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Thursday 5 November 2026 · UK · checked 2 Nov 2026

Bonfire Night 2026, going on your own.

Bonfire Night is Thursday 5 November 2026, and most large public displays are held on the weekend, Saturday 7 November. Below are 12 displays whose 2026 date, time and price are published on the organiser’s or council’s own page (three Manchester parks via Visit Manchester). It is a guide, not a full list: we found no readable official 2026 page for Leeds, Birmingham or Glasgow, so they are not here.

Pick a display, read its page for last-minute changes, and go early: the food stalls and the hot-drink queue are where people end up talking.

See the displays Sources

2026 displays

Where to go: 12 dated listings

Every line comes from the page linked on its card. Prices are adult prices where the page gives them.

Battersea Park Fireworks, London

Date
Saturday 7 November 2026 (Sunday 8 November is a separate show)
Time
Gates open 18:00, last entry 20:00, fireworks about 20:30, show ends 23:00. Pre-display DJ set 19:30.
Where
Battersea Park (Wandsworth Council event, run by Enable)
Price
Advance tickets, none at the gate. 16+ general admission £10.60 to £18.10 depending on release; ages 5–15 £11.50; under 5 free.
Organiser page ↗

Alexandra Palace Fireworks & Drone Festival, London

Date
Saturday 7 November 2026 (Sunday 8 November is a separate, earlier family day)
Time
Gates open 16:00. The page gives no fireworks time.
Where
Alexandra Palace Park
Price
From £11.50
Organiser page ↗

Fireworks in the Park: Morden Park, London

Date
Saturday 7 November 2026
Time
Merton’s running order: gates and funfair 17:15, first (gentler) show 18:45, gates for second show 19:15, second show 20:30, funfair closes 22:00. The page lists one running order for both parks.
Where
Morden Park (Merton Council)
Price
Ticketed, via the council’s ticket link; the price is not on the council pages we read.
Organiser page ↗

Fireworks in the Park: Wimbledon Park, London

Date
Thursday 5 November 2026 (Bonfire Night itself)
Time
Same running order as above: gates 17:15, shows 18:45 and 20:30.
Where
Wimbledon Park (Merton Council)
Price
Ticketed, via the council’s ticket link; the price is not on the council pages we read.
Organiser page ↗

Beckenham Charity Fireworks, London

Date
Saturday 7 November 2026
Time
Gates 16:30, gentler display 18:00, main display 19:30
Where
Croydon Road Recreation Ground, Beckenham (run by 5th Beckenham South Scouts)
Price
Adult £18 plus fees, child 5–13 £6, concession £12.50; no tickets at the gate.
Organiser page ↗

West Wickham Fireworks, London

Date
Saturday 7 November 2026
Time
Gates 16:00, display 18:30
Where
West Wickham (run by Rotary West Wickham; the page names the ground on its map)
Price
Ticketed, sold online until 16:00 on the day if not sold out; price is on the ticket page.
Organiser page ↗

Bristol Fireworks Fiesta

Date
Saturday 7 November 2026
Time
Gates 17:30, main display 19:00
Where
Canford Park, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol (Bristol Round Table, Rotary Club of Clifton and the Lord Mayor’s Children Appeal)
Price
Advance online tickets. Early-bird £10 until 23:59 on 22 October, higher full price after that (amount on the ticket page).
Organiser page ↗

CBDRT Fireworks, Currie, Edinburgh

Date
Thursday 5 November 2026
Time
Gates 18:00, fireworks 19:15
Where
King George V Park, Currie, Edinburgh EH14 5RU (Currie, Balerno and District Round Table)
Price
Ticketed; prices are shown when you select tickets on the organiser’s page.
Organiser page ↗

Heaton Park, Manchester

Date
Saturday 7 November 2026
Time
Reduced-noise display 17:00, main display 20:00 (Visit Manchester). As published by Visit Manchester, which links the council announcement; the council page itself blocks automated reads, so we could not open it.
Where
Heaton Park
Price
Free entry (Visit Manchester)
Organiser page ↗

