Blackpool Illuminations

Blackpool Illuminations is an annual lights festival that started on 18 September 1879, held each autumn in the British seaside resort of Blackpool on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire. Also known locally as The Lights or The Illuminations, they ran each year for 66 days from late August until early November, extended to over 100 days to run until after the Christmas and New Year holidays from 2020, at a time when most other English seaside resorts' seasons had come to an end; for example, Friday 30 August 2024 to Sunday 5 January 2025, and Friday 29 August 2025 to Sunday 4 January 2026.

The Illuminations are approximately 5 miles (8 km) long and use over one million bulbs, now using LED technology, micro controllers, lasers and video. The display stretches along the Promenade from Starr Gate at the south end of the town to Red Bank Rd Bispham in the north.