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🎉 Stanley Park Turns 100! 🎉 Event Programme Revealed

Join us on Saturday 3 October for the park's main public centenary celebration, with a PACKED day and evening of family fun, live entertainment....and a spectacular drone show to round off the festivities!

Highlights include:

🎪 Blackpool Makers Market - 11am to 5pm
🍔 Street food vendors - 11am to 8pm
🎠 Family-friendly fairground rides - 11am to 7.30pm
🎭 Stilt walkers, bubble fairy and pop-up performances - throughout the day and evening
🛹 A youth-led mini festival with House of Wingz and Creative Blackpool featuring music, dance, skateboarding and art - 12noon to 4pm
🚶 Heritage talks and guided tours - various
⚽ Free sporting and BMX activities - various
💡 The switch-on of new lighting at the Italian Gardens fountain, Cocker Clock and around the park - approx. 7pm
🎵 Live music from:
Waterloo Ladies Choir - 2pm
Local singer and entertainer Emma Jackson BEM - 6pm
Blackpool DJ Jason Fubar - 7pm
🚁 A spectacular drone show from Britain's Got Talent stars Celestial - 8pm

Whether you're interested in history, live entertainment, great food or family activities, there's something for everyone to enjoy throughout the day.

📅 Saturday 3 October
📍 Stanley Park, Blackpool

Info by Blackpool Council

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DRONE SHOW TIMINGS AT STANLEY PARK

The award-winning Stanley Park turns 100 on Friday 2 October and everyone is invited to join the celebrations at a special centenary event on Saturday 3 October.

The event will end with a spectacular drone show starting at 8pm by Celestial, the finalists of Britain’s Got Talent 2025.

A packed programme of free activities, live entertainment, family fun and special centenary moments will take place across the park throughout the day, including:

🌳 The switch-on of new lighting at the Italian Gardens fountain, Cocker Clock and around the park
🌳 Makers Market, fairground rides, walks and talks
🌳 Free sporting activities with Active Blackpool
🌳 Live entertainment throughout the day
🌳 And more!

More details will be released early next week.

📷 Britain's Got Talent Celestial

You know just how much you’re appreciated and how much people enjoy staying with you when guests arrive with a big box of chocs for you 🥰❤️🥰❤️
Thank you Nigel and Lee
Much appreciated

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