What time do Blackpool Illuminations come on today? Find out with our handy guide to daily switch on times for 2026. With our handy table, you’ll know just when to head to the seafront. Why don’t you bookmark it?
Blackpool Illuminations Daily Switch on Times 2026
Friday 4 September 2026 to Sunday 3 January 2027
These are the official daily lighting up times for when Blackpool Illuminations switch on and off each day during the 2026 season. Find information about the Switch On Event here. Times correct at date of publication, please double check before travelling
| Date | Day | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22/10/2026 inc Lightpool Festival | Thursday | 6.30pm | 10.30pm |
| 23/10/2026 inc Lightpool Festival | Friday | 6.30pm | 12.00am |
| 24/10/2026 inc Lightpool Festival | Saturday | 6.30pm | 12.00am |
| 25/10/2026 inc Lightpool Festival | Sunday* | 5.30pm | 10.30pm |
| 26/10/2026 inc Lightpool Festival | Monday | 5.30pm | 10.30pm |
| 27/10/2026 inc Lightpool Festival | Tuesday | 5.30pm | 10.30pm |
| 28/10/2026 inc Lightpool Festival | Wednesday | 5.30pm | 10.30pm |
| 29/10/2026 inc Lightpool Festival | Thursday | 5.30pm | 10.30pm |
| 30/10/2026 inc Lightpool Festival | Friday | 5.30pm | 12.00am |
| 31/10/2026 inc Lightpool Festival | Saturday | 5.30pm | 12.00am |
| 01/11/2026 | Sunday | 5.30pm | 10.30pm |
| 02/11/2026 | Monday | 5.15pm | 10.30pm |
| 03/11/2026 | Tuesday | 5.15pm | 10.30pm |
| 04/11/2026 | Wednesday | 5.15pm | 10.30pm |
| 05/11/2026 | Thursday | 5.15pm | 10.30pm |
| 06/11/2026 | Friday | 5.15pm | 12.00am |
| 07/11/2026 | Saturday | 5.15pm | 12.00am |
| 08/11/2026 | Sunday | 5.15pm | 10.30pm |
| 09/11/2026 | Monday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 10/11/2026 | Tuesday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 11/11/2026 | Wednesday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 12/11/2026 | Thursday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 13/11/2026 | Friday | 5.00pm | 12.00am |
| 14/11/2026 | Saturday | 5.00pm | 12.00am |
| 15/11/2026 | Sunday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 16/11/2026 | Monday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 17/11/2026 | Tuesday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 18/11/2026 | Wednesday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 19/11/2026 | Thursday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 20/11/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Friday | 5.00pm | 11.00pm |
| 21/11/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Saturday | 5.00pm | 11.00pm |
| 22/11/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Sunday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 23/11/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Monday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 24/11/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Tuesday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 25/11/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Wednesday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 26/11/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Thursday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 27/11/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Friday | 5.00pm | 11.00pm |
| 28/11/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Saturday | 5.00pm | 11.00pm |
| 29/11/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Sunday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 30/11/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Monday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 01/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Tuesday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 02/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Wednesday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 03/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Thursday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 04/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Friday | 5.00pm | 11.00pm |
| 05/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Saturday | 5.00pm | 11.00pm |
| 06/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Sunday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 07/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Monday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 08/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Tuesday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 09/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Wednesday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 10/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Thursday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 11/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Friday | 5.00pm | 11.00pm |
| 12/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Saturday | 5.00pm | 11.00pm |
| 13/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Sunday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 14/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Monday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 15/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Tuesday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 16/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Wednesday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 17/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Thursday | 5.00pm | 10.30pm |
| 18/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Friday | 4.30pm | 11.00pm |
| 19/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Saturday | 4.30pm | 11.00pm |
| 20/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Sunday | 4.30pm | 10.30pm |
| 21/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Monday | 4.30pm | 10.30pm |
| 22/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Tuesday | 4.30pm | 10.30pm |
| 23/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Wednesday | 4.30pm | 10.30pm |
| 24/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Thursday | 4.30pm | 10.30pm |
| 25/12/2026 | Friday | 4.30pm | 11.00pm |
| 26/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Saturday | 4.30pm | 11.00pm |
| 27/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Sunday | 4.30pm | 10.30pm |
| 28/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Monday | 4.30pm | 10.30pm |
| 29/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Tuesday | 4.30pm | 10.30pm |
| 30/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Wednesday | 4.30pm | 10.30pm |
| 31/12/2026 Christmas by the Sea | Thursday | 4.30pm | 00:30am Friday |
| 01/01/2027 Christmas by the Sea | Friday | 4.30pm | 11.00pm |
| 02/01/2027 Christmas by the Sea | Saturday | 4.30pm | 11.00pm |
| 03/01/2027 Christmas by the Sea | Sunday | 4.30pm | 11.00pm |
* Clocks go back
These are official times, provided by Blackpool Council Illuminations department
Earlier Daily Switch On Times
The time when the Illuminations come on and go off varies slightly throughout the weeks and months. They’re on longer at weekends and each week lighting up time gets slightly earlier, as it gets dark earlier and the nights get longer. Think about it in blocks of a week. When there’s a time change it’s from Friday night until the following Thursday.
- At the end of British Summer Time, when the clocks go back an hour at the end of October, the Lights are turned on at 5pm.
- From mid December the lights come on at 4.30pm, for Christmas by the Sea!
Switch On Night is always on the Friday at the end of August bank holiday week. Traditionally the Illuminations always used to finish on the last weekend of October half term. An extra week was added in 2014 and was so successful that it was continued. Then the Lights were extended right the way through Christmas and the New Year – through Lightpool, then Christmas by the Sea!
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Autumn and the Illuminations
In the late months of summer into Autumn you’ll enjoy walking around on warm evenings, looking at the bright lights. Stop for a bucket of candy floss and enjoy all the lovely seaside sights, sounds and smells.
As the weather gets colder, a trip to the seaside in the cool autumn air is a must! We all enjoy going out on the promenade, wrapped up in warm winter clothes, enjoying the brilliant Blackpool Illuminations and making memories for the future.
With our handy table of daily switch on times, you’ll know just when to head to the seafront. Don’t forget to bookmark it!
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