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Blackpool Illuminations 2026 Switch On!

March 12, 2026

The Blackpool Illuminations 2025 Switch On is on 29 August and starts the season of events and Lights and the greatest free show on earth!

August 31, 2025

Find out what time the Blackpool Illuminations come on (and go off) each day with our guide to times for 2023.

August 31, 2025

The Blackpool Illuminations 2025 Switch On is on 29 August and starts the season of events and Lights and the greatest free show on earth!

August 21, 2024

The Blackpool Illuminations 2024 Switch On with Spice Girl MEL B starts the season of events and Lights and the greatest free show on earth!

August 25, 2023

This year, Blackpool Illuminations 2023 Switch On starts the season with a spectacular Nickelodeon Parade!

September 4, 2022

Johnny Vegas is the Blackpool Illuminations 2022 Switch On Star – watch it online, live from the Blackpool Tower Ballroom!