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Blackpool Family Information Service Summer Family Guide 2018
Welcome to the Summer Family Guide 2018
The 2018 Summer Guide is packed full of stuff to keep your children entertained over
the Summer Holidays.
It is organised by days of the week, so if you want something to do on a
Monday go to page 4
Tuesday page 6
Wednesday page 8
Thursday page 10
Friday page 12
Saturday page 14
Sunday page 16
Or for information on Holiday Playschemes see page 17
Children’s Centres page 18
Blackpool Attractions page 19
3MONDAY MORNING
Date/Time Venue Activity/Course
9am - 1pm Grange Park Sensory Room: An interactive sensory room experience. 0 - 19 years. Tel: 476480.
Monday to Friday Children’s Centre
9.30am - 11am Claremont Park Little Explorers: Senses - help little ones explore the outside world. For more information talk to a
16th July Park Ranger on 478358.
9.30am - 11am Claremont Park Little Explorers: Messy Play - help little ones explore the outside world. For more information talk
23rd July to a Park Ranger on 478358
10am - 11am Westminster Messy Play Session: Booking Required. call 621703
30th Jul - 20 Aug Children’s Centre
10am - 12pm Baines Children’s KHT Kastles: Bouncy castle fun for children aged 5 and under only. Parents will be responsible for
30th July Centre their own children at all times. Tel: 699085
10am - 11am Claremont Park Family Park Playtime: with the Park Rangers, all ages welcome. Tel: 621703.
6th Aug - 20 Aug
All Day, Every Day Cycle Track, Palatine Leisure Centre’s 1km Cycle Track: available for hire to individuals or groups. It’s the ideal
Palatine Leisure off road track for beginners and leisure riders as there is no traffic or pedestrians. Yellow bikes
Centre can be hired for use if you don’t have your own. £3 to residents with a leisure card & £5 for non-
residents.
10am - 11.30am Revoe Children’s Football with the YMCA: For children upto 8 years old. Call:798016 for details.
30 July & 13 Aug Centre
10.30am - St Cuthbert’s Mini Makers: Bring your babies to explore creative activities and encourage them to learn and
11.30am Children’s Centre develop. From birth to walkers, siblings welcome. Tel: 313201.
11am - 12pm Bounce Play Sensory Messy Mondays: Bring your little ones along to Bounce for stories, music and messy play.
30 Jul - 27 Aug Centre, Bispham Suitable for ages 6 months plus.
11.30am - 1pm Baines Children’s Teddy Bears Picnic: Come along to our new outdoor space, bring your own picnic and Teddy Bear
13th August Centre and enjoy some outdoor activities. Everyone welcome. Tel: 699085.
4MONDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING
Date/Time Venue Activity/Course
12pm - 4pm Blackpool Music Learn to Play Music: For over 55s who would like to learn to play music, helping well being and
School enjoyable at the same time. 6 students per class, group singing, guitar, ukulele, keyboards etc. No
experience necessary. Tel: 695398.
1pm & 4pm Blackpool Tower NEW SHOW FOR 2018 - 250 YEARS OF CIRCUS: Welcome to Mooky and Mr Boo’s Mammoth
Circus Circus Celebration here at The Blackpool Tower Circus! This year don’t just experience the circus,
be part of it as we invite you to celebrate 250 years of Circus. £14 per adult, £11.50 per child, £46
Family. Visit: www.blackpooltower.com
2:30pm, 7pm Pleasure Beach The Hot Ice Show - Mesmerise: A galvanizing combination of sensual dance for a truly unmissable
5 July - 08 Sept Ice Arena, Ocean show! Visually spectacular “Thousands of feathers, sequins and rhinestones, that gleam reflecting
Every Day except Boulevard the bright white ice”. Tickets from £5. Call 0871 222 8787.
Sundays
3pm - 5pm Palatine Leisure Ping! Table Tennis: Free table tennis sessions, simply turn up, book in at reception and play! For all
Centre ages. Tel: 478484.
7.15pm - 9.15pm Art Society Seaside Stitchers: Seaside Stitchers are a group of people interested in embroidery and textile art.
30th Jul & 13th Studio, Wilkinson We meet twice a month on the second and last Mondays. Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided.
Aug Ave Just pop in!
