# Events & Things To Do In Blackpool on 23rd May 2026

- **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Blackpool on 23rd May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.
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## About

Discover the best events and activities in Blackpool on 23rd May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.

## Events in Blackpool

- **Event Name**: Man In The Mirror
  - **Description**: Join us for a Thriller of an evening, as we celebrate the legendary music of the KING OF POP.

This is the “Man in the Mirror” – The brand new must-see, electrifying tribute concert to Michael Jackson.

Starring CJ, one of the world’s greatest Michael Jac
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  - **Date**: Sat May 23 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blackpool/man-in-the-mirror/200028132171549
  - **Venue**: Winter Gardens Blackpool
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, music, concerts, performances, workshops, live-music, art
- **Event Name**: Blofest 2026 (Part 1!)
  - **Description**: Joey Blower returns for his 31st season across the May Bank Holiday weekend!

Sat 23rd / Sun 24th May 2026 - 2 Full Days Across The Bank Holiday!

🎉 May Bank Holiday next year is about one thing... BLOFEST 2026!

👑 The King of Comedy – Joey Blower Back by
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  - **Date**: Sat May 23 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sun May 24 2026 at 12:00 am (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blackpool/blofest-2026-part-1/200028999170123
  - **Venue**: 3 Church Street, FY1 1HJ Blackpool, United Kingdom
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  - **Categories**: bank-holiday, holiday, comedy, music, live-music, art, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Ultrabeat in
  - **Description**: 🎶 Get Ready for Ultrabeat Live at North Pier Blackpool on Saturday, May 23, 2026! 🎶
This is not just a concert—it's a moment you'll talk about for years. Ultrabeat is set to light up North Pier Blackpool with their
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  - **Date**: Sat May 23 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat May 23 2026 at 04:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blackpool/ultrabeat-in/3300029326129214
  - **Venue**: North Pier Blackpool
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  - **Categories**: Concerts, Music, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: Comedy Carpet Soul Weekender 2026
  - **Description**: Benisoul Northern Soul Weekender on the Comedy Carpet Blackpool 2026 with live music DJs and dancing all weekend Raising funds with soul Dont miss it
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  - **Date**: Sat May 23 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun May 24 2026 at 05:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blackpool/comedy-carpet-soul-weekender-2026/300041043626
  - **Venue**: Comedy Carpet
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  - **Categories**: Music, comedy, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: BTID Pier on the Pier 2026 (The Big One)
  - **Description**: Kick start your 2026 festival season with us as we return to Blackpool's famous North Pier for the ultimate dance music weekenderArtistsAndy WhitbyRob TisseraDavid RustKutskiLisa Pin-Up
  - **Date**: Sat May 23 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sun May 24 2026 at 10:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blackpool/btid-pier-on-the-pier-2026-the-big-one/300041588095
  - **Venue**: The North Pier Blackpool
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  - **Categories**: festivals, art
- **Event Name**: House Of Drag Bingo | Blackpool
  - **Description**: Where bingo meets RuPaul-level glamour, comedy, and pure WEST END CHAOS!About this Event✨ HOUSE OF DRAG ✨Where bingo meets RuPaul-level glamour,
  - **Date**: Sat May 23 2026 at 09:00 pm – Sun May 24 2026 at 12:00 am (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blackpool/house-of-drag-bingo-|-blackpool/100001985471722369
  - **Venue**: Mecca Bingo Blackpool
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  - **Price**: GBP 18 to 19
  - **Categories**: comedy, Sports, Workshops
- **Event Name**: Johnny Boy Live At Blackpool, The Soul Suite. Saturday 23rd May 2026
  - **Description**: Johnny Boy Is Back at The Soul Suite Blackpool 23rd May 2026 On Stage 4.30pm, Plus Resident DJ
Get Your Dancing Shoes On
Johnny is as much Bolton as Trotters and Tripe. Johnny is a down-to-earth, friendly Lancashire lad, and is non-stop 100mph on stage. H
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  - **Date**: Sat May 23 2026 at 04:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blackpool/johnny-boy-live-at-blackpool-the-soul-suite-saturday-23rd-may-2026/200029771179140
  - **Venue**: SoulSuite Blackpool
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  - **Categories**: art, music, reggae, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Iffy Clyro and Kings of the Stone Age
  - **Description**: Come along for an awesome night of the best UK tributes to Biffy Clyro and Queens of the Stone Age
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  - **Date**: Sat May 23 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blackpool/iffy-clyro-and-kings-of-the-stone-age/200029478456330
  - **Venue**: Waterloo FY4
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- **Event Name**: Black Thursday
  - **Description**: 📍Concert Room
Welcoming to the concert room stage Black Thursday performing some greatest hits on Saturday the 23rd of May! 🎸🎶🎤
  - **Date**: Sat May 23 2026 at 07:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blackpool/black-thursday/200029856214312
  - **Venue**: Oxford Square, Blackpool FY4 4DR 01253 762856, Blackpool
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  - **Categories**: Entertainment, Concerts, Music, performances
- **Event Name**: Day of Dance
  - **Description**: Join us on May 23rd for A Day of Dance with Angela Murray 
Full details 👇👇 
More information finalising details coming in the new year...
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  - **Date**: Sat May 23 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sun May 24 2026 at 12:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blackpool/day-of-dance/200029335365432
  - **Venue**: Holy Trinity Memorial Hall
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- **Event Name**: A Day Of Dance !
  - **Description**: more details to follow !
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  - **Date**: Sat May 23 2026 at 12:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blackpool/a-day-of-dance/200029289946547
  - **Venue**: Holy Trinity Church
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- **Event Name**: Exhibition Tour: Spring Programme
  - **Description**: Explore the spring programme at Grundy Art Gallery through Audio Description.About this EventDate: Saturday 23rd MayTime: 11am - 12pm Suitable for all ages, children must be accompanied by an adult.
  - **Date**: Sat May 23 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat May 23 2026 at 12:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blackpool/exhibition-tour-spring-programme/100001985280702022
  - **Venue**: Grundy Art Gallery
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: exhibitions, art, fine-arts, magic-show