Wythenshawe Park, Manchester

Date
Saturday 7 November 2026
Time
Reduced-noise display 17:00, main display 20:00 (Visit Manchester). As published by Visit Manchester, which links the council announcement; the council page itself blocks automated reads, so we could not open it.
Where
Wythenshawe Park
Price
Free entry (Visit Manchester)
Organiser page ↗

Platt Fields Park, Manchester

Date
Saturday 7 November 2026
Time
Reduced-noise display 17:00, main display 20:00 (Visit Manchester). As published by Visit Manchester, which links the council announcement; the council page itself blocks automated reads, so we could not open it.
Where
Platt Fields Park
Price
Free entry (Visit Manchester)
Organiser page ↗

Cassiobury Fireworks, Watford (just outside London)

Date
Saturday 7 November 2026
Time
18:00 to 20:00 with live music from 18:00; fireworks 19:30
Where
Cassiobury Park, Watford (organised by Watford Borough Council)
Price
Free; donation buckets for local charities
Organiser page ↗

Not listed on purpose. Leeds, Birmingham and Glasgow: we found no 2026 date, time and price on an organiser or council page we could read. Edinburgh is represented by the Currie display alone. Lewes Bonfire (5 November) is a town tradition and the council’s notice title asks people not to travel in, so we left it out. Coram’s Fields in London (5 November) admits adults solely with a child. Always check the organiser page on the day.

How to go alone

  • Go early. Gates usually open one to three hours before the main show (see the times above). Early evening is quieter, queues are shorter, and you can pick a spot.
  • Start at the food and drink stalls. People queue there anyway, and “what are you having?” is an easy opener. Mulled wine, hot chocolate and street food are on most of these pages; Battersea and Merton list bars too.
  • Go to the gentler early show if there is one. Beckenham (18:00), Merton (18:45) and Manchester’s parks (17:00) run an earlier, lower-noise display; it is a calmer way in if crowds are new to you.
  • Book ahead where the page says so. Battersea, Alexandra Palace, Beckenham and Bristol sell in advance and some pages say there are no tickets at the gate.
  • Check the rules before you pack. Merton lists glass, drones, large bags and food and drink among prohibited items; Beckenham and Bristol say no alcohol brought in. Plan the route home and your last train yourself; our tip, not an official rule.
  • Make a plan for after. Pubs nearby fill up once the show ends. A time to meet a friend or a new acquaintance at a named corner is easier than finding each other in a crowd.

Where it comes from

Bonfire Night marks 5 November 1605, when Guy Fawkes, one of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators, was arrested guarding explosives placed beneath the House of Lords. People lit bonfires to celebrate that King James I had survived, and an Act of 1605 set an annual day of thanksgiving. Over time the day turned into bonfires, effigies and, today, fireworks. Lewes and Guildford developed their own traditions in the 19th century (Wikipedia).

Find a group the same week

Come Alone lists events in London that you can join on your own, with an official page for each. We have no Bonfire Night entries for 5 to 7 November in our data; the city pages show what is on next.

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Sources

Where this comes from

Checked 2 Nov 2026. We show no time, price or rule that we could not read on an organiser or council page; the three Manchester parks are labelled as second-hand.

Questions people ask

When is Bonfire Night in 2026?

Thursday 5 November 2026. Many large public displays are on the nearest weekend, Saturday 7 November (for example Battersea Park, Alexandra Palace, Beckenham and Bristol Fireworks Fiesta).

Can I go to a fireworks display on my own?

Yes, these are public events with all sorts of people. Go early, start at the food stalls and read the organiser’s rules on bags and drinks. Bring a plan for getting home.

Are there free displays?

Visit Manchester lists Heaton Park, Wythenshawe Park and Platt Fields Park as free entry on Saturday 7 November, and Watford Borough Council’s Cassiobury Fireworks is free. The others on this page are ticketed.

Why is Lewes not listed?

Lewes Bonfire on 5 November is a local tradition with large road closures, and the district council’s notice is titled “Please don’t travel to Lewes Bonfire Night”. We did not list it as a place to go.

Where do you get this from?

From the organisers and councils linked on each card. If a page did not give 2026 details, the display is not listed.

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