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A Birthday Thank‑You to the Fylde Coast

Showtown, Blackpool’s award‑winning museum of fun and entertainment, celebrates its second birthday today, Sunday 15 March. To mark the occasion - and to say a huge thank‑you to our local community - we’re launching a brand‑new 50% FY Locals Discount.

This special offer is open to everyone living in the FY postcode area, including Lytham St Annes, Fleetwood, Poulton‑le‑Fylde, Cleveleys and Thornton. It’s our way of celebrating two years of welcoming visitors to our joyful, interactive museum and inviting even more local people to discover Blackpool’s extraordinary entertainment heritage.

The discount is available from today and will run all year round. It sits alongside our existing free‑entry scheme for Blackpool Council residents, which continues unchanged.

Residents can access the discount through the Showtown website and in person at the museum. It applies to both adult and child tickets, with postcode verification required.

Two Years of Showtown: A Growing Local and National Success Story

Since opening in March 2024, Showtown has become one of the region’s most celebrated cultural attractions, recognised nationally and internationally for its bold, joyful and people‑centred approach to telling Blackpool’s story.

Highlights from the past year include:

  • Permanent Exhibition of the Year 2025, Museums + Heritage Awards
  • TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award, maintaining a 4.8/5 visitor rating
  • Finalist, International Children in Museums Award
  • Finalist, Kids in Museums Family Friendly Museum Award
  • I Photograph Comedians! touring exhibition now open at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery to rave reviews
  • Over 10,000 children engaged through workshops, school visits and learning programmes
  • The reopening of the Showtown History Centre at Blackpool Central Library
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A Perfect Time to Visit: New Exhibitions, New Displays, New Stories

Alongside the new discount, visitors can enjoy a refreshed museum experience, including:

  • Through Our Eyes: Little People Beyond the Circus, a powerful new temporary exhibition co‑created with people of short stature, running until 12 April
  • New posters and visual displays across the museum
  • New character performances bringing Blackpool’s history to life
  • Dazzling new Strictly Come Dancing dresses
  • A rare Vicaire clown costume from the Charlie Cairoli collection

Showtown remains committed to making Blackpool’s heritage accessible to all and ensuring local people are at the heart of everything we do.