7.30pm - 9.30pm Blackpool Winter Fame the Musical!: Based on the 1980 phenomenal pop culture film, Fame The Musical is the
13 Aug – 18 Aug Gardens international smash hit sensation following the lives of students at New York’s High School For
The Performing Arts as they navigate their way through the highs and lows, the romances and the
heartbreaks and the ultimate elation of life. Call: 01253 625252 for tickets.
Was your child born between 1st April 2016 and 31st August 2016?
You may be eligible to claim 15 hours free childcare!
Call 0800 092 2332 for more details.
5TUESDAY MORNING
Date/Time Venue Activity/Course
9am - 1pm Grange Park Sensory Room: An interactive sensory room experience. 0 - 19 years. Tel: 476480.
Monday to Friday Children’s Centre
9.30am Revoe Children’s Cooking on a Budget: Booking required on 798016.
31 Jul & 7 Aug Centre
9.30am Revoe Children’s Cupcake Decorating: Booking required on 798016
14 Aug & 21 Aug Centre
10am - 11.30am St Cuthbert’s Krafty Kidz: Develop early mark making skills through creative activities. 1 - 5 years, siblings
Children’s Centre welcome. Tel: 313201.
10am - 11am Mereside Park Little Explorers: Messy Play - help little ones explore the outside world. For more information talk
24th July to a Park Ranger on 478358
10am - 11am Mereside Park Little Explorers: Senses - help little ones explore the outside world. For more information talk to a
17th July Park Ranger on 478358
10am - 11am Mereside Park Family Park Playtime: with the Park Rangers, all ages welcome. Tel: 839739.
7th Aug -28th Aug
10.30am -11.30am Baines Children’s Petite Acting: Free music and drama session with actions, songs, puppets, movements and skills.
13th Aug - 27th Centre Everyone welcome. Tel: 699085
Aug
10.30am - 12pm BPool Sports Wheels for All Cycling Session: Adult (16+) cycling sessions during the Summer. £3 per person.
24th Jul - 28 Aug Centre Track
11am - 1pm Talbot & Gorton Street Summer Festival: Free hot dogs, children’s party entertainer and children’s
31st July Brunswick character appearances. Not to be missed! Tel: 951190.
Children Centre
11.30am - 1pm Westminster Family Cook and Eat: Fun weekly sessions for all the family with a focus on having fun and healthy
24th Jul - 14 Aug Children’s Centre eating. Booking Required. Tel: 621703
6TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Date/Time Venue Activity/Course
1pm & 4pm Blackpool Tower NEW SHOW FOR 2018 - 250 YEARS OF CIRCUS: Welcome to Mooky and Mr Boo’s Mammoth
Circus Circus Celebration here at The Blackpool Tower Circus! This year don’t just experience the circus,
be part of it as we invite you to celebrate 250 years of Circus. £14 per adult, £11.50 per child, £46
Family. Visit: www.blackpooltower.com
1pm - 3pm Revoe Children’s Baby and Child Clinic: last admission 2.40pm. Tel: 798016 for details.
Centre
1.30pm - 2.30pm Grange Park Zoolab: The Zagaroo - interactive animal story with real live animals. Children can touch and
21st August Children’s Centre learn about creatures in this interactive session. 2 years plus. Tel: 476480
1.30pm - 2.30pm Talbot & Mad Science: A wacky activity hosted by The Family Learning Team. Tel: 951190 to book.
28th August Brunswick
Children’s Centre
1.30pm - 2.30pm Talbot & Family Bread Making and Story Session: Tel: 951190 for more details.
7th August Brunswick
Children’s Centre
2.30pm & 7.30pm Blackpool Summer Holiday The Musical: A brand new production of the feel-good musical featuring Cliff
24th - 28th July Winter Gardens Richard’s classic hits will tour the UK and it’s heading to Blackpool for one week only! Tickets from
£17 and are available at: www.wintergardensblackpool.co.uk
5.30pm - 6.30pm Bounce Play Fylde & Wyre Parent & Carers SEND Night at Bounce Play Centre: Has your child got additional
14th August Centre, Bispham needs? Bring them along to this Fylde & Wyre Parent & Carers SEND Night at Bounce.
7pm - 10pm Along the Prom Ride The Lights: An exciting preview of Blackpool Illuminations. Ride at any point along the
28th August promenade from Starr Gate at South Shore to Red Bank Road in Bispham. Ride the lights is not
a bike race, it’s a fun and FREE bike ride open to all. A great opportunity to get out and about on
your bike with both family and friends. Tel: 01253 478222.
