29 August - 2 November 2008
The Blackpool Illuminations consist of almost every kind of light display you can imagine: lasers, neon, light bulbs, fibre optics, searchlights and floodlighting. There are set pieces made out of wood studded with light bulbs: the characters and objects portrayed seem to move by way of winking lights. Three-dimensional illuminated scenes are also popular. There are over 500 road features attached to lamp posts linked together with festoon lighting. Strings of lights along the structure of buildings pick out landmarks in luminous detail you can always make out the Tower and the Pleasure Beach rides in this way.
Take a tram for a grandstand view arguably the best way to see this electrical extravaganza.
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