39 retro Blackpool pictures of nights out in the 90s and 00s from Mad Fridays to Christmas Tree Balls
If there’s one thing Blackpool knows how to do, it’s party – especially at Christmas
By Claire Lark
Published 16th Dec 2022, 15:45 BST
Updated 9th Feb 2024, 12:50 BST
These fabulously festive pictures tap into the archives right back to 1996 and show people having the time of their lives in clubs, at work parties and the Christmas Tree Ball at Blackpool Tower. They hadn’t coined the phrase Mad Friday back then but the dates of the photos show that many were taken on that final Friday before Christmas Eve, traditionally the most favoured night for a Christmas do. You are bound to know someone…
Blackpool Sailors Phil Nicholson, Gregg Cook, Mike Sharp, Chris Heywood, Nick Slater and Gaz Powell enjoy their night ashore in 2006 Photo: Mike Foster