7WEDNESDAY MORNING
Date/Time Venue Activity/Course
9am - 1pm Grange Park Sensory Room: An interactive sensory room experience. 0 - 19 years. Tel: 476480.
Monday to Friday Children’s Centre
9am - 3pm Bounce Play Grandparents Club: When you’re on babysitting duty why don’t you take them to Bounce?
Centre, Bispham Free tea/ coffee, newspapers/ magazines and good chat with other grandparents.
All Day, Every Day Palatine Leisure Palatine Leisure Centre’s 1km Cycle Track: available for hire to individuals or groups. Yellow
Centre Cycle Track bikes can be hired for use if you don’t have your own. £3 to residents with a leisure card &
£5 for non-residents.
10am - 11am Westminster Rock Pooling: Grab your bucket and fishing net and meet at Gynn Square for a morning of
1st August Children’s Centre / rock pooling. £1 per child. Please bring old shoes as you may get wet! Tel: 621703 for more
Gynn Square details.
10am - 3pm Baines Children’s Bowland Mobile Farm: Come and visit our travelling farm! Drop in between 10am and 3pm.
29th August Centre Lots of animals to feed and pet. Free hotdogs and refreshments available. Tel: 699085
10am - 11am Westminster Teddy Bears Picnic: Come and join us for our Teddy Bears Picnic, bring along a picnic and
8th August Children’s Centre your favourite teddy bear and join in the family fun! Tel: 621703
10.30am - 11.30am Moor Park Library Dan Worsley’s Spectacular Summer Storytelling Sessions: Join children’s author and
22nd August storyteller Dan as he performs a selection of his ever popular tales. Suitable for 5 - 11 years
and must be accompanied by an adult. Book on 478120.
10.30am - 12pm Revoe Children’s Things that Fly: A Family Learning Activity. Tel: 798016
8th August Centre
10.30am - 11.30am Revoe Library Mischievous Makes: Join our fun family sessions and make balloon cars, flingers and more!
15th August Suitable for children 5-11 years and all must be accompanied by an adult. Free but please
book. Tel: 478160
8WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING
Date/Time Venue Activity/Course
1pm & 4pm Blackpool Tower NEW SHOW FOR 2018 - 250 YEARS OF CIRCUS: Welcome to Mooky and Mr Boo’s Mammoth
Circus Circus Celebration here at The Blackpool Tower Circus! This year don’t just experience the
circus, be part of it as we invite you to celebrate 250 years of Circus. £14 per adult, £11.50
per child, £46 Family. Visit: www.blackpooltower.com
1pm - 2.30pm Revoe Children’s Big Messy Play: Making mess and having fun! For children up to 8 years. Tel: 798016
1st & 15th Aug Centre
1-2.30pm 8 & 22 Aug Revoe Children’s C Big Water Play: Lots of splashy fun for children up to 8 years. Tel: 798016
1pm - 2pm Stanley Park Canoeing Taster Session: For 8+ years. Junior £5, Adult £6. Call 01253 478474.
School Holidays
1.30pm - 2.30pm Talbot & Messy Play: Back by popular demand! Come join us for lots of messy fun! Please dress your
Brunswick CC child in clothes you don’t mind getting a little dirty. Tel: 951190.
1.30pm - 3pm Palatine Library Mischievous Makes: Join our fun family sessions and make balloon cars, flingers and more!
15th August Suitable for children 5-11 years and all must be accompanied by an adult. Free but please
book. Tel: 478050
1.30pm - 3pm Library @the Mischievous Makes: Join our fun family sessions and make balloon cars, flingers and more!
22nd August Grange (Boundary Suitable for children 5-11 years and all must be accompanied by an adult. Free but please
Library) book. Tel: 478270
1.30pm - 2.30pm Grange Park Petite Acting Academy: Themed interactive story and role playing sessions for 0-7 years.
25th Jul - 29th Aug Children’s Centre Tel: 476480.
2.30pm & 7.30pm Blackpool Winter Summer Holiday The Musical: A brand new production of the feel-good musical featuring
24th to 28th July Gardens Cliff Richard’s classic hits will tour the UK and it’s heading to Blackpool for one week only!
