Hot Ice XC in Blackpool: 90th-anniversary show from £5
Hot Ice XC is marking its 90th anniversary at Pleasure Beach Resort in Blackpool, with performances running from 3 August to 10 September 2026. Prices start at £5, and the 90-minute Ice Show is aimed at families, children and the wider public.
The production brings more than 20 skaters onto the ice, combining ensemble routines with smaller performances by medal-winning figure skaters. Visit Lancashire, whose account provides the details for this preview, attended with two 11-year-olds and reported an enthusiastic response from children and adults throughout the show.
Six weeks of performances at Pleasure Beach Resort
Hot Ice XC runs at Pleasure Beach Resort six days a week until 10 September. The published information does not identify the individual performance times, venue address, booking arrangements, transport options or accessibility provisions, so visitors will need to confirm those practical details before travelling.
The starting price of £5 makes the show an option for families seeking an indoor Blackpool activity during the school holiday period. The source does not specify whether that price applies to every performance or seating area.
Hot Ice is described as the longest-running ice show in the world. Its anniversary opener acknowledges that history through music and skating before the full ensemble takes over the rink in glittering costumes.
Medal-winning skaters, aerial work and an original score
The production moves between large cast numbers and more intimate routines involving two or three performers. The ensemble sequences feature spins, backflips and skaters weaving around one another or forming shapes across the ice.
Among the featured skaters are Apoolinariia Panfilova and Dmirty Rylov. Their routine includes lifts and a throw jump across the rink, one of several technical moments highlighted in the source account. The wider cast includes Hot Ice regulars and medal-winning skaters drawn from around the world.
Not every performance stays on the ice. A speciality routine by aerialist Alexey Kofanov begins with an unexpected bathtub entrance and ends with an aerial exit. Another number takes inspiration from Aviktas, the Pleasure Beach ride, with a more forceful skating style and costumes decorated with sparkling snakes.
Every routine is accompanied by an all-original score created for the Pleasure Beach production. That music, together with the mixture of ensemble skating, pairs work and speciality acts, gives the anniversary programme its own identity rather than relying on a collection of familiar songs.
Ice spray and special effects bring the rink closer
Fire, mist and other effects are used alongside the skating. Because seats follow the curve of the rink, some audience members may feel the breeze as performers pass and occasionally catch spray thrown up from the ice.
That proximity is part of the experience described by Visit Lancashire: fast cast routines fill the rink, while smaller performances bring attention back to individual lifts, jumps and aerial movement. The pace pauses for an intermission before returning to the showstopping finale.
Hot Ice XC remains scheduled at Pleasure Beach Resort through 10 September 2026, with performances on six days each week and advertised prices beginning at £5.
Source: Visit Lancashire Blog
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The dates, venue, starting price and production details were drawn from Visit Lancashire's account of Hot Ice XC.
- Confirmed the advertised run from 3 August to 10 September 2026.
- Confirmed Pleasure Beach Resort in Blackpool as the venue.
- Recorded the stated starting price of £5 without assuming ticket availability.
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