Friday, July 24 –
8-9.30pm – So Catching Kabaret at the Big Top in the Tower Gardens.
A 1940s style Berlin show with Mary Carewe and sinfonia ViVA. £10 or £8 concessions, tickets at the Embassy Theatre, Grand Parade

10.30-11.59pm – So Catching Comedy, Big Top, Tower Gardens
Alternative comedy led by Mitch Benn, with Steve Hall, Alistair Barrie and Ray Peacock. £10/£8 concessions, tickets from Embassy Theatre

Saturday, July 25
10am-3.30pm
* Community Workshops in the Big Top, Tower Gardens
Circus skills, including juggling, plate-spinning, stilt walking, unicycling and mime. Free.
* Dance workshops in the Tower Gardens. Free.
* Funk Bus – for teenagers. PlayStation 3, X Box, Nintendo Wii, Wii Fit, Dance mat, plasma TVs, music, arts, and internet access, in the Tower Gardens for free

5.15-6.30pm – Sponsors event, seeking sponsorship for next year's event at the Big Top, Tower Gardens. Invited guests only.

6-6.45pm – Parade from pier field to the beach. Free to watch.

7-9pm – Beach Rangers, leading lots of fun activities on central beach. Free.

7-9.15pm – So Adoring Opera at the Embassy Theatre and broadcast on the beach via a 48sqm screen
Hosted by Casualty's Jonathan Kerrigan, starring Jonathan Ansell from G4 and ViVA sinfonia. Conducted bby James Holmes. £15/£14 concessions/£7.50

9.15pm – Lincs FM's Eddie Shaw leads the switch-on build-up. Interviews Mayor of Skegness Coun Pat Phillips, Jonathan Ansell and competition winners. The following is all free.

9.25pm – Introduces Butlins and Billy Bear

9.35pm – Interviews Jonathan Kerrigan

9.40pm – Elliott Morris performs two tracks

9.55pm – Background music chosen by The World Famous

10pm – Fireshow Full Circle by The World Famous with musicians Terrafolk on the beach.

10.45pm – Countdown to the illuminations switch-on led by Eddie Shaw. The lights will be left on until 4am so people can make the most of the evening.

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