Aero Grand Prix, military demonstrations, concerts, firework displays, gala dinners – there was something for everyone during Blackpool’s nine-day celebration of Veterans Day.
The exciting programme of events, the most ambitious ever assembled for Veterans Day, appealed to veterans of all ages, their families, friends, members of the Armed Forces and the wider general public. The festival ran from Saturday 21 June to Sunday 29 June, incorporating the day of national celebration and commemoration itself on Friday 27 June.
Veterans Week 2008 was organised by Blackpool Council in partnership with the Fylde Ex-Service Liaison Committee to ‘Honour and Unite All Who Served’.
Programme of events
| Veterans Week Forces Exhibition |
21 - 22 June 2008 , 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Going to the Flicks |
23 - 27 June 2008 , All day |
| See How They Run |
23 - 28 June 2008 , 20:00 - 00:00 |
| Veterans Week Gala Dinner |
Wednesday 25 June, 20:00 |
| National Veterans Day Service |
Friday 27 June, 11:30 |
| Blackpool Schools National Veterans Day Tribute |
Friday 27 June, 12:40 - 13:00 |
| Veterans Badge Presentations |
27 June 2008 , 14:00 |
| Veterans Day Parade |
Friday 27 June, 17:00 |
| Friday Night is Music Night, National Veterans Day Special |
Friday 27 June, 7:30 PM |
| Red Devils, Nightime Parachute Drop |
Friday 27 June, 22:00 - 22:15 |
| Veterans Day Firework Finale |
Friday 27 June, 22:00 - 22:30 |
| Veterans Badge Challenges |
Friday 27 June, 08:00 - 22:00 |
| Aero GP ( Grand Prix) |
28 - 29 June 2008, All day |
| Veterans Golf Tournament |
Sunday 29 June, 10:00 - 16:00 |
| The Twenty/20 Veterans' Day Cricket Challenge Cup |
Sunday 29 June, 11:00 - 17:00 |