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Blackpool Pleasure Beach October half term 2026

24 October to 1 November 20265 open days forecastUnited Kingdom

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is forecast moderately busy over October half term, averaging 63%. Quietest on Sunday 1 November at 40%, busiest on Thursday 29 October at 71%.

Quietest day of October half term

Sunday 1 November

The quietest day Blackpool Pleasure Beach is open during October half term, forecast at 40% against a break average of 63%.

40%crowds
Next bestFri 30 Oct 64%Wed 28 Oct 70%Thu 29 Oct 71%

24 October to 1 November 2026, with the weekends either side. Blackpool Pleasure Beach runs moderately busy across the break at 63% on a typical day, and is shut on 4 of the 9 days. The figure is the forecast queue level against the park's own busiest days: 100% is its peak, under 30% is a quiet day.

Most English and Welsh schools break from Monday 26 to Friday 30 October; Scottish schools have their October week earlier, from 12 October.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach day by day, October half term

  1. Sat 24 OctClosed
  2. Sun 25 OctClosed
  3. Mon 26 OctClosed
  4. Tue 27 OctClosed
  5. Wed 28 Oct70%busy, about 30 min queues · 10am to 9pm
  6. Thu 29 Oct71%busy, about 31 min queues · 10am to 9pm
  7. Fri 30 Oct64%moderately busy, about 26 min queues · 10am to 9pm
  8. Sat 31 Oct71%busy, about 31 min queues · 10am to 9pm
  9. Sun 1 Nov40%moderately busy, about 13 min queues · 11am to 5pm
Quietest 0-15%Quieter 15-35%Typical 35-65%Busier 65-88%Busiest 88-100%

Crowd levels are modelled from this park's own recorded queue times, school and public holidays, day of the week and the weather forecast, and may not always be right. We score every past forecast against what the queues actually did and publish the result in the crowd forecast accuracy ledger.

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Frequently asked

How busy is Blackpool Pleasure Beach during October half term 2026?

Moderately busy: a typical day of the break is forecast at 63% crowd level, against the park's own busiest days at 100%.

What is the quietest day at Blackpool Pleasure Beach over October half term?

Sunday 1 November, forecast at 40%. The next quietest are Fri 30 Oct at 64%, Wed 28 Oct at 70%, Thu 29 Oct at 71%.

What is the busiest day at Blackpool Pleasure Beach over October half term?

Thursday 29 October, forecast at 71%. Arrive for opening and ride the headline coasters first, or pick another day of the break.

Are the weekends busier than the weekdays of October half term at Blackpool Pleasure Beach?

The weekdays of the break run about 12 points busier than the weekends: the weekend days average 56% and the weekdays 68%.

Is Blackpool Pleasure Beach open every day of October half term?

No. It is shut on 4 of the 9 days in the window; the day-by-day list above marks them.