Tickets from £17 and are available at: www.wintergardensblackpool.co.uk
2.30pm Blackpool Winter Fame the Musical!: Based on the 1980 phenomenal pop culture film, Fame The Musical
13th - 18th August Gardens is the international smash hit sensation following the lives of students at New York’s High
School For Performing Arts. Call: 01253 625252 for tickets.
9THURSDAY MORNING
Date/Time Venue Activity/Course
9am - 1pm Grange Park Sensory Room: An interactive sensory room experience. 0 - 19 years. Tel: 476480.
Monday to Friday Children’s Centre
9am - 11am Westminster Baby Clinic: Come along to see the Health Visitor, get your baby weighed and general help or
Children’s Centre advice. Tel: 621703
9am - 10.45am Westminster Little Treasures Baby Group: A fun, sensory stay & play session for babies to explore new
Children’s Centre sights and textures. Tel: 621703
10am St Cuthbert’s Teddy Bear’s Picnic Party: Come along with your favourite teddy for the Summer picnic
30th August Children’s Centre party. Birth to 5 years, siblings welcome. Must book on 313201.
10am - 11.30am Grange Park Splish, Splash, Splosh!: Arts, crafts and water play for 0-7 years. Tel: 476480
26th July & 23rd Aug Children’s Centre
10am - 11.30am Moor Park Library Mischievous Makes: Join our fun family sessions and make balloon cars, flingers and more!
16th August Suitable for children 5-11 years and all must be accompanied by an adult. Free but please
book. Tel: 478120
10am - 12pm Baines Children’s Baby Weighing: Come along and get your baby weighed. A Health Visitor will also be
Centre available to support you with any queries. Call 699085 for details.
10.30am - 11.30am Layton Library Dan Worsley’s Spectacular Summer Storytelling Sessions: Join children’s author and
30th August storyteller Dan as he performs a selection of his ever popular tales. Suitable for 5 - 11 years
and must be accompanied by an adult. Book on 478145.
10am - 4pm Talbot & Space Sensory Room: open 10am until 4pm, feel feel to drop in! Tel: 951190
Brunswick
Children’s Centre
11am - 2pm Talbot & Holiday Kitchen: Holiday Kitchen offers fun wellbeing activities and healthy communal meals for
Throughout August Brunswick pre and primary aged children and their families during school holidays periods. Tel: 951190.
Children’s Centre
10THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Date/Time Venue Activity/Course
1pm & 4pm Blackpool Tower NEW SHOW FOR 2018 - 250 YEARS OF CIRCUS: Welcome to Mooky and Mr Boo’s Mammoth
Circus Circus Celebration here at The Blackpool Tower Circus! This year don’t just experience the
circus, be part of it as we invite you to celebrate 250 years of Circus. £14 per adult, £11.50
per child, £46 Family. Visit: www.blackpooltower.com
1.30pm - 2.30pm Revoe Children’s Baby Glow Worms: Baby move and music sessions. An opportunity to spend some 1:1 time
2nd & 9th Aug Centre with your baby including sensory play, music and movement. Suitable for babies pre-walking.
Tel: 798016
1.30pm - 2.30pm Revoe Children’s Baby Messy Play: There are activities available for babies to explore different textures,
16th August Centre smells and sounds while making a mess in a safe, fun environment….plus you don’t have to
clean up afterwards!! For babies under 1 year. Tel: 798016
1.30pm - 3pm Central Library Mischievous Makes: Join our fun family sessions and make balloon cars, flingers and more!
16th August Suitable for children 5-11 years and all must be accompanied by an adult. Free but please
book. Tel: 478080
1.30pm - 2.30pm Talbot & Petite Acting Academy: Your child will love this interactive drama and movement story
Brunswick telling sessions! Stickers for all participating children and Star of the Week award to the best
Children’s Centre performing Little Actor or Actress! Tel: 951190.
2.30pm North Pier Theatre Dick Whittington Pantomime: Join in this hilarious family pantomime this Summer!
Throughout the Seating is unreserved/general admission. Various dates available, book now at:
school holidays www.ticketsource.co.uk/blackpoolpiers
2.30pm & 7.30pm Blackpool Winter Summer Holiday The Musical: A brand new production of the feel-good musical featuring
24th to 28th July Gardens Cliff Richard’s classic hits will tour the UK and it’s heading to Blackpool for one week only!
