Dating in Blackpool
In shortBlackpool is the big seaside resort, with the Tower, piers and a long promenade. It can be loud, but it is also fun and does not take itself too seriously. An evening walk under the lights is an easy, cheerful date.
A first date idea
Blackpool Illuminations
More than a million lights switch on along the seafront each autumn, and seeing them is free. The 2026 switch-on was on Friday 4 September, which Visit Blackpool calls the biggest night in the town's calendar.
Source: Visit Blackpool: Blackpool Illuminations switch-on, checked 8 November 2026
Walk the seafront under the Illuminations on an autumn evening.
For more ideas, read lancaster and Morecambe dates or rainy-day dates in Lancashire.
