Dates announced for the 2025 Ride the Lights event along the Blackpool Promenade to see the Illuminations

Dates announced for the 2025 Ride the Lights event in Blackpool.

Attention cyclists of Blackpool!

Don’t miss the opportunity to get the best views of the Blackpool Illuminations from your bike during the 2025 Ride the Lights event.

The event is set to take place on August 26, 2025.

The Ride the Lights event is an annual event where a six mile stretch of the Blackpool Promenade is closed to cars, allowing for the cyclists to ride down the empty Promenade and get a their first look at the Blackpool Illuminations.

In 2024 the Illuminations were switched on by Spice Girl Mel B and included designs from Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and Tom Francis (Kieth Lemon).

The six mile stretch of the Blackpool Promenade is from Starr Gate in South Shore to Red Bank Road in Bispham. The event is free and open to everyone.

The Ride the Lights event will take place from 7pm to 10pm.

Take a look at 18 dazzling photos of the 2024 Ride the Lights event in Blackpool:

13. Ride The Lights 2024

Car Parks available during the event: Alfred Street car park Banks Street car park, Bethesda car park, Bloomfield Road car park, Bolton Street car park, Bonny Street car park, Central multi storey car park, Central surface car park, Chapel Street car park, Cocker Square car park Cocker Street car park, East Topping Street car park Filey Place car park, Foxhall Village car park, Gynn Square car park, Lonsdale Road car park, Lytham Road car park, Queen Street car park, Seasiders Way car park, South Beach car park South car park, South King Street car park, Talbot Road multi-storey car park | National World Resell Photo: National World Resell