Tram Sunday This Weekend

Here's all the details about Tram Sunday...

Fleetwood’s Festival of Transport, also known as Tram Sunday is returning on Sunday 21st July. The free event will be taking over the town centre with a whole host special vehicles and family entertainment lined up for the day.

Tram Sunday is the UK’s largest free transport and arts event that showcases retro and vintage car displays as well as classic heritage trams. This popular community event has been running since 1985 and is loved by locals and visitors alike.

Blackpool and Fylde Land Rover Club and Blackpool and Fylde Mini Club will be in attendance. We also have several vintage motorcycles joining us from Blackpool Area Motorcycle Action Group and The Armed Forces Bikers Veterans Charity.

We spoke to Kat Dooney, from Tram Sunday, who told us all about it, LISTEN BELOW:

This year the festival will feature a static heritage Blackpool to Fleetwood Balloon Tram at Fisherman’s Walk tram stop. On the day of the festival heritage trams are operating a 30-minute service, between North Pier and Fisherman’s Walk, a special time table has been produced (below).

There will also be several replica vehicles from film and TV to thrill transport and film enthusiasts of all ages:

• Lightening McQueen (Cars)
• Ecto 1 (Ghostbusters)
• The A-Team Van
• Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles Van
• KITT (Knight Rider)
• DeLorean (Back to the Future)
• Chevy Blazer (Stranger Things)
• Volvo P1800 coupe (The Saint)
• Transformers Bumble Bee and Optimus Prime
• The family entertainment this year is made up of eclectic and entertaining performers including:
• The Grumpy Grandads (Greenbanks Productions)
• The Ice Green Van (Greenbanks Productions)
• Ebublio magical bubbles
• Soundavan playing global grooves
• Line up of DJs and visuals in the new youth hub in the Old Fleetwood Hospital building

This year the parade will feature community groups, families and giant works of art created by our artist in residence, Janine Walker. The theme is pirates and deep sea diving adventures.

Music will start on the live band stage from 11:30am (near the Fisherman’s Walk tram stop) where you'll find a variety of Fleetwood’s finest musicians. Rock, pop, soul – there’s something for everyone!

• 11.30am Lucas Williams Music
• 12pm Father and Son Karaoke Ltd Wal and Dion
• 1pm Dragonfly
• 1.45pm Cartoon Food
• 2.30pm Graeme the King of Bispham
• 3pm Chique
• 3.30pm The Cracked

Food and drink will be available to buy throughout the festival and local cafes, restaurants and retailers will be open.

The festival is held on Lord Street, Fleetwood, FY7 6SW
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Parking for disabled Blue Badge holders is available at Custom House Lane (postcode FY7 6BY).

Of course, 'Tram Sunday' would not be complete without the Heritage Trams, a special timetable has been produced for the day, here's all the details so you can plan which of the trams you'd like to ride on (maybe all of them!)