The Lights

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The Lights is the popular nickname for Blackpool Illuminations, the famous annual seaside light festival that transforms the English resort town of Blackpool into a major nighttime attraction.

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instanceOf annual light festival ⓘ
nickname ⓘ
public event ⓘ
seaside resort town ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
admissionFee free ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Blackpool Illuminations ⓘ
approximateLength 10 kilometres ⓘ
6 miles ⓘ
attracts millions of visitors annually ⓘ
country England ⓘ
England ⓘ
culturalRole iconic symbol of Blackpool as a resort ⓘ
economicImpact major boost to local tourism ⓘ
eventType light festival ⓘ
featureOf Blackpool Illuminations ⓘ
features LED lighting ⓘ
animated light displays ⓘ
projection mapping in some years ⓘ
sponsored displays ⓘ
themed light sections ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the earliest large-scale electric light displays ⓘ
inception 1879 ⓘ
lightingTechnology LED lamps ⓘ
fluorescent lamps ⓘ
incandescent lamps ⓘ
locatedIn Blackpool, Lancashire, England ⓘ
Lancashire ⓘ
location Blackpool ⓘ
notableFor celebrity guest switching on the lights ⓘ
decorative light tableaux ⓘ
illuminated seafront ⓘ
illuminated trams ⓘ
large-scale outdoor light displays ⓘ
openingEvent Switch-On ceremony ⓘ
operatedBy Blackpool Council ⓘ
primaryTransportExperience driving or riding along the seafront ⓘ
refersTo Blackpool Illuminations ⓘ
region North West England ⓘ
runsAlong Blackpool Promenade ⓘ
Blackpool seafront ⓘ
season autumn ⓘ
slogan The greatest free light show on earth ⓘ
timeOfDay nighttime ⓘ
tourismCategory seaside attraction ⓘ
typicalEndMonth November ⓘ
typicalStartMonth August ⓘ
uses electric lights ⓘ

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