Blackpool Illuminations

Alice in Wonderland with the Cheshire Cat (Lit Up).

Blackpool Illuminations is an annual Lights Festival, founded in 1879 and first switched on 19 September that year, held each autumn in the English seaside resort of Blackpool on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire.

Also known locally as The Lights or The Illuminations, they run each year for sixty-six days, from late August until early November at a time when most other English seaside resorts' seasons are coming to an end. Dubbed as "the greatest free light show on earth",they are 6 miles (10 km) long and use over one million bulbs. The display stretches along the Promenade from Starr Gate at the south end of the town to Bispham in the north.

In 2013 the Illuminations were meant to shine from 30 August to 3 November.However on 14 March 2013 it was announced that they had been extended by a week shining until 10 November making it the first time ever the Illuminations will shine for 73 days.

Sources

• Blackpool Illuminations at Wikipedia.

Gallery

Alice in Wonderland at the Mad Hatter's Tea Party (Lit Up).

Alice in Wonderland with the Caterpillar (Lit Up).

Alice with the cat.

With the caterpillar.

Playing Cards.