Free Blackpool Lightpool Festival to be extended for half-terms
The festival, which is staged across a range of indoor and outdoor venues, coincides with the Blackpool Illuminations.Last year's Lightpool boasted 22 artworks and projection shows, including installations from France, Finland and Spain.The resort's main thoroughfare - the Golden Mile - featured 21 neon lighting features designed by TV's Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, a trio of huge jellyfish on the promenade, and an illuminated Carnival inside the Tower Ballroom.Supported by Arts Council England, the art trail will be illuminated every evening from 18:00 to 22:00.
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