Blackpool Events 2008
June 2008
- 13 – 15 RAQS Britannia Winter Gardens
Europe’s Premier Bellydancing Event - 15 Great Manchester to Blackpool Classic Car Run Lytham Road
Classic Cars produced prior to 1974 - 20 – 22 Blackpool Championship Dog Show Crownfield Showground
Biggest & Best Championship Show on the West Coast Westby, nr Blackpool - 21 – 29 Veterans Week Various Locations
- 22 Totally Transport New South Promenade
The Great Promenade motor show - 22 Fighting Cancer Stanley Park Arena
A 5k Run around the picturesque park - 23 – 5 July Ladies Waterloo Waterloo Bowling Green
Ladies bowling - 27 National Veterans Day Cenotaph & Various
Blackpool Remembers Veterans of all conflicts with events throughout the town - 28 Face of Pleasure Beach Competition Pleasure Beach
A competition to find the new face of the Pleasure Beach for 2008 - 28/29 Aero GP Air race Promenade
First time in the UK this exciting air race
July 2008
- TBC Saucy Seaside …from Magic Lanterns to the Seaside TBA
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An Admission all Classes Event - 5(prov) National Scout Car Races Promenade
Exciting and entertaining pedal sport - 7 – 19 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Grand Theatre
Colourful family musical starring BBC’s Any Dream Will Do finalist Craig Chalmers - 5, 12 – 19 Big One Talent Show Pleasure Beach
Heats for the talent show welcoming all 16years and under - 12 Blackpool 50 Mile Challenge Race Walk Stanley Park
50 mile race walk around Stanley Park - 13 Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride Blackpool Finish Mirror
More reasons than you could even need to get on your bike Ball South Promenade
and get to Blackpool - 17 – 19 Oh! What a Night Blackpool Opera House
Smash hit 70’s musical returns for 2008 tour - 18 – 20 Tour of Blackpool Promenade & Various
Get on your Bike for some great cycling action with something for everyone - 19 Town Criers Championships Town Centre
Something to shout about! - 20 Rolls Royce Rally Lytham Green
An impressive display of approx 50 Rolls Royce & Bentley Cars - 20 Fleetwood Transport Festival (Tram Sunday) Lord Street, Fleetwood
A family event with fairground rides, exhibitions and entertainment - 20 – 26 Stan James World Matchplay Winter Gardens
Professional darts - 26 Big One Talent Show Grand Final Pleasure Beach
The heats are over the final is here who will win the Big One Talent Show? - 27 Dog Obedience Show Stanley Park Showfield
Kennel Club Show - TBC Cabinet of Curiosities Winter Gardens
Admission all classes event 12noon-6pm - TBC Cabaret and Club Night Winter Gardens
Admission all classes event
August 2008
- TBC Pierrot Shows: End of the Pier Entertainments North Pier
An Admission all Classes event - 1 – 3 UDO World Street Dance Championships Winter Gardens
Ultimate Street Dancing Event - 10 Ladies Pairs Final Waterloo Bowling Green
Ladies bowling - 7 – 10 Rebellion Winter Gardens
Punk Music Festival - 15 – 17 World Masters Line Dancing Winter Gardens
Line Dancing Championships - 22 Miss Blackpool Final Winter Gardens
Black tie Grand Final of the annual beauty competition with dinner and show. - 24 Junior Waterloo Finals Waterloo Bowling Green
Youth bowling tournament - 26 4th Nat West Women’s Cricket ODI Series Blackpool Cricket Club
England vs New Zealand - 26 (prov) Ride the Lights Promenade
Enjoy a sneak preview of the Illuminations on your bike
in a traffic free environment - 27 5th Nat West Women’s Cricket ODI Series Blackpool Cricket Club
England vs New Zealand - 27 – 30 Lancashire bv Surrey County Championship Cricket Match Blackpool Cricket Club
- 29 Blackpool Illuminations Switch On Ceremony TBC
Joins us as a mystery celebrity flicks the switch to mark the start of the 2008 display - 29 – 2 Nov Blackpool Illuminations and Festival of Light Promenade & various
The greatest free light show on earth, with a new display for 2008 - 31 World Firework Championships Promenade
International pyrotechnic companies compete for the title
September 2008
- 4 – 13 Nestea European Championship Tour St Chads Headland
British Masters Beach Volleyball 2008
Includes Junior County Tournament & Volleyball England
Tournament before main European Championships - 5 World Firework Championships Central Promenade
International pyrotechnic companies compete for the title - 6 Illumathon Start Sainsbury’s Car Park
A Ladies Half Marathon Midnight Walk through Blackpool’s down the Promenade to South
Famous lights. Shore/Pontins and back - 7 UK Bus Driver Of the Year Competition Middle Walk / Princess Pde.
