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The luxury Soul Weekender - 6 to 8 January
British Homing World Show of the Year 2011 - 21 to 22 January
Billy Connolly - the Man Live - 27 to 28 January. Billy Connolly returns to Blackpool f

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Blackpool FC v Middlesborough FC - 2 January
Blackpool FC v Crystal Palace - 21 January
Blackpool FC v Coventry City FC - 31 January

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Billy Connolly - The Man Live. Billy Connolly returns to Blackpool for two nights - 27 to 28 January
One Direction - The UK's most exciting new pop band. 18 January
Swan Lake - the greatest romantic ballet of all! This is an immortal love story filled with magic, emotion and beauty. 8 January
Dreamboats and Petticoats - 23 to 28 January
An Inspector Calls - 10 to 14 January
The Nutcracker - The most famous of fantasy ballets begins as night falls on Christmas Eve - 7 January

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CAMRA Beer Festival at Fleetwood - Around 120 beers, also ciders and perries to tickle your taste buds - 10 to 12 February.
Gold Soul - Northern Soul Allnighter - Northern Classics, Rare/Underplayed, Crossover-Modern Anthems - 12 February
Blackpool Magic Convention - The 59th year of the WORLD’S LARGEST MAGIC CONVENTION with dealers from all over the world, the British Magical Championships for Close-Up Magic and Stage Magic - 18 to 20 February.
Showzam - A festival of Circus, Magic and New Variety - 18 to 27 February

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Blackpool FC v West Ham United FC - 1 February
Blackpool FC v Aston Villa FC - 12 February
Blackpool FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC - 22 February
Great North West Half Marathon - Annual Event 2011 sees the 21st running of the event - 27 February

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Snow White - Blackpool & the Fylde's Childrens pantomime - 3 to 5 February.
Complete Stone Roses - One of the UK' finest tribute bands faithfully revives the hits of the Stone Roses, fittingly at The Winter Gardens where the band played their legendary 90' concert - 5 February.
Alexandra Burke - Alexandra Burke live in concert at Blackpool Opera House - 7 February.
Grimethorpe Colliery Band - The real stars of the hit movie Brassed Off, the Grimethorpe Colliery Band are celebrating the 15th anniversary of this classic film and the concerts reflects this with popular tracks from the movie - 12 February.
Mooky & Mr Booo's International Circus Carnival - A celebration of circus with a Latin flavour - 12 to 27 February
Up Pompeii - Up Pompeii is set in ancient Pompeii, pre-eruption and promises to be an ideal vehicle for Damian's talents for interacting with his audience in exactly the same way as Frankie Howerd did all those years ago - 14 to 17 February.
Carnival Ball - An evening of Parisian styled entertainment in the opulent surroungs of the Tower Ballroom for the 4th Annual Carnival Ball - 19 February.
Ghosts and Magic - This is a show around the mystery of ghosts and magic. It will take you on a trip into the dark sides of magic. Do you belive in Ghosts and Magic? - 19 February.
Julian Smith - Julian Smith's distinctive soprano saxophone sound has been heard all over the world on Sony's Classic Chillout Series, under his previous stage name Joolz Gianni - 21 to 22 February.
Variety by the sea on the promenade - The group has recently appeared on BBC Radio 4 tying up Evan Davis Houdini style on the flagship Today Programme and performing stunts on ITV1 with Alan Titchmarsh - 23 to 27 February.
Jongleurs Blackpool - In what is an exciting year for the brand, with a £2m investment planned for new clubs throughout the country, Jongleurs Blackpool will open at The Winter Gardens - 25 to 26 February.
The Crack - Miss Bahave returns to Blackpool with her sensational Edinburgh Festival show - The Crack - 25 to 26 February.
Elaine Paige - Award-winning musical theatre star, multi-platinum recording artist and popular BBC radio presenter, returns to the concert stage in 2011 - 25 February.
The circus of horrors, the 4 chapters from hell - Beginning in a French Asylum the inmates are liberated and become the performers in the show. The lunatics however turn on their liberator and slaughter him & the other wardens - 27 February.

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Blackpool Chess Conference - Annual event with over £8,000 in prizes. Britains largest weekend chess tournament - 11 to 13 March.

Festival of Hair and Beauty - Britain's biggest and best hair and beauty events will take over the famous Winter Gardens. Organisers estimate that 15,000 people will attend the 2011 event - 12 to 14 March.

Sporting Events:

Blackpool FC v Chelsea FC - 5 March

Entertainment

S4K's Amidsummer night's dream - Fairies and fun, royalty and romance, magic and misunderstandings: A Midsummer Night's Dream has them all - 1 March to 2 March.

Plan B - The undeniable breakout star of 2010 gets ready to announce his march tour, playing 8 dates around the country and taking in his biggest ever show at London's O2 arena - 4 March.

Let me entertain you - The Stage Show is the world's only touring production show of its kind. It is an International Stage Show celebrating the music of the Stoke-on-Trent born superstar - 5 March.

The solid silver 60s show - The UK’s original and premier 60s show is back once again! - 8 March.

The Dubliners - The Dublin Experience - There are no musical barriers where The Dubliners are concerned - 11 March.

The Australian Pink Floyd Show - The Australian Pink Floyd Show have, over the past twenty years, developed into one of the best and most watched rock shows on the planet - 12 March.

Sally Morgan - Psychic Sally: On the road - Fresh from her new TV Series - ‘Psychic Sally On The Road’ on LIVING TV, Britain’s best loved celebrity psychic, Sally Morgan returns by overwhelming public demand - 12 March.

Joe Brown in Concert - The year 2008 marked Joe Brown's 50th year as a professional entertainer and he truly is one of this country's best loved, enduring, and most acclaimed musicians - 13 March.

Kate Rusby - Kate Rusby has become one of Britain’s foremost music artists, whether performing songs from the country’s rich music tradition or her own intuitive selfpenned material - 20 March.

Beyond the Barricade - Now established as the UK's favourite musical theatre concert, Beyond the Barricade is one of the country's most successful touring shows, receiving huge critical acclaim wherever it appears - 22 March.

Romeo and Juliet - A thirty year grand celebration - Join us at the Grand Theatre for the highlight of our 30 year celebration with the Russian State Ballet and Orchestra of Sibera performing Romeo and Juliet - 23 March.

The Drifters - Fay Treadwell's original The Drifters are one of the biggest-selling and longestserving bands of all-time - 24 March.

Ken Dodd: The Happiness Show - The longest stand-up comedy routine ever returns to the Grand Theatre. Now in his 52nd year of playing to sell-out crowds in the sea-side town of Blackpool. Expect an evening full of plumptiousness from the professor of Giggleology - 26 March.

Pop goes the 80's - Celebrate this sensational decade. From the birth of electro-pop, through the age of soft rock to the flamboyance of the new romantics - 27 March.


Thriller Live - THRILLER Live is a spectacular concert specially created to celebrate the incredible career of the World’s Greatest Entertainer - Michael Jackson - 28 March to 2 April.

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