THE largest seaside outdoor cinema in the UK will form part of this summer's Lytham Festival.

Full details of the week-long extravaganza at the beginning of August have been revealed and one of the highlights promises to be screenings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on a 144 square metre LED High Definition screen.

The latest of the Star Wars franchise, the movie will be screened on Wednesday, August 3 on Lytham Green.

Other headline events - Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Canadian rock giant Bryan Adams, a 'Mix Tape' evening featuring The Village People, Bay City Rollers and Earth Wind and Fire and a night of musical proms featuring Collabro, Lea Sallonga and Claire Sweeney - have already been announced.

For this year's festival, live entertainment will also take place at Lowther Pavilion, the town’s Assembly Rooms, the Church Stage at St Cuthbert’s Church and Stage Too at Victory Hall and the RNLI Lifeboat Museum.

Acts confirmed so far at Lowther Pavilion are the rapidly rising country duo The Shires, comedian and ventriloquist Nina Conti, former X-Factor winner Matt Cardle, high energy punk band The Dolls and Space, boyband Lawson and 80s synth pioneers Heaven 17.

The Assembly Rooms will host the World Jazz Stage featuring an eclectic mix of jazz, folk and world music including Off The Rails Big Band, Jeramiah Ferrari, Fire Beneath the Sea, Bugalu Foundation and Drop the Floor. There will also be a series of drum and song-writing workshops.

The Church Stage will feature live classical music including Heart of England String Quartet performing an array of classics from Viva Vivaldi to Viva La Vida and the Heart Of England Chamber Orchestra will perform Vivaldi’s Gloria and other Golden Classics.

There will also be a performance from Ferris & Milne - pianist Dominic Ferris and vocalist Martin Milnes who will perform an exciting showcase of comedy, music and song.

Stage Too at Victory Hall will see live music from X-Factor finalist Jake Quickenden, MOBO and Brit Award winner Lemar, Lancashire indie band The Lottery Winners, RnB and soul band MiC Lowry, rising Lancashire singer-songwriter Nathan Grisdale and indie pop and rock band Room 94.

For 2016 Lytham Hall’s outdoor picnic cinema will feature the cult classic musical comedy horror Rocky Horror Picture Show and to celebrate the life of the late David Bowie, firm favourite and adventure musical fantasy film Labyrinth will also be screened.

And for those who love something a little different the RNLI Lifeboat Museum will be the venue for some traditional sealife entertainment as The Shanty Crew present Echoes of the Sea.

Festival director Peter Taylor said: “We are absolutely thrilled with the entire line-up for Lytham Festival 2016 and to announce we are presenting Star Wars: The Force Awakens on the UK’s largest ever seaside outdoor cinema is magnificent.

“This is incredibly exciting for us as it is completely different to anything we have ever offered in the main Lytham Green Proms Arena but we are sure this will be a huge hit with both families and Star Wars fans from far and wide.

“In addition, to be announcing such high profile artists for all our other venues on the back of the internationally renowned musicians and performers we had already revealed for the Proms Arena is pretty pleasing to say the least."

Tickets for all events are now on sale to all Lytham Festival from www.lythamfestival.com. Further artists are due to be announced.