## Trending Events in Blackpool

- **Event Name**: 2026 BLACKPOOL AIR SHOW
  - **Description**: The famous Blackpool Airshow returns in 2026 on the 8th and 9th August! Prepare to be amazed as some of the world’s finest aviators take to the skies in spectacular fashion!
  - **Venue**: Blackpool seafront
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- **Event Name**: Blackpool 80s Weekender
  - **Description**: Blackpool is about to become the ultimate destination for 80s music fans in the North West, as the first Blackpool 80s Weekender takes over the iconic Winter Gardens on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 September 2026.

Spanning two unforgettable days, this is se
  - **Venue**: Winter Gardens Blackpool
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- **Event Name**: Blackpool Airshow 2026
  - **Description**: 🛩🚁✈️The Blackpool Air Show 2026 is officially scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 8 and Sunday, August 9, 2026. This highly popular, free event will feature a wide array of military and civilian aircraft performing over the iconic Blackpool seafro
  - **Venue**: Blackpool Promenade
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- **Event Name**: Pride Street Party Blackpool
  - **Description**: 🚧🚧🚧🚧🚧🚧🚧🚧🚧🚧🚧🚧🚧🚧🚧🚧
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S a v e  t h e  d a t e Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th June 2026 for the Lord Street Blackpool Gay Village Free Pride Street Party 2026… 
▪️Big acts ▪️Str
  - **Venue**: Lord Street
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- **Event Name**: 2026 Betfred World Matchplay Darts - 2 x Quarter Final Tickets
  - **Description**: World Matchplay Darts 2 x Quarter Final🎉 Prepare to be amazed at 2026 Betfred World Matchplay Darts - 2 x Quarter Final Tickets, the most anticipated gathering of the season! 🌟 Set against the stunning backdrop of Blackpool Winter
  - **Venue**: Blackpool Winter Gardens
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- **Event Name**: The Enemy | Blackpool, Winter Gardens
  - **Description**: Scruff of the Neck presentsThe EnemyYoung gunslingers from the British Midlands who bring together the potent swagger of Oasis with the nervy passion of the Jam, the Enemy became one of the U.K.'s most talked about new bands of 2007 on the basis of a pair
  - **Venue**: Winter Gardens Blackpool
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- **Event Name**: Alfie Boe at Blackpool Opera House
  - **Description**: ✨ Embark on an extraordinary journey at Alfie Boe at Blackpool Opera House, where every moment promises to be unforgettable! 🌟 Imagine of transforming Blackpool Opera House in the heart of Blackpool,
  - **Venue**: Blackpool Opera House
- **Event Name**: Limp Biscuit and Evanescent in Blackpool
  - **Description**: 🎤 Experience Limp Bizkit Live at The Waterloo Music Bar on Saturday, September 12, 2026! 🎤
The countdown has begun! Limp Bizkit is taking over The Waterloo Music Bar on Saturday, September 12, 2026,
  - **Venue**: The Waterloo Music Bar
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- **Event Name**: Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals
  - **Description**: ★★★★ The Daily Telegraph

Strictly The Professionals returns — bigger, bolder, and more breathtaking than ever.

Take 11 world-class professional dancers from the hit TV series Strictly Come Dancing, a sensational live band, and powerhouse vocalists. Add
  - **Venue**: Winter Gardens Blackpool
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Blackpool?
  - **A:** Man In The Mirror (Sat May 23 2026 at 07:30 pm at Winter Gardens Blackpool), Blofest 2026 (Part 1!) (Sat May 23 2026 at 12:00 pm at 3 Church Street, FY1 1HJ Blackpool, United Kingdom), Ultrabeat in (Sat May 23 2026 at 02:00 pm at North Pier Blackpool), Comedy Carpet Soul Weekender 2026 (Sat May 23 2026 at 11:00 am at Comedy Carpet), BTID Pier on the Pier 2026 (The Big One) (Sat May 23 2026 at 01:00 pm at The North Pier Blackpool).
- **Q**: What are the top free events in Blackpool?
  - **A:** Exhibition Tour: Spring Programme (Sat May 23 2026 at 11:00 am at Grundy Art Gallery).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Blackpool?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Blackpool on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Blackpool?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Blackpool?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Blackpool include Winter Gardens Blackpool, 3 Church Street, FY1 1HJ Blackpool, United Kingdom, North Pier Blackpool.
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Blackpool?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Blackpool range from GBP 18 to GBP 19. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Blackpool?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Blackpool include Winter Gardens Blackpool, Viva Blackpool, Melody Mapper.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Blackpool?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Blackpool.

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