Jan
23-28	Dreamboats & Petticoats	Grand Theatre, Church Street
27-28 Jan	Billy Connolly	Opera House, Church Street
28 Jan	“Getaway 2012” The North West Travel and Leisure Show	Blackpool Airport
31 Jan	Blackpool FC v Coventry City FC	Bloomfield Road
Feb
3 -  4 Feb	Legend Fires North West Stages Rally	Promenade North Shore
3 – 5 Feb	English Pool Association Tour	Imperial Hotel
4 Feb	Katherine Jenkins	Opera House, Church Street
4 & 5 Feb	The Merry Widow	Grand Theatre, Church Street
8 Feb	Colin Fry	Grand Theatre, Church Street
8 Feb	Sarah Millican	Opera House, Church Street
10-12 Feb	Lord of the Dance	Opera House, Church Street
10-12 Feb	World At Your Feet Diamond Show	Grand Theatre, Church Street
10-15 Feb	Showzam! presents The Most Magnificent Palace of Amusement in the World tour	Winter Gardens, Church Street
10-19 Feb	Showzam! Blackpool’s February Festival	Various Venues
10-19 Feb	Carnesky’s Ghost Train	Flagstaff Gardens, SS
10-19 Feb	Showzam! presents Street Theatre	St. John’s / town centre
11 Feb	Showzam! presents Face Painting Festival	The Globe, Pleasure Beach Resort
11 Feb	Blackpool FC v Portsmouth FC	Bloomfield Road
11 Feb	Northern Soul All-nighter	Winter Gardens, Church Street
11 Feb	Showzam! presents Carnival Ball	Blackpool Tower Ballroom
11 Feb	The Kaiser Chiefs	Empress Ballroom, Winter Gardens
11-19 Feb	Showzam! presents Circus Bollywood	Blackpool Tower Circus
13 Feb	Showzam! presents Dance It	The Horseshoe, BPB
13 Feb	Showzam! presents Circus Hilarious	Opera House, Church Street
13 Feb	Showzam! Fringe presents Magic Monday in Blackpool	Merrie England Showbar, North Pier
13 & 14 Feb	Pleasure Beach Backstage Tours	The Globe, BPB
13-17 Feb	Half Term at Nickelodeon Land	Pleasure Beach Resort
13-18 Feb	Showzam! presentsHula Hoop It!	The Globe, BPB
17- 19 Feb	Blackpool Magicians’ Convention	Winter Gardens
26 Feb	Great North West Half Marathon	Start  Hilton Hotel, North Promenade
26 Feb	NW Regional Brass Band Championships	Winter Gardens Church Street
March
3rd March	Stanley Park 10k Run	Stanley Park
3-4 March	George Formby Convention	Imperial Hotel
11 March	Blackpool Marathon	Promenade
9-11 March	Blackpool Chess Congress Britain’s largest weekend chess tournament	Barcelo Imperial Hotel North Promenade
11- 12 March	Festival of Hair and Beauty Britain’s biggest and best hair and beauty event.	Winter Gardens
23 -25 March	International Fitness Showcase	Winter Gardens
25 March	Goal –Den Girls Women’s 10k	Promenade
April
1 April	“Comedy Carpet “ Celebration Events	Various Venues TBC
2 – 6 April	Blackpool Ice Skating Festival	Arena, Pleasure Beach
6 – 9 April	Easter Hockey Festival	Stanley Park
6- 9 April	Blackpool Cup International Youth  Football Tournament	Common Edge Playing Fields and Blackpool Mechanics FC
9 -15 Apr	Blackpool  Junior Dance Festival	Winter Gardens Church Street
May
4- 6 May	“Spring Saver” Northern Soul Weekender	The Blackpool Tower Ballroom
12 – 13 May	Thundersports Netball Weekend	Blackpool Sports Centre West Park Drive
13 May	Beaverbrooks Blackpool 10k Fun Run	Start Hilton Hotel , Promenade Course
24 May- 1 June	Blackpool Dance Festival	Empress Ballroom Winter Gardens
27 May	Blackpool Beach 10k Run	Start from the beach opposite the Solaris
June
2 – 5 June	Queens Diamond Jubilee Weekend	TBC
3 June	Stanley Park 5 Mile Trail Race	Stanley Park
3 June	Music Concert	Blackpool Football Club
4	International Cycling “North West Youth Tour”	Promenade, Lower Walk  Bispham
9-10	George Formby Convention	Imperial Convention
9-10 June	Blackpool Pride	TBC
10 June	Blackpool Triathlon	TBC
TBC	Blackpool Beach Grand National	TBC
10 June	Manchester to Blackpool Car Run	TBC
15- 17 June	Sand Sea and Spray (Urban Arts)	Venues to be confirmed
22 June	Olympic Torch Relay Evening Celebration	Tower Festival Headlland
22 -23 June	Tower Festival Headland Concerts Artists to be announced	Tower Festival Headland Promenade
22 June – 4 July	World Pool Championships	Imperial Hotel
