Time to start planning the annual celebration of the persecution of a Papist plot to kill our Protestant Monarch. Sadly, the burning of effigies seems to be frowned upon now, although a few venues will have bonfires this year.
With clever planning it can be possible to attend several firework displays, spread over two weekends!
If I’ve missed any (as I am bound to have), then send me a note and I’ll update the details.
Clever bit: Click on the headers in the table below to sort the columns as you might prefer.
| Area | Date | Gates Open | Main Fireworks | Cost (price in advance) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Palace | 1st Nov | 3pm | 7:30pm | £7 | Street food and beer festival. |
| Barking | 1st Nov | 5:30pm | 8pm | £5 | Funfair and Live Music Stage |
| Barkingside | 5th Nov | 5:30pm | 7:30pm | £5 | Children’s display at 6:30pm. |
| Barnes | 1st Nov | 5:30pm | 7:45pm | £15 (£10) | Childrens’s display at 6:30pm, bonfire lit at 7pm. |
| Barnet | 8th Nov | 6pm | tba | tba | |
| Battersea | 8th Nov | 6pm | 8pm | £10 (£6.50) | Tickets in advance only. Bonfire lit at 7:30pm |
| Beckenham | 1st Nov | 6pm | 8pm | tba | |
| Bexley/Welling | 1st Nov | 6pm | 8pm | £10 (£6) | Funfair |
| Blackheath | 1st Nov | 4pm | 8pm | Free | Funfair from 4pm. |
| Bloomsbury/Holborn | 7th Nov | tba | 5:15pm | Free | Primarily for children |
| Brockham | 8th Nov | 6:15pm | 8:15pm | Free | Huge event with parade and bonfire. |
| Brockwell Park | 5th Nov | 5pm | 8pm | £7 | Food stalls and craft stands |
| Brent | 5th Nov | 6pm | 8pm | Free | Children’s show at 7pm |
| Bromley | 2nd Nov | 5pm | 8pm | £5 | Bonfire lit at 7:30pm |
| Carshalton | 8th Nov | 5pm | 7pm | £7.50 (£5) | |
| Caterham | 1st Nov | 6pm | 8pm | £5 | Torch procession through the town. |
| Central London | 8th Nov | na | 5pm | Free | Riverside display for the Lord Mayor’s Show |
| Cheshunt | 1st Nov | 4:30pm | 6:45pm | £7 (£5) | |
| Chislehurst | 1st Nov | 6pm | 7:30pm | £6 | |
| Crystal Palace | 5th Nov | 6pm | 8:30pm | £6 | Children’s show at 7pm |
| Dulwich | 1st Nov | 5pm | 7pm | £5 | Bonfire lit at 6:30pm |
| Ealing | 8th Nov | 6pm | 7:45pm | £6 | BBQ and bars. |
| Enfield | 1st Nov | 6pm | 7.30pm | tba | Fairground rides and refreshments. |
| Hackney | 8th Nov | 5pm | 7:30pm | £7.50 | Tickets in advance only. |
| Havering | 1st Nov | 7pm | 7.30pm | £3.50 | |
| Loughton | 1st Nov | 6pm | 7pm | £6 | Bonfire lit at 6:45pm |
| Epsom | 8th Nov | 5:30pm | 7:30pm | £7.50 (£5) | |
| Finchley | 8th Nov | tba | 7pm | £4 | |
| Fulham | 7th Nov | 6pm | 8pm | £8 (£6) | Children’s display at 7:15pm |
| Hammersmith | 8th Nov | 6pm | 8pm | £8 (£6) | Children’s display at 7:15pm |
| Hampton | 8th Nov | 5:30pm | tba | tba | |
| Harrow | 8th Nov | 3pm | 7:45pm | £6 | |
| Hillingdon | 2nd Nov | 6pm | 7pm | £5 | |
| Kempton Park | 8th Nov | 6pm | 8pm | £9 (£7) | Funfair |
| Kilburn | 5th Nov | 5:30pm | 6pm | tba | |
| Kingston | 7th Nov | 6:30pm | 8pm | £5 (£4) | Children’s funfair rides |
| Morden Park | 1st Nov | 5:15pm | 8:15pm | £8 | Children’s display at 6:30pm |
| Petersham | 1st Nov | tba | 6pm | tba | |
| Redbridge |
5th Nov | 5:30pm | 6:30pm | £3 | Bonfire is lit at 6pm |
| Richmond | 5th Nov | 6:30pm | 7:30pm | £5 | |
| Ruislip | 2nd Nov | 4:30pm | 7pm | £10 (£8) | Entertainment starts at 5pm |
| Southgate | 8th Nov | tba | tba | £7 (£6) | |
| Southwark | 5th Nov | 5:30pm | 7pm | Free | Family fun fair |
| Teddington | 8th Nov | 5pm | 7pm | £5 (£4) | |
| Totteridge | 7th Nov | tba | 7:30pm | tba | tba |
| Tower Hamlets | 2nd Nov | 5:30pm | 7pm | Free | |
| Twickenham | 9th Nov | 5:30pm | 7pm | £7 (£6) | |
| Twickenham | 7th Nov | 6pm | 7pm | £5 | Food and Refreshments and Glowsticks on sale. |
| Upminster | 8th Nov | tba | tba | tba | |
| Uxbridge | 5th Nov | 5:30pm | 7pm | £4 | Bonfire lit at 6pm |
| Vauxhall | 31st Oct | tba | n/a | Free | Not fireworks — but a fire festival. |
| Waltham Abbey | 8th Nov | 3pm | 7pm | £8.55 | |
| Waltham Abbey | 9th Nov | tba | tba | £8.55 | |
| Waltham Forest | 5th Nov | 6:30pm | 8pm | Free | |
| Wanstead Flats | 1st Nov | 5:30pm | 6:30pm | Free | |
| Watford | 8th Nov | 6pm | 7:30pm | Free | Bonfire lit at 7pm |
| West Wickham | 8th Nov | 6pm | 7pm | £6 | |
| Wimbledon Park | 5th Nov | 5:15pm | 8:15pm | £8 | Children’s display at 6:30pm |
Plenty of venues. My nearest is Blackheath and I hope to be in my new flat by then and will do the short walk to the bandstand for an uninterrupted view. I hope it will be much quieter than being in the Village where I was nearly deafened last year.