Bonfire Night 2026 fell on Thursday 5 November 2026, and because it was a weekday, the season spread across the long weekend: the biggest night was Saturday 7 November, when the largest displays in London, the south east and beyond all went up on the same evening. The displays below are the ones that actually took place in 2026, with the date, time, price and organiser as published before the night. Every one of them was ticketed in advance except where stated, and several sold out — the pattern of this year's season was that the free-for-all Bonfire Night is gone, and the advance ticket is now the norm.
London: the big three, plus the Merton parks
Alexandra Palace Fireworks & Drone Festival, Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November. The north London landmark turned Bonfire Night into a festival weekend, with Saturday as the party night and Sunday as the family day. Gates opened at 4pm, the fireworks were at 8pm on Saturday and 6pm on Sunday, and tickets started from £11.50, with under-10s from £6.50. The 2026 format was new: hundreds of choreographed drones flew formations over the park before the fireworks. Tickets were sold through DICE, Universe and Fever, the festival's three official partners, and the event sells out. Organiser: Alexandra Palace.Battersea Park Fireworks, Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November. Run by Wandsworth Council, with fireworks at about 8.30pm on Saturday and 7pm on Sunday. General admission for ages 16 and over was £16.70, rising to £18.10 for the final release; youth tickets for ages 5 to 15 were £11.50, and under-5s went free but still needed a ticket. Tickets were advance-only through Kaboodle, with no gate sales, no resale and no waiting list. The Saturday night sold out. Organiser: Wandsworth Council.
Blackheath Fireworks, Saturday 7 November. Back on the heath for 2026 after a six-year absence, run by Slammin Events for Lewisham Council, with around 40,000 people expected. Gates opened at 5pm, the display was at 8pm, last entry was 8pm and the event closed at 10pm. Adults paid £16, ages 11 to 15 paid £10, under-10s paid £5, and family tickets started at £40. Lewisham Council set aside 250 free tickets for low-income residents, handed out by local charities rather than sold. Tickets were sold through the organiser's site and See Tickets. Organiser: Slammin Events for Lewisham Council.
Wimbledon Park, Thursday 5 November. Merton Council's Fireworks in the Park was the only big display in south-west London on Bonfire Night itself. Gates and the funfair opened at 5.15pm, with a first, gentler show for young children at 6.45pm and the main show at 8.30pm, and the funfair closing at 10pm. Adult tickets were £15.90 including the booking fee, children aged 5 to 15 were £11.66, a family ticket for two adults and two children was £48.76, and under-4s went free. New for 2026 was an observation wheel, booked on the night on a first-come, first-served basis, and a DJ set from Lisa Maffia. The council warned that the shows do sell out, and there was no car parking at the park. Organiser: Merton Council, tickets through See Tickets.
Morden Park, Saturday 7 November. Merton Council's second Fireworks in the Park night, with the same running order as Wimbledon Park: gates and funfair at 5.15pm, a first show at 6.45pm aimed at young children, the main show at 8.30pm and the funfair closing at 10pm, with Dean McCullough DJing. Tickets were advance-only through See Tickets, and the council said both Merton shows sell out. Organiser: Merton Council.
London: the free display and the local nights
Coram's Fields, Thursday 5 November. The only free display in central London, in Bloomsbury, with fireworks at 6pm on Bonfire Night itself. Adults could only attend with a child, and no ticket was needed. For families watching costs, it was the cheapest night of the season. Organiser: Coram's Fields.Dulwich Sports Club, Saturday 7 November. The Dulwich Firework Display at Dulwich Sports Club, Giant Arches Road, sold out for 2026. Full-price tickets were £13, juniors £8, and children under 12 paid £1 — the club's "kid for a quid" ticket — with a booking fee on top. Organiser: Dulwich Sports Club, tickets through Eventbrite.
Esher Rugby Club, Friday 6 November. One of the few displays on the Friday between Bonfire Night and the big Saturday, with an early-bird family ticket of £29. Organiser: Esher Rugby Club.
Beyond London: Lewes and Edenbridge
Lewes Bonfire, Thursday 5 November. Lewes always celebrates on the Fifth itself, whichever day of the week it falls on, and 2026 was no exception. It is not one display but six bonfire societies — Lewes Borough, Commercial Square, Southover, Waterloo, South Street and Cliffe — processing through the town, with the grand processions from 8pm and the fires lit at around 9.30pm. Watching the processions from the street was free, but entry to each society's fire site was ticketed in advance: Cliffe charged £10 for a paper ticket or £10.84 online including the booking fee, for its fire site on Mountfield Road, which opened at 9pm with fireworks expected at 10.15pm. Lewes Borough charged £10 for its fire site at Landport Bottom. Roads into the town closed from 4.45pm and no trains stopped at Lewes station from 5pm. Lewes District Council, the emergency services and the societies all asked people who do not live in Lewes not to travel there, and to attend celebrations closer to home instead. Organisers: the six Lewes bonfire societies, with travel arrangements confirmed by Lewes District Council on 4 September 2026.Edenbridge, Saturday 7 November. Listed by East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service among the 2026 bonfire society events for the season, alongside Mountfield on Friday 6 November and Wadhurst, Chailey and Rye on later dates. The service published the date but not a time or price, so check the society's own page before travelling. Organiser: Edenbridge Bonfire Society.
Safety: what the fire service said
London Fire Brigade's message for the season was blunt, and it had the numbers behind it. Its control officers took 832 emergency calls on 5 November 2026, the highest figure on Bonfire Night since 2016 and one more than in 2025. Firework-related calls and incidents had more than doubled since 2018: the Brigade responded to 117 in 2025, 30% more than in 2024. Assistant Commissioner Pamela Oparaocha said: "Don't host your own fireworks or bonfires, attend an organised display nearby. They're far safer, cheaper and often much more impressive." In England, 158 hospital admissions in the year to March 2026 were for firework injuries, the highest for eight years, according to NHS England hospital statistics. In England and Wales, adult fireworks must not be set off between 11pm and 7am, except on Bonfire Night itself, when the cut-off is midnight. Buy only from licensed sellers, look for the CE mark, never return to a firework once it has been lit, and keep pets indoors.