23 June – 1 July	Blackpool Armed Forces’ and Veterans’ Week	Various locations
Mid June – end of August	The Pollinations	Winter Gardens
23 June	Civic Trust Fun Day	St John’s Square Town Centre
June	Marton Institute Welcomes the Armed Forces	Oxford Square
24 June	Totally Transport	New South Promenade & Ocean Boulevard
25 June	Blackpool Armed Forces’ Flag Raising Ceremony	Flown from Blackpool Tower. View from the Tower  Festival Headland
June	Music for Heroes	Opera House Winter Gardens
25 – 29 June	Blackpool Armed Forces’ – Going to the Flicks Children’s wartime cinema experience (by invitation only)	Odeon Cinema Rigby road
27 June	Armed Forces’ Afternoon Tea Dance	Blackpool Tower Ballroom Tower Buildings
June	Layton Institute Welcomes the Armed Forces	Layton Institute Westcliffe Drive
Thursdays  to August	Miss Blackpool 2011	TBC
29 June	Armed Forces’ Week  Fylde Memorial Arboretum Service	Millennium Grove Moor Park Avenue
29 June	Armed Forces’ Week Gala Dinner	Norbreck Castle Hotel Queens Promenade
30 June	National Armed Forces’ Day	Town centre & various locations
30 June	Armed Forces’ Day Big Band Dance	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool Tower
June	Big Blackpool Bike Bash	Stanley Park
29 – 30 June	Scarecrow Festival	Salisbury Woodland East Park Drive
July
Mid June – end of August	The Pollinations	Winter Gardens
1 July	Armed Forces’ & Veterans’ Sunday Service and Parade	Blackpool Cenotaph North Promenade
4 July	Race for Life	Promenade TBC
8 July	Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride	Finish New South Promenade (opp  Mirrorball/Solaris Centre)
9 – 14 July	The World Championships of Magic “FISM Blackpool 2012”	Winter Gardens and Grand Theatre
14 July	Blackpool Town Criers Championships	St Johns Square, Town Centre
14 July	Tour of Blackpool Cycle Race	Palatine Leisure Centre
15 July	Fleetwood Festival of Transport	Fleetwood Town Centre
15- 22 July	The 141st British Open Golf Championship 2012	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club
21- 29 July	PDC World Matchplay Darts	Empress Ballroom Winter Gardens
21 July	117th Bispham with Norbreck Children’s Gala	Whiteholme Playing Fields Whiteholme Youth Centre Bispham
July TBC	Northern Rail Cup 2012	Bloomfield Road Stadium Bloomfield Road
Aug
Mid June – end of August	The Pollinations	Floral Hall, Winter Gardens
2- 5 Aug	Rebellion Festival	Winter Gardens Church Street
12 Aug	Blackpool Air Show	Promenade
24 – 26 Aug Prov	UDO World Street Dance	Winter Gardens
28 Aug	Ride The Lights	Promenade between Starr Gate and Red Bank Road
31 Aug	Blackpool Illuminations Celebrity Switch-On Ceremony	Tower Festival Headland
31Aug- 4 Nov	Centenary Blackpool Illuminations	Promenade
Sept
1 Sept	Illumathon	Promenade
1- Sept	Blackpool Hilton Illuminations 10K Run	Start from Hilton Hotel North Promenade
2 Sept	Blackpool Hilton Half Marathon	Start Hilton Hotel, Promenade course
Fridays 7, 14, 21 and 28 Sept	World Fireworks Championships	Central Promenade
7 – 8 Sept	90th Anniversary of the formation of the Swallow Sidecar Company and later Jaguar Cars Ltd	Details To be confirmed
7, 8, 9 Sept PROV	Blackpool Soul Festival	Winter Gardens
12 Sept	Tour of Britain  Cycle Race Stage 4 Finish	Tbc
15 – 16 Sept	George Formby Convention	Imperial Hotel
29- 30 Sept	Manchester to Blackpool Night Time Bike Ride Details to be announced	Finish Tower Festival Headland
16 Sept	Ford  Owners Club Event	Middle Walk
23 Sept	Ford Capri Club Gathering	Middle Walk
Oct
Nightly to  Nov	Blackpool Illuminations	Promenade
7 Oct	Blackpool to Fleetwood 10 mile Run	Promenade Run
13- 14 Oct.	British Freestyle Championships	Empress Ballroom Winter Gardens
14 Oct	Autumn Breaker 10K Run	Stanley Park Running Track
20 – 23 Oct	Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival	Empress Ballroom Winter Gardens
Nov
Nightly to  Nov	Blackpool Illuminations	Promenade
9 – 11 Nov	Blackpool Soul Weekender	The Blackpool Tower Ballroom
11 Nov	Remembrance Sunday Service