35

Empress Ballroom · Blackpool

From £47

Steve Backshall - Deadly Live!

Sun, Nov 1

Steve Backshall - Deadly Live!

Blackpool Opera House · Blackpool

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Outdoor concert crowd facing a glowing stage at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Nov 6

The South

Viva Blackpool · Blackpool

From £21

Festival campsite at dawn with tents, mist and a distant stage — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Nov 6

AKA Noel Gallagher

The Waterloo Music Bar · Blackpool

From £18

Audience facing a lit stage in an ornate theatre — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Nov 7

Downloaded

The Waterloo Music Bar · Blackpool

From £20

Lakeside open-air stage reflected in still water at night — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Nov 8

The Bar Stool Preachers

The Waterloo Music Bar · Blackpool

From £21

Live band on stage with confetti and warm lights over the crowd — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Nov 11

Breed 77

The Waterloo Music Bar · Blackpool

From £22

Del Amitri

Thu, Nov 12

Del Amitri

Blackpool Opera House · Blackpool

From £33

Afternoon open-air concert crowd facing a stage under a canopy — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Nov 12

Hawklords

The Waterloo Music Bar · Blackpool

From £21

Squeeze plus Very Special Guest Billy Bragg

Fri, Nov 13

Squeeze plus Very Special Guest Billy Bragg

Blackpool Opera House · Blackpool

From £39

The Stylistics

Fri, Nov 13

The Stylistics

Blackpool Grand Theatre · Blackpool

From £52

Happy Mondays | Blackpool, Winter Gardens

Sat, Nov 14

Happy Mondays | Blackpool, Winter Gardens

Blackpool Winter Gardens · Blackpool

From £52

The Australian Pink Floyd

Sat, Nov 14

The Australian Pink Floyd

Blackpool Opera House · Blackpool

From £41

Audience watching a cabaret stage with red curtains — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Nov 16

Opus kink

Bootleg Social · Blackpool

From £18

DR John Cooper Clarke

Wed, Nov 18

DR John Cooper Clarke

Blackpool Opera House · Blackpool

From £38

The Mersey Beatles

Thu, Nov 19

The Mersey Beatles

Blackpool Opera House · Blackpool

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Concert crowd with raised hands in the stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Nov 19

Black Spiders

The Waterloo Music Bar · Blackpool

From £17

Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand-Up Years

Thu, Nov 19

Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand-Up Years

Chorley Theatre · Blackpool

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Boyzlife Featuring Keith Duffy & Brian McFadden

Fri, Nov 20

Boyzlife Featuring Keith Duffy & Brian McFadden

Blackpool Opera House · Blackpool

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Evening street lined with lanterns and cafe lights leading to a historic church square — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Nov 21

Peter Kay - Matinee Show

Opera House · Blackpool

From £41

Sunset harbour concert seen from a boat with a distant stage — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Nov 21

Trucker Diablo

The Waterloo Music Bar · Blackpool

From £17

Michael Starring Ben

Wed, Nov 25

Michael Starring Ben

Blackpool Opera House · Blackpool

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TONY HADLEY - The Christmas Big Band Tour 2026

Thu, Nov 26

TONY HADLEY - The Christmas Big Band Tour 2026

Blackpool Opera House · Blackpool

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Bill Bailey: Vaudevillean

Fri, Nov 27

Bill Bailey: Vaudevillean

Blackpool Opera House · Blackpool

From £14

Fiddle and guitar players at a pub table in warm light — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Nov 27

The Black Charade

The Waterloo Music Bar · Blackpool

From £18

Beach concert at sunset with an audience on the sand — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Nov 28

Whitesnake UK & Twin Lizzy

The Waterloo Music Bar · Blackpool

From £13

Band playing to a crowd in a brick-walled club — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Nov 29

The Mahones

The Waterloo Music Bar · Blackpool

From £22

Counterweights and ropes of a theatre fly tower seen from the dark wings — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 1

Big special

Bootleg Social · Blackpool

From £22

Fiddle and guitar players at a pub table in warm light — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 2

Tyketto

The Waterloo Music Bar · Blackpool

From £30

People sitting on a grassy hill watching an open-air concert — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4

Moments of Pleasure

The Waterloo Music Bar · Blackpool

From £18

Two cocktails on a bar with city lights behind — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 6

CHRISTMAS PARTY 4 SPARTY 2026

Washington · Blackpool

From £32

Drummer and bassist performing under green stage light — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 6

Rhinos Revenge

The Waterloo Music Bar · Blackpool

From £22

Macro of piano hammers and strings — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

RATM Experience & Deftunes

The Waterloo Music Bar · Blackpool

From £13

Colourful stage show with dancers and musicians in front of an audience — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 13

Katie Hopkins - Free Range Christmas Special

Viva Blackpool · Blackpool

From £48

Trainspotting The Musical

Mon, Dec 14

Trainspotting The Musical

Blackpool Opera House · Blackpool

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Children seen from behind on picnic blankets near a carousel in a sunny park — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 26

Blackpool Sandcastle Waterpark

Sandcastle Waterpark · Blackpool

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Open instrument case on cobbles with blurred passers-by — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Nov 12

Viva Voulez-Vous! A celebration of the music of ABBA

Viva Blackpool - The Show & Party Venue · Blackpool

From £20

Dance floor at a nightclub with coloured lights — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Dec 4

Friday & Saturday night comedy club entry

Comedy Station Comedy Club · Blackpool

From £20

Child at a hands-on water play exhibit in a science centre — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 31

90 Minute Family Close-Up Magic and illusionism Show

RUSS BROWN'S HOUSE OF SECRETS · Blackpool

From £14

Counterweights and ropes of a theatre fly tower seen from the dark wings — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Nov 7

Viva Decades Rewind! 80s, 90s & Now

Viva Blackpool - The Show & Party Venue · Blackpool

From £25

Child at a hands-on water play exhibit in a science centre — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Dec 1

Kid Quest in Blackpool: Interactive Family Scavenger Hunt (Ages 4–8)

Blackpool Town Hall · Blackpool

From £6

Costumed performer among guests at a candlelit dinner in a grand hall — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Dec 1

Blackpool Murder Mystery: Solve the case!

81 Central · Blackpool

From £8

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