Tickets from £17 and are available at: www.wintergardensblackpool.co.uk
11FRIDAY MORNING
Date/Time Venue Activity/Course
9am - 1pm Grange Park Sensory Room: An interactive sensory room experience. 0 - 19 years. Tel: 476480.
Monday to Friday Children’s Centre
9am - 5pm Palatine Leisure Ping! Table Tennis: Free table tennis sessions, simply turn up, book in at reception and play!
Centre For all ages. Tel: 478484.
9.30am - 10.15am St Paul’s Church Little Kickers: A fun, physical activity session for children. 18 months to 4 years. Tel: 621703
Hall, Egerton Rd
9.45am - 11.15am Revoe Park Family Park Playtime: with the Park Rangers, all ages welcome. Tel: 798016.
10th - 31st August
9.45am - 11.15am Revoe Park Little Explorers: Senses - help little ones explore the outside world. For more information
20th July talk to a Park Ranger on 478358
10am - 11.30am St Cuthbert’s Create and Make: Family creative sessions, come and get involved. 1-5 years, siblings
Children’s Centre welcome. Tel: 313201.
10am - 11.30am St Cuthbert’s Speech and Language Information Station: Communicate practitioners are here to offer
10th August Children’s Centre advice and support to develop your child’s speech, language and communication skills.
Tel: 313201.
10.30am - 11.30am Palatine Library Dan Worsley’s Spectacular Summer Storytelling Sessions: Join children’s author and
31st August storyteller Dan as he performs a selection of his ever popular tales. Suitable for 5 - 11 years
and must be accompanied by an adult. Book on 478050.
10.30am - 12pm Baines Children’s Family Fit 2 Go: 4 weekly sessions of fun and interactive physical activity. Everyone is
3rd Aug - 24th Aug Centre welcome to come long! Tel: 699085
11am - 2pm Grange Park The Farm: Farm animals, craft activities, games, bouncy castle and face painting. 0 - 19
31st August Children’s Centre years. Tel: 476480.
11am - 2pm Talbot & Bouncy Castles: Bouncing fun for little ones. Tel: 951190 for more details.
3rd August Brunswick CC
12FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING
Date/Time Venue Activity/Course
12.30pm - 2.30pm Revoe Children’s Revoe Summer Fun Day: Everyone welcome for a sunny funfilled day! Tel: 798016 for
27th July Centre information.
31st August Tower Festival Blackpool Illuminations Switch On Party!: Ella Eyre, Jonas Blue, Diversity, Club MTV DJs
Headland R3wire & Varski and MTV Presenter Becca Dudley join the line-up at Blackpool’s Tower
Festival Headland on Friday 31 August for what promises to be the most spectacular free
event in the resort’s calendar! Register here for a wristband: www.visitblackpool.com
2.30pm & 7.30pm Blackpool Winter Summer Holiday The Musical: A brand new production of the feel-good musical featuring
24th July - 28 July Gardens Cliff Richard’s classic hits will tour the UK and it’s heading to Blackpool for one week only!
Tickets from £17 and are available at: www.wintergardensblackpool.co.uk
6pm - 9pm Sports Barn, Sports Barn Activities: Free football sessions with Blackpool Community Trust in the Sports
Gorton Street Barn (behind the Children’s Centre). Tel: 951190.
7pm Sun Lounge, North Sunset Cinemas present The Goonies!: A sensational outdoor screening of the classic
20th July Pier family movie The Goonies on the North Pier! The party starts at 7pm with 70’s and 80’s
music and the film will start at approximately 8:30pm. Plus refreshments and food service.
You can even enjoy 70’s style cinema adverts before the movie! It’s like stepping back in
time!! Tel: 621452 to book
7pm Sun Lounge, North Sunset Cinemas present Labyrinth!: A sensational outdoor screening of the hit movie
10th August Pier LABYRINTH on the North Pier! Following on from last year’s cinema party nights there will
be another evening of disco and a movie under the stars in the Sun Lounge. Tel: 621452 to
book.
7.30pm Regent Cinema, Showing of the Karate Kid Movie (1984): Daniel (Ralph Macchio) moves to Southern
27th July Church Street California with his mother, Lucille (Randee Heller), but quickly finds himself the
target of a group of bullies who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo. £7.25 per person.
