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The Winter Gardens is a large entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which includes a theatre, ballroom and conference facilities. Opened in 1878, it is a Grade II* listed building, [1] operated by Blackpool Entertainment Company Limited [2] on behalf of Blackpool Council, which purchased the property from Leisure Parcs Ltd as part of a £40 million deal in 2010.
It is located within the Winter Gardens, a large entertainment complex in the town centre. [1] As part of the Winter Gardens, the ballroom is a Grade II* Listed Building. [2] It is operated by Crown Leisure Ltd, on behalf of Blackpool Council, who purchased the property from Leisure Parcs Ltd as part of a £40 million deal in 2010. [3]
The Opera House Theatre is a theatre in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. [2] It is located within the Winter Gardens, a large entertainment complex in the town centre and originally opened in 1889, although it has been rebuilt twice, in 1910 and 1939. [3] As part of the Winter Gardens, the theatre is a Grade II* Listed Building. [4]
The 8-day Blackpool Dance Festival is the world's first and most famous annual ballroom dance competition of international significance, held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England, since 1920. It is also the largest ballroom competition: in 2013, 2953 couples from 60 countries took part in the festival.
Blackpool Winter Gardens, Blackpool – 3,500; Connexin Live Arena, ... Britannia Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool ballroom - 500 (seated) The Dome, London - 500;
Blackpool retains a strong connection to northern soul with major weekender events still taking place in the town at both the Blackpool Tower and the Winter Gardens. [222] The town also remains a frequent destination for soul weekenders, which were popular during the jazz-funk era of the mid-1980s. [212]
Blackpool Tower, completed in 1894, is Blackpool's only Grade I listed building. Blackpool is a seaside town and unitary authority situated on The Fylde coast in Lancashire , England. This list includes the listed buildings in Blackpool and Bispham , a village within the borough of Blackpool.
The British Sequence Championships for children takes place as part of the Blackpool Junior Dance Festival, running since 1947. [8] They start on Easter Monday each year and run for a week. Until 2010, when increasing numbers prompted a move to the Empress Ballroom, they had been held at the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool Tower .