The Pavillion & Horseshoe

The beautiful Pavilion Theatre accommodates up to 600 seated guests providing one of Blackpool’s more intimate show experiences. With its versitility it can form a distinctly different venue for a conference or meeting. The Pavilion Theatre is situated in the centre of the Horseshoe - a semi-circular promenade providing a spacious self-contained exhibition area, with staircase access to the Winter Gardens’ main exhibition hall - Olympia. Dividing partitions between the Pavilion Theatre and Horseshoe can be removed to create a larger multi-purpose area.

For further information please telephone - 01253 629728 during office hours or e-mail to events@wintergardensblackpool.co.uk  

A little bit of history .....

Often overshadowed by the Opera House Theatre, the Pavilion is a stunning theatre in its own right. In 1885 it received a new proscenium and private boxes, but was extensively altered in 1897 when the floor was lowered and tilted towards the stage. After entertaining audiences as a cinema with ‘Talkies’ from the early 1930's, it fell into disuse for long periods and only resumed occasional use as a theatre, including old-time music hall shows in the late 1990's.