In addition to the free-to-use skating rink, this year’s village will include festive light installations, themed log cabins with food, drink and gifts and artificial snowfalls. 

It will also see a variety of themed children’s attractions, exciting thrill rides including a 100ft-long snow slide, and an aerial swing ride, the Star Flyer. This year will also see the return of a German Swing Grill, Snow Dome Waltzers, a Helter-Skelter slide and Ice Breaker thrill ride. New to the site this year will be a Christmas themed Fun House, set over three floors this new attraction will feature spinning barrels and discs, shuffle boards and special lighting effects.

Christmas By The Sea will be complemented by a full Illuminations display along the seafront after VisitBlackpool announced earlier this year that the Illuminations would once again be extended by two months to run until January 4 2026.

The staging of the village is in association with Blackpool Council and Triangle Attractions.

Cllr Lynn Williams, Leader of Blackpool Council, added: 

Throughout the Christmas By The Sea season, people will be able to park for four hours at many Blackpool Council car parks for just £2, this year the offer includes both Talbot and Central Multi-Storey Car Parks.

The event will be opened at a special celebration that will take place early evening on Friday 21 November. More details to follow.

Don’t forget, there is still plenty more free entertainment to look forward to in Blackpool over the coming weeks and months:

Supported by Arts Council England, it will include the premiere of 12 new artworks never seen before in the UK as well as projection shows and live performance including the return of the hugely popular Carnival Magic in the Tower Ballroom.

For more information and updates, including opening times of the rink and other attractions go to: www.visitblackpool.com/cbts.