Blackpool Illuminations to be extended for another two months Blackpool’s annual Illuminations display is to be extended by two months for a second consecutive year. VisitBlackpool announced on Wednesday that the Illuminations season will start on Friday September 3 and run until Monday January 3, 2022. The two-month extension is intended to give the resort’s hard-hit tourism industry an added boost with the Covid-19 pandemic expected to cause further disruption over the first few months of the year. It was also revealed on Wednesday that the winter extension will be complemented by a significantly enhanced, resort-wide Christmas offer. Cabinet Member for Tourism and Culture for Blackpool Council, Cllr Gillian Campbell said: “Although last year’s extension was disrupted by tier restrictions and a second lockdown, all of the evidence showed that there was a huge appetite for the public to visit the Illuminations in a safe and enjoyable way.