Book at : www.regentcinemablackpool.co.uk
13SATURDAY MORNING
Date/Time Venue Activity/Course
9am - 4pm All Blackpool Mischief Makers Summer Reading Challenge: Join any Blackpool Library from Saturday 14th
Throughout the 6 Libraries July. Read six books over the Summer Holidays to receive a certificate and a medal with
weeks holiday other prizes along the way!
10am - 5pm Blackpool Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours: Catch a non-stop Heritage Tram up to every 20 mins from
Every Sat and Sun Promenade 10am - 5pm every weekend and most UK school holidays. £3.50 per adult and £2 per child.
Visit: www.blackpoolheritage.com or call 209521.
All Day, Every Day Palatine Leisure Palatine Leisure Centre’s 1km Cycle Track: available for hire to individuals or groups. Yellow
Centre Cycle Track bikes can be hired for use if you don’t have your own. £3 (leisure card) & £5 non-residents.
10-5pm Tues - Sat Grundy Art Gallery COME ONE, COME ALL! A Celebration of Blackpool Tower Circus: A collaboration between
14th Jul - 8th Sep Blackpool Museum Project and the Grundy Art Gallery, this exhibition draws on the
internationally significant Blackpool Tower Circus collection, to explore the acts, the clowns
and the audiences of this iconic circus. Tel: 478170 for more information.
10am - 4.30pm Singleton Maize Wild Maze, A not so far Safari!: Navigate the gigantic maize maze with a special safari
21st Jul - 2nd Sept Maze theme this year! Family Ticket £25. Visit: www.singletonmaizemaze.co.uk
11am - 4pm The Green @ The Family Fun Day @the Grange: Free activities including a climbing wall. bouncy castle,
4th August Grange donkeys, live music and much more! Grand Raffle and Food Stalls on the day! Tel: 478301
12pm - 4pm Blackpool Winter Afternoon Tea at Blackpool Winter Gardens: Enjoy tea and cake in the historic Empress Grill
18th & 19th Aug Gardens Room. The cost is £11 per person. To book please call 01253 629748.
23rd - 28th Aug Stanley Park Love Parks Week: Celebrate, relax and enjoy your local green space. Protect, improve and
promote Stanley Park. Free Event. www.loveparks.org.
14SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING
Date/Time Venue Activity/Course
1pm & 4pm Blackpool Tower NEW SHOW FOR 2018 - 250 YEARS OF CIRCUS: Welcome to Mooky and Mr Boo’s
Circus Mammoth Circus Celebration here at The Blackpool Tower Circus! This year don’t just
experience the circus, be part of it as we invite you to celebrate 250 years of Circus. £14 per
adult, £11.50 per child, £46 Family. Visit: www.blackpooltower.com
1pm - 3pm Hounds Hill Harry the Hound’s Kids Club: Why don’t you bring your little ones along to Harry the
First Saturday of the Shopping Centre Hounds Kids Club? FREE fun activities for children of all ages! For more information go to
month - 4th August www.houndshillshoppingcentre.co.uk.
1pm - 4.50pm Blackpool Blackpool Air Show: Blackpool’s breath-taking Air Show is back for 2018. Watch planes
11th August Promenade and classic and modern take to the skies in Blackpool’s brilliant air show. Gasp at spectacular
Tower Festival wing walkers and admire some beautiful flying machines form the past and present - a
Headland marvellous family day out for young and old!
1pm St Bernadette’s Summer Strawberry Tea: Bispham with Norbreck Flower Club welcome you to their event
28th July Church Hall, with stalls, cakes, books, raffle, tombola, flowers, plants and entertainment by The Fylde
Bispham Ukelele Network. £6 entry. Call 01253 594585.
1pm - 4pm 21st July Gala Fields Carr Rd Bispham Gala 2018!: Gala procession plus all the fun of the fair and stalls.
1pm - 3pm Kincraig Lake Butterflies and Bees: How many wonderful insects can you discover? There are some great
28th July butterfly species on the pond trail - see how many you can find? Just turn up!
2.30pm & 7.30pm Blackpool Winter Summer Holiday The Musical: A brand new production of the feel-good musical featuring
24th July - 28 July Gardens Cliff Richard’s classic hits will tour the UK and it’s heading to Blackpool for one week only!
