Waterloo and Bootle Town Halls, alongside The Atkinson in Southport, were the backdrop for a light-based show.
A community cinema is trying to raise money for repairs after a vandal smashed one of its windows.
A petition to save a Staffordshire Bull Terrier discovered eating his deceased owner has received more than 35,000 signatures.
Numbers may have been down from previous years, but spirits were still high at the 12th Waterloo Beer Festival.