Tram Sunday (also known as the Fleetwood Festival of Transport) is a festival held annually in

Fleetwood Fleetwood is a coastal town in the Borough of Wyre in Lancashire, England, at the northwest corner of the Fylde. It had a population of 25,939 at the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census. Fleetwood acquired its modern character in the 1830 ...

, Lancashire, England. Held on the third Sunday in July, the festival was established in 1985 to celebrate the centenary of the Blackpool Tramway. The event was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 (due to the

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), and in 2023 (due to weather). The festival showcases various forms of transport, including trams, buses and vintage cars and motorcycles. The festival's logo includes a silhouette of Fleetwood's Pharos Lighthouse.

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