Tickets from £17 and are available at: www.wintergardensblackpool.co.uk
2.30pm Blackpool Winter Fame the Musical!: Based on the 1980 phenomenal pop culture film, Fame The Musical
13 Aug - 18 Aug Gardens is the international smash hit sensation following the lives of students at New York’s High
School For Performing Arts. Call: 01253 625252 for tickets.
8pm until late Kincraig Lake Bat and Moth Night: This is one of our most popular events, discover bats living in the
25th August Kincraig area. For all events please wear suitable clothing for outdoor / weather conditions.
15SUNDAY MORNING / AFTERNOON
Date/Time Venue Activity/Course
10am - 4pm Stanley Park, Longview Animal Centre Annual Dog Show: Classes include Waggiest Tail, Golden Oldie,
26th August Blackpool Cutest Puppy, Agility plus many more! Tombola, Raffle and Crafts too! Register on the day
from 10am. £2 per class per dog. Tel: 01253 703000 for more information.
10am - 4pm Stanley Park Classic Car Show: FREE event. Organised by Blackpool Vehicle Preservation Group. Tel:
26th August 07530190199 for more details.
10am - 5pm Blackpool Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours: Catch a non-stop Heritage Tram up to every 20 mins from
Every Sat and Sun Promenade 10am - 5pm every weekend and most UK school holidays. £3.50 per adult and £2 per child.
Visit: www.blackpoolheritage.com or call 209521.
11am - 4pm Little Marton Little Marton Windmill: Marvel at the inside of this building which is over 200 years old, and
29th Jul & 26th Aug Windmill, Clifton see the displays which take you back to its past. Email: committee@littlemartonwindmill.
Road org.uk.
1pm - 4.30pm Stanley Park 29th Jul - Rock ‘n’ Soul at the Bandstand: Free live entertainment in Stanley Park
29th July, 5th Aug & Bandstand 5th Aug - Love Cats at the Bandstand: Free live entertainment in Stanley Park this Summer!
12th Aug 12th Aug -Touch the Pearl at the Bandstand: Free live entertainment in Stanley Park
1pm - 4.50pm Blackpool Blackpool Air Show: Blackpool’s breath-taking Air Show is back for 2018. Watch planes
12th August Promenade and classic and modern take to the skies in Blackpool’s brilliant air show. Gasp at spectacular
Tower Festival wing walkers and admire some beautiful flying machines form the past and present - a
Headland marvellous family day out for young and old!
1pm & 4pm Blackpool Tower NEW SHOW FOR 2018 - 250 YEARS OF CIRCUS: Welcome to Mooky and Mr Boo’s
Circus Mammoth Circus Celebration here at The Blackpool Tower Circus! This year don’t just
experience the circus, be part of it as we invite you to celebrate 250 years of Circus. £14 per
adult, £11.50 per child, £46 Family. Visit: www.blackpooltower.com
2pm & 7pm North Pier Theatre Dinosaur Invasion!: Over 16 realistic Dinosaurs, puppets, animatronics from tiny baby
Throughout August hatchlings to a mighty T Rex and Gigantic Triceratops. It’s a fantastic family show followed
by a meet and great for everyone! Selfies welcome if you dare! Book now - various dates
available at www.ticketsource.co.uk/blackpoolpiers
16SUMMER PLAYSCHEMES
Date/Time Venue Activity/Course
8.30am - 5.30pm Blackpool Sports Sports Camps at Sport Blackpool: Action packed days for kids to have fun, learn new skills and
23 July - 31st Aug Centre stay active. Archery to Athletics, Fencing to Football, Bouldering to Badminton, every day is
different and great fun for all 5 -12 year olds. £18 per day. Call 478474 for more details.
7.30am - 6pm Highfield Highfield Nursery Summer Club: fun activities for children 1- 8 years. £21 (8am - 5pm) £12.50
Summer Holidays Nursery, (Half Day). Early start and late finish an extra £2.50. Call 01253 401774.
Highfield Rd
10am - 3pm Activity, Leisure A.L.S Holiday Club: Tuesdays / Wednesdays & Thursdays in August. For children with additional
1st Aug - 30th Aug Solutions, needs and their siblings. 4 - 19 years. 10am - 3pm. £10 per child inc lunch. Tel: 07540091300 to
Waterloo Rd book ASAP.
