Johannes Rau ( Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia) and David Waddington,( Minister of State, the Home Office) Quayle (first woman councillor) Ĭast of Doctor Who: Tom Baker (in costume as The Doctor), Elisabeth Sladen and Ian Marter Ĭast of Coronation Street, switched on by Doris Speed For the 2023 Blackpool Illuminations the times of which the illuminations will be on will be revealed at a later dateĪudrey Mosson (Railway Queen of Great Britain)Ĭouncillor Mabel A.

Unusual hosts have included a Canberra bomber aircraft in 1969 and racehorse Red Rum in 1977. In subsequent years, hosts have predominantly been drawn from the world of entertainment with occasional appearances by sportspeople and political figures. For the first public ceremony, the honor was performed by Lord Derby. In 1934, the town began a tradition of marking the start of the festival by hosting a public figure to perform the inaugural switch-on of the lights. Founded in 1879 and held each autumn from August until November they are on for 66 nights a year. The Blackpool Illuminations is an annual lights festival with over one million light bulbs. The Blackpool Illuminations In 2009 with mermaids hanging each side of the lamp posts with decorative lights hanging in between them whilst the Blackpool Tower in the background is lit up gold

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