20th-28th October Lightpool Festival Blackpool Blackpool’s award-winning Lightpool Festival is returning this October half-term with two weeks of extraordinary free entertainment. The Festival will provide an amazing mix of live performance and light-based art installations, including a replica planet Earth in The Blackpool Tower Ballroom; the world premiere of a large-scale Sun in the Winter Gardens and a display of giant illuminated see-saws in the town centre. The programme also includes the return of the Carnival of the Lights; Carnival Magic, featuring a menagerie of illuminated characters; a glow-in-the-dark children’s football tournament; fire and light-based shows; 3D projections on to the front of Blackpool Tower building; and a town centre art trail. For Further details www.visitblackpool.com/ Checkout Blackpool Pleasure Beach throught October Lots of freaky fun for all the Family plus entertainment at the hub. For further details visit www.blackpoolpleasurebeach. com/show-events/ Raring2go! WHAT’S ON 20 What’s On for 2023 continued Autumn half-term: 23-27 OCT, 2023 Halloween pumpkin picking around our area We have found a few of the places you can go and pick your own in and around our area... Get in the spooky spirit and grab your wellies! wrap up warms, and get ready to pick the perfect pumpkin straight from the patch. We have found a few of the places you can go and pick your own in and around Lancashire... Croston Pumpkin is open every weekend throughout October from 8am until 4pm. There is no need to book and you can just turn up. Where to find it: Highfield Road, Croston, Lancashire PR26 9HH Pick your own pumpkin is coming to Farington Moss. Don’t forget your wellies!!! For further updates visit www.facebook.com/pickyourownpumpkinonthemoss/ Windmill Animal Farm Farmer Matt and Team, planted over 23,000 plants in their pumpkin fields, and they will be ready for your Halloween harvest this October. It is open everyday from October 7th to October 29th but booking essential. Where to find it: Fish Lane, Burscough, L40 1UQ Roby Mill Pumpkin Patch Open fron the 6th October and as the same as previous years, It’s booking only. Dogs are welcome, but must be kept on leads and any mess cleaned up.Wellies are recommended and it’s cash only. You can book via their FB: www.facebook.com/ robymillpumpkinpatch/ Where to find it: Johnsons Farm, Lafford Lane, Upholland, WN8 0QY Bradshaws Farm Shop- Just off the A6, Bradshaws Farm Shop is hosting a pick your own pumpkin throught October. They have grown a few thousand pumpkins and squashes in a number of varieties on their three patches. To book online www.bradshawsfarmshop.co.uk/book-online Wheel barrows are available and wellies are recommended. For further details where to find it: Prospect Farm Garstang By Pass Road, Preston PR3 0LP Church View Farm- Families are invited to the farm’s annual pick your own pumpkin field. Dogs are welcome to tag along too as long as they are kept on the lead and you clean up after them. There will be hot food and drink truck, ice cream van and fairground. To book online www.churchviewfarm.co.uk/ Where to find it: Southport Road, Lydiate, L31 4HJ
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