Driving competition with Bus Drivers from all areas of the country competing - 13 - 17 Autumn Waterloo Bowling Finals Waterloo Bowling Green
Finals week for Autumn Waterloo bowling tournament - 14 Tour of Britain Cycle Race Promenade
Blackpool hosts the start of the final stage of the Tour, which finishes in Liverpool - 14 Ford Day Middle Walk
Regional Ford Owners Club Gathering - 14 Ladies Waterloo Final Waterloo Bowling Green
Ladies bowling tournament finals - 12 World Firework Championships Promenade
International pyrotechnic companies compete for the title - 19 World Firework Championships Promenade
International pyrotechnic companies compete for the title - 22 (prov) Honda Goldwing Light Parade Promenade
Hundreds of illuminated bikes pose on the Prom under the famous Illuminations - 26 World Firework Championships Final Promenade
Announcement of the Winner with Special Celebration Display - 28 Pier to Pier 15k Road Race Fleetwood Leisure Centre
A 15K Run along the Lancashire Walkway
October 2008
- TBC “Admission All Classes” Grand Finale! TBA
Charting the history and heritage of seaside entertainment - 3 – 6 Swinging Jazz Party Hilton Hotel
A variety of jazz musicians and performances - 5 Pier to Pier 15K Road Race Fleetwood Leisure
Centre. - 5 Tower Inferno – Salsa Night Tower Ballroom
Resident teachers Jason & Shemayne (Dance With Passion)
And Mr Party himself, Rohan Brown welcome you to Inferno the country’s
Biggest Salsa Party night - 7 – 10 Rebellion Festival Empress Ballroom
Bands including Bad Manners, The Sweet, The Cravats, Winter Gardens
Discharge, Neville Staple, Shame Academy, the Business. - 11 – 12 Blackpool Freestyle Championships Winter Gardens
Competitions in ‘Grand Prix’ Rock ‘n’ Roll, Streetdance and more - 18 – 21 Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival Winter Gardens
Classical, Modern and Latin Sequence Dancing - 18 – 19 Blackpool Model Boat Show Norbreck Castle Hotel
A must for any enthusiast - 31 Oct – 2 Nov Blackpool’s 15th Anniversary “Rock N Roll Weekend Savoy Hotel
A residential weekend of Rock N roll music, dancing and
Dining to six live Rock N Roll Bands All supported by A “Record Hop”.
November 2008
- 1 Hot Ice End of Season Finale The Arena
Your final chance to see the skating sensation in 2007 Pleasure Beach Blackpool - 2 Forbidden End of Season Finale The Globe
Last chance to catch this fabulous show in 2007 Pleasure Beach Blackpool - 1 – 2 End of Season Firework Spectacular Pleasure Beach
Free fireworks extravaganza - 8 Winter Weekends Pleasure Beach
A winter wonderland for a white knuckle Christmas - 20 – 22 British National Dance Championships Winter Gardens
Three days of competition for British competitors of all ages - 22 (prov) Christmas Lights Switch On Town Centre
Putting a festive feel into Blackpool’s Town Centre - 22 – 23 European Ballroom Dance Championships Winter Gardens
All new dance competition - 27 An Evening with Mrs Kirkham Kwizeen Restaurant
King Street
December 2008
- 5 – 7 Jingle Bell Rock Savoy Hotel
Weekend of Rock & Roll to Six Live Bands - 7 Tower Inferno – Salsa Night Tower Ballroom
Resident teachers Jason & Shemayne (Dance With Passion)
And Mr Party himself, Rohan Brown welcome you to Inferno the country’s
Biggest Salsa Party night - 14 Winter Weekends Pleasure Beach
A winter wonderland for a white knuckle Christmas - 22 Christmas Dance & Buffet Tower Ballroom
Entertainment provided by resident organ team playing the
Mighty Wurlitzwer and Wersi organs