October in Blackpool: what's on | Blackpool Town Centre BID

October brings a packed calendar to Blackpool, with theatres, seafront venues and attractions across the resort hosting comedy, concerts, family shows and tribute nights throughout the month. Blackpool FC play at home several times, and the season is marked with fireworks, walks and festival events around the town. Halloween brings its own run of activity, from scare events and trials to family parties, rounding out a busy month for the resort.

1^st October- Guilty or not guilty? Jeremy Bamber the white house farm murders (Grand Theatre)

1^st-29^th October – VIVA! Voulez Vous (VIVA)

2^nd October – K-Pop Live! (Grand Theatre)

2^nd-3^rd October – Clubland Live Weekender (Winter Gardens)

2^nd – 3^rd October – Paul Smith ‘Happy’ (Opera House)

2^nd – 23rd October –Friday Night Laughs (Comedy Station)

2^nd – 30th October – Connections (Central Pier)

3rd– 31st October –VIVA Anthems (VIVA Blackpool)

3^rd October –Blackpool Glow Walk (Tower Festival Headland)

3rd– 31st October –Ken Webster! Outrageous Comedy Hypnotist (VIVA)

3^rd October –Anything for love (Grand Theatre)

3^rd October –Hurricane – The Ultimate Luke Combs Tribute (Central Pier)

4^th October –The Nutcracker (Grand Theatre)

4th– 31st October –Betty Legs Diamond & Zoe together again (Central Pier)

6^th October –Blackpool FC vs Crewe Alexandra at Bloomfield Road

6^th – 16th October –Britain’s Got Talent judge auditions (Winter Gardens)

6^th – 28th October –Kings & Queen of Rock Pop & Roll (Central Pier)

9^th October –Murder, she didn’t write (Grand theatre)

9^th October –Ready Steady 60s (VIVA)

10^th October –World Firework Championship (Tower Festival Headland)

10^th October –Jongleurs comedy & Variety (Central Pier)

10^th October –Nurse Georgie Carroll: Infectious (Grande Theatre)

10^th – 11th October –Blackpool Freestyle Championships (Winter Gardens)

17^th – 31st October –Journey to Hell (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)

11^th October –Dreamcoat Stars (Grande Theatre)

13^th October –The Forbidden Realm of Conspiracies: Uncovered (Grand Theatre)

14^th – 21st October –Megaslam Wrestling (VIVA)

15^th – 18th October –Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors (Grand Theatre)

15^th – 18th October –Horrible Histories: Awful Egyptians (Grand Theatre)

16^th October –Boyband in the buff! Staring Gareth Gates (VIVA)

17^th October –Cal Halbert 100 impressions in one hour (Central Pier Show)

17^th – 19th October –Blackpool Sequence Dance Festival (Winter Gardens)

17^th – 31st October –Journey to Hell (Pleasure Beach)

18^th October –Autumn Breaker (Stanley Park)

18^th – 31st October –Wizarding Wildlife School (Blackpool Zoo)

18^th October –Stuart Michael – Psychic Medium (VIVA)

20^th October –Blackpool FC vs MK Dons at Bloomfield Road

21^st – 31st October –Lightpool Festival (Blackpool Town Centre)

22^nd October –Halloween in Concert (Opera House)

23^rd October –The Eminem Show (VIVA)

23^rd October –Chris Ramsey (Opera House)

24^th October –Blackpool FC vs Mansfield Town at Bloomfield Road

24^th October –Alison Moyet (Opera House)

24^th October –The Greatest Musicals Singalong (Winter Gardens)

24^th October –Oasiz (Central Pier)

25^th October –The Phantoms – Starring Lee Mead 2026 (Grand Theatre)

27^th – 1st November – Heathers the musical (Grand Theatre)

27^th October – 19^th December –Venue Tours (Winter Gardens)

28^th October –Adam Garcia’s Emerald Storm (Opera House)

28^th – 31st October –Sweeney Todd (Winter Gardens)

29^th October –The Elo Show (Opera House)

30^th October –An Audinece with Rick Wakeman (Winter Gardens)

30^th October –Sins (Opera House)

31^st October –Halloween Family Party (The Tower)

31^st October –Levellers – LTL35 (Empress Ballroom)

31^st October – Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of the War of the Worlds (Opera House)

Take a look through the list above and start planning your October.