Lightpool

Lightpool 21-31 October 2026, 6-9pm.

The 2026 festival marks our 10th anniversary and will feature a spectacular mix of stunning light installations, captivating live performances, and mesmerising 3D projection shows.

06/06/2026

Light artists โœจ

Join us for a webinar on Tuesday, 9th of June at 6 PM CET.
We'll introduce ILO as a community, showcase the artist database, and explore the benefits it can offer you.

Register your attendance here: https://forms.gle/meU4cTwNH51uf4bC9

06/06/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ Could you be our next Freelance Programme Lead?

Weโ€™re looking for a Programme Lead to help deliver our ambitious programme of activity over the next two years โ€” supporting the development of the light art sector through collaboration, commissioning, research, and artist support.

Weโ€™re looking for someone with experience in:
โ€ข Strategic partnerships & advocacy
โ€ข ACE-funded projects and reporting
โ€ข Evaluation and data analysis
โ€ข Programme management & stakeholder coordination
โ€ข Report writing and sector development

๐Ÿ“To apply, visit https://lightupthenorth.com/opportunity/programme-lead-for-lutn-2026-28/

๐Ÿ“… Deadline: Midnight, 7 June 2026
๐Ÿ“ฉ Shortlisted applicants notified: 11 June 2026
๐Ÿ—“ Interviews: Week commencing 15 June 2026

LUTN is funded using public funds from .

06/06/2026
04/06/2026

Great news! For this yearโ€™s Blackpool Illuminations Switch-On, weโ€™re partnering with the BBC.

The evening will be hosted by BBC Radio Lancashire presenters Graham Liver and Sharon Hartley who are jumping for joy to be part of the biggest night in Blackpoolโ€™s event calendar.

BBC Radio Lancashire will also showcase some of the regionโ€™s most exciting up-and-coming artists through BBC Introducing.

We canโ€™t wait! More details on Switch-On will be announced soon.

02/06/2026
22/05/2026
21/05/2026

Anticipation has been building around the announcement of the new Strictly Come Dancing hosts, so it felt only fitting to share that excitement by lighting up the iconic Blackpool Tower with their names โœจ

We canโ€™t wait to give Emma, Johannes and Josh a truly special Blackpool welcome when they arrive in November ๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿผ

๐Ÿ“ธDave Nelson

๐Ÿšจ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ! ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐›๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฉ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐“๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฉ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐–๐ž๐๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ž๐ฅ. ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐Œ๐š...
15/05/2026

๐Ÿšจ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ!

๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐›๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฉ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐“๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฉ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐–๐ž๐๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ž๐ฅ.

๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿ“๐ฉ๐ฆ!

We have two incredible 3D projection-mapping opportunities for digital artists to join our 2026 Lightpool Festival - 21-31 October!

๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฉ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐“๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ
Ever dreamed of seeing your work light up the world-famous Blackpool Tower? We are looking for a UK-based digital animator to create a fun, family friendly 3โ€“4 minute 3D projection-mapped chapter - fee up to ยฃ7,000.

๐–๐ž๐๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ž๐ฅ
We are seeking a UK-based digital artist to transform the Blackpool Wedding Chapel into a 3-4 minute immersive 3D experience - fee ยฃ5,000.

๐Ÿ“…Deadline for both: 15 May 2026 5pm.

๐Ÿ’™All successful applicants will receive expert technical support from the Lightpool and Lightworks team.

๐Ÿ”— More details and how to apply can be found at lightpool.org.uk/lightpool-opportunities

15/05/2026

๐Ÿš‚ SHOWTOWN IS TAKING OVER THE RAILWAY 200 INSPIRATION TRAIN PARTNER CARRIAGE THIS WEEKEND! ๐ŸŽชโœจ

From Friday at 2pm through to Sunday at 5pm, Showtown, Blackpoolโ€™s award-winning museum of fun and entertainment, will be taking over the Inspiration Trainโ€™s Partner Carriage at Blackpool North Station for a weekend celebrating the historic link between railways, entertainment and the legendary seaside resort of Blackpool.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Tickets are FREE, but theyโ€™re going fast!
Book now! https://railway200.co.uk/location/blackpool-north-station-2/

Step aboard to:

๐ŸŽญ Interact with objects from Blackpoolโ€™s entertainment past
๐ŸŽช Pick up circus skills
๐Ÿš‚ Discover how the railway helped transform Blackpool
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Enjoy hands-on activities for all ages

The Railway 200 exhibition train, Inspiration, is touring the UK to celebrate 200 years of the modern railway. This weekend Showtown is bringing a little Blackpool magic onboard.

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Number One Bickerstaffe Square, Talbot Road
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