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LIGHTPOOL FESTIVAL
21-31 OCTOBER 2026

Lightpool Festival 2019

11-26 October 2019

Lightpool Festival 2019

Welcome to The Lightpool Festival 2019

Blackpool’s award-winning Lightpool Festival returns for 2019, catapulting Blackpool’s town centre and glittering Golden Mile into the realms of light fantastic fantasy like you’ve never experienced before!

The 2019 Lightpool Festival invites you to immerse yourself in an extraordinary universe of spectacular live performance and art trail adventures. Enjoy our family friendly workshops, spellbinding interactive public talks and get up, close and personal with legendary storytellers Mama G and Garzagle the Post Alien from Pluto in our community led light themed activities and free family events.

Lightpool Festival 2019 Art Trail

Gaia

Measuring seven metres in diameter, Gaia features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the Earth’s surface*. The artwork provides the opportunity to see our planet on this scale, floating in three-dimensions.

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Brilliance

This light and sound show was the first of its kind in the UK. Based on a continuous ribbon spiralling in and out of the ground, its six metal arches criss-cross Birley Street with custom-designed luminaires.

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SUN

A world premiere, SUN is a partnership between public artist Alex Rinsler and Professor Robert Walsh, one of the UK’s leading solar physicists.

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A Trick of The Light

Exhibition with works by Brass Art, Mat Collishaw, Rachel Goodyear, Helen Maurer, Tim Noble and Sue Webster and items on loan from the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum at the University of Exeter.

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Critter Divided

An Illuminations' favourite from 2003 re-imagined in homage to Damien Hirst.

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When I Grow Up

Lightpool Festival in partnership with Primary Futures, have developed an exciting way for children in Year 5 Primary school to think about their future career potential.

Wavefield

Wave-Field is a series of eight giant see saws that light up and make music as you bounce.

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Stained Glass

Originally part of the Blackpool Illuminations ‘Leaded Lights’ road section, designed by Graham Ogden in 2004

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Tower Projections

Step into a magical world and experience the delightful charm of the Blackpool Tower Projections! Let yourself be captivated by the mesmerising display of lights, colours, and music that will transport you to a whimsical era full of vintage allure and soothing tunes.

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Portrait of Self

Portrait of self is a deliberately and stylishly surreal statement that suggests that the self-revelatory image of a self-portrait is not always as honest as it seems.

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Spiro

Spiro is a family friendly immersive walk-through sculptural tunnel of light experience. This 26m long magical experience is made of individually mapped LEDs that allow complex patterns to dance around the audience. Get your camera ready and remember the moment.

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Tiffany Umbrellas

The Tiffany Delights road section, originally designed in 1999 by Graham Ogden, reimagined to illuminate 16 umbrellas.

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Lightpool Festival 2019 Events

Carnival of The Lights 2019

To celebrate Blackpool’s unique tramway history, this Parade is a tribute to the rich heritage of our Illuminated Trams.

Carnival Magic 2019

An exhilarating menagerie of illuminated Carnival will hit the streets of Blackpool for an electrifying static showcase of music, puppetry and dance.

Talking Heads

Three large translucent heads - each about 2.5m tall - are magically animated by projections to make them appear to move, blink and almost come alive.

Late At The Library

Tonight, we are offering something a little different at Central Library, as we dim the lights, decorate the bookcases and bring you an evening of light engagement.

Pyronix presents Adonias

Belgian performance troupe Pyronix invite you to immerse yourself in a fantastic universe where fire is at the heart of an endless struggle.

Dance Around The World

Dance in the UKs most feted ballroom, under our earth, with Luke Jerram’s spectacular installation, Gaia.

Lightpool 2019 Engagement

Lumidogs 2019

Does your dog light up your life? Well now it’s time to return the favour! We are looking for the most ‘fur’bulous local dogs and owners to take part in our LumiDogs workshops.

Late At The Library

Tonight, we are offering something a little different at Central Library, as we dim the lights, decorate the bookcases and bring you an evening of light engagement.

When I Grow Up

Lightpool Festival in partnership with Primary Futures, have developed an exciting way for children in Year 5 Primary school to think about their future career potential.

Light Gallery