Asics Blackpool Marathon, Half Marathon & Mini Marathon

3 June

The Promenade is crowded with runners speeding along during this popular sporting event. Racers will start the course from Blackpool Winter Gardens.

Blackpool Championship Dog Show

22 - 24 June

The only championship dog show in Lancashire, over 10,000 dogs – and their owners – take part in this event.

Great Manchester to Blackpool Car Run

10 June

Classic cars show off their colours for a day in this annual rally, which finishes at Arnold Schools as part of the Community Fun Day

Blackpool Wah Wah Festival

July (tba)

An electric mix of music, film and art, this festival is a popular spot for both professional and unsigned performers and is held in the Victorian Winter Gardens building

Lions Blackpool Carnival

5 August

One of the biggest events of the year, over 1000 people, floats, vehicles, bands and dancers take part in the parade.

Blackpool Triathlon

10 June

Hard-bodied competitors turn Blackpool into a serious testing ground during the year’s most trying sporting event.

Blackpool Illuminations

31 August - 4 October

The traditional highlight of the year and the city’s biggest attractions, the Illuminations draw thousands of visitors to admire almost six miles of glittering light displays.