8.30am - 5.30pm St John’s CofE The Saints Holiday Club: Crafts, Outings, Competitions, Ipads, Sports, Indoor and Outdoor Fun &
23 Jul - 17th Aug School,Church St much more. Book your places on 07960 363386. £20 full day £15 half day.
8.30am - 4.30pm St Cuthbert’s Summer Holiday Club: Lots of fun indoor and outdoor activities for school aged children 4 years
23rd Jul - 31 Aug School upwards. Must book. £10 per day. Call Ian on 0775891269.
7.30am - 6pm Norbreck Norbreck Happy days Holiday Club: crafts, activities and games for school aged children. Call
23rd Jul - 3rd Sept Primary 853452 to book.
Academy
8am - 5pm Unity, Hawes Blackpool FC Community Trust Sports Camp: Fun, structured sessions with interactive games
23rd Jul- 24th Aug Side & Our Lady and activities for 5 - 14 year olds, £10 per day. Held at 3 different schools, call 348691 for more
Of Assumption details.
8.30am - 5.30pm Holy Family Holy Family Holiday Club: Children are offered the opportunity to take part in a wide range of
23rd Jul- 24th Aug Church Hall activities which inc: trips, sports, games, crafts and much more! Call 595762 to book.
9am - 3pm St Teresa’s Summer Holiday Club: Fun activities for 4 - 11 year olds. Bring your own packed lunch. £12 per
23 Jul - 17th Aug Primary School day. Book your place now on 01253 859621.
All Summer Various Various Blackpool Nurseries run Holiday Clubs throughout the Summer, please visit:
www.fyidirectory.co.uk for a full list.
17BLACKPOOL CHILDREN’S CENTRES
Children’s Centres
Baines Children’s Centre, Penrose Avenue, Blackpool 01253 699085
Westminster Children’s Centre, Westminster Road, Blackpool 01253 621703
Grange Park Children’s Centre, 31 Dingle Avenue, Blackpool 01253 476480
Kincraig Children’s Centre, Kincraig Road, Bispham 01253 354059
Mereside School & Children’s Centre, Langdale Road, Blackpool 01253 839739
Revoe Academy Children’s Centre, Grasmere Road, Blackpool 01253 798016
St Cuthbert’s Children’s Centre, Lightwood Ave, Blackpool 01253 313201
Talbot & Brunswick Children’s Centre, Gorton Street, Blackpool 01253 951190
Thames Academy Children’s Centre, Severn Road, Blackpool 01253 361981
The Together Centre, Woodlands School, Whitegate Drive, Blackpool 01253 476322
18BLACKPOOL ATTRACTIONS
ON TOP OF ALL OUR ACTIVITIES, YOU CAN VISIT THESE ATTRACTIONS ALL YEAR ROUND
The Blackpool Tower Central Promenade Tel: 622242 www.theblackpooltower.com
Bloomfield Road Stadium Bloomfield Road Tel: 405331 www.blackpoolfc.co.uk
Pleasure Beach Ocean Boulevard Tel: 0871 222 1234 www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com
Grundy Art Gallery Queen Street Tel: 478170 www.blackpool.gov.uk
The Grand Theatre Church Street Tel: 290190 www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk
Winter Gardens & Opera House Church Street Tel: 0844 8561111 www.blackpoollive.com
Sealife Centre Central Promenade Tel: 621258 www.visitsealife.com
Madame Tussauds Central Promenade Tel: 0871 282 9200 www.madametussauds.com
Blackpool Zoo East Park Drive Tel: 830830 www.blackpoolzoo.org.uk
Blackpool Model Village East Park Drive Tel: 763827 www.blackpoolmodelvillage.com
Sandcastle Waterpark South Beach Tel: 343602 www.sandcastle-waterpark.co.uk
Solaris Centre New South Promenade Tel: 478020 www.blackpool.gov.uk
The Oracle 49 St Annes Road Tel: 476691 www.blackpool.gov.uk
19If you would like further copies of the
Summer Family Guide 2018, please call the
Blackpool Family Information Service on
0800 092 2332 or visit our website:
www.fyidirectory.co.uk
Disclaimer Notice
The information contained in this booklet has been supplied by various promoters of the activities and
premises listed. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information and accept no responsibility for any error or
misrepresentation. All information was correct at the time of going to press.You can also read
