Fireworks are controlled pyrotechnical explosions that illuminate the sky in beautiful sparkling shapes to much awe of the spectators. It is a great way to celebrate a special event of some kind. This lists events around the world which typically feature fireworks.
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January | Liverpool Chinese New Year Celebrations with dragon dancing and ‘special firework displays’Southampton Chinese New Year Celebrations with dragon parade and Chinese firecracker displays |
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January | Sydney, Australia Firework displays all over Australia to mark Australia Day but the biggest will be in Sydney at 8.50. |
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February | London Chinese New Year Celebrations with firecrackers in Leicester Square at 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6pm The World Famous Fireworkers will be working with the London China Town Chinese Association to bring some fun filled performances to Trafalgar Square and Leicester Square to celebrate the Year of the Ox. |
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February | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Firework shows will be held at six sites in the city, on the lunar New Year’s Eve, including: the Ho Chi Minh Museum, Binh Phu Park in District 6, Go Vap District’s Cultural Park, Tan Binh Industrial Zone in Tan Binh District, Ben Duoc Monument in Cu Chi District and the football ground of Can Gio District |
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February | Goathurst, Bridgwater Romantic Valentine’s Dinner at Halswell House with firework display. Cost £50 in aid of St Margaret’s Somerset HospiceMarsden, Huddersfield Marsden Imbolc Fire Festival. Procession starts at Marsden Station |
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February | Brighton Chinese New Year Celebrations featuring lion dancers with firecrackers |
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February | Prishtina, Kosovo Independence Day Firework Display (There will also be displays across Kosovo) |
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February | Slaithwaite, Huddersfield Slaithwaite Moonraking Festival starts and ends with firework displays |
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March | Nice, France Firework display to mark the end of the Lent Festival and the staging of Mardi Gras |
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March | Valencia, Spain Fallas – a spectacular firework festival at which ‘ninots’ – giant models – are burnt in the streets Also look out for mascletta (‘washing lines’ of crackers) which are strung round many squares |
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March | Danang, Vietnam Danang International Firework Competition Competitors from Spain, Australia, China and the Philippines |
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April | St Leonards, East Sussex Funfare Fireworks at Glyne Gap Field. Start 7.30. |
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April | Bognor Regis The Big Switch On Firework Display to mark the switching on of the Illuminations |
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April | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 11th International Symposium on Fireworks |
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April | Floriana, Malta Malta Ground Fireworks Festival |
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April | Rhine, Germany Walpurgis Night firework displays on the middle River Rhine |
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May | Manchester Discover Majorca-Menorca- Ibiza-Formentera event in Albert Square. Free Festival with fireworks |
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May | Manchester Discover Majorca-Menorca- Ibiza-Formentera event in Albert Square. Free Festival with fireworksGozo, Malta Malta International Firework Festival 21.00 Pyromusical display by Nakaja Art – Poland (15 minute display) 21.30 Competition of the traditional unique Maltese fireworks shells continues 24.00 hrs Grand fireworks display synchronized to music and designed by Malta Fireworks – Malta (15 minute display) |
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May | Weymouth International Beach Kite Festival with firework display at 9.20 pmManchester Discover Majorca-Menorca- Ibiza-Formentera event in Albert Square. Free Festival with fireworks At 9 pm the devils perform – an exciting display of fireworks and dance usually only experienced in the Islands during festivals |
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June | Brno Dam, Brno, Czech Republic Ignis Brunensis International Fireworks Competition |
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May | Liuyang, China 9th China (Liuyang) International Fireworks Festival |
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May | Portishead Gala Evening Firework Display to celebrate the opening of the Portishead Open Air PoolRhine, Germany Rhine River Lights firework displays |
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May | Weymouth Weymouth Sea Festival Firework DisplaySouthend Southend Airshow Firework DisplayBirmingham British Firework Championships – Midland heats Brighton |
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May | Bath Firework display and re-enactment of the The Battle of Quiberon Bay, fought between the British and the French Performed at Roman Baths |
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May | Bath Firework display and re-enactment of the The Battle of Quiberon Bay, fought between the British and the French Performed at Roman Baths |
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May | Chipping Campden Firework display for the Cotswold ‘Olimpick’ Games. Includes bonfire |
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June | Brno Dam, Brno, Czech Republic Ignis Brunensis International Fireworks Competition |
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June | Eastbourne 1812 Firework Night with a spectacular firework display to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture |
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June | Normandy, France 65th anniversary of D-Day: 25 simultaneous firework displays from one end of the landing beaches to the other to be attended by President Obama and other notable figures |
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June | Chatham Fuse Medway Festival Fireworks in the Town Centre by the World FamousRugeley Rugeley Charter 750th Anniversary Firework DisplaySalisbury The World Famous firework finale to the Salisbury International Arts Festival |
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June | Port Errin, Isle of Man TT Week Fun Day Firework Display, Port Errin. 11pm. |
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June | Eastbourne 1812 Firework Night with a spectacular firework display to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture |
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June | Exeter Summer Festival |
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June | Singapore International Arts Festival |
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June | Singapore International Arts Festival |
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June | Eastbourne 1812 Firework Night with a spectacular firework display to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture |
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June | Mevagissey Mevagissey Feast Week Firework DisplayGoodnestone, Kent Concert in the Park : A midsummer festival of open air music at Goodnestone Park with firework finaleHaywards Heath, West Sussex Jools Holland. Firework Finale at Borde Hill Gardens Rhine, Germany |
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June | Eastbourne 1812 Firework Night with a spectacular firework display to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture |
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June | Sotteville Les Rouen, France Viva Citè Festival, The World Famous will present Full CircleHull Back to the 80s Concert at East Park, with Belinda Carlisle and Human League. Firework Finale |
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July | Eastbourne 1812 Firework Night with a spectacular firework display to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture |
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July | Warwick Music of Abba with Firework finale |
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July | Taunton Jools Holland concert with ‘massive firework finale’ at Vivary ParkTaunton Jools Holland Firework Concert at Vivary ParkCranbrook, Kent Benenden Hospital Firework Concert featuring tribute bands Warwick |
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July | Great Bookham, Surrey Polesden Lacey Festival Prom and Fireworks |
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July | St John’s, Isle of Man Tynwald National Day Firework Display. 10.45pm. |
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July | Tarragona, Spain The 20th International Fireworks Competition Ciutat de Tarragona at Punta del Miracle of Tarragona |
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July | Henley Firework Spectacular at Riverside Lawn at 10.15Tarragona, Spain The 20th International Fireworks Competition Ciutat de Tarragona at Punta del Miracle of TarragonaEastbourne 1812 Firework Night with a spectacular firework display to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture |
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July | Kingston Maurward, Dorchester, Dorset Madness One Step Behind concert with ‘massive firework finale’ at Kingston Maurward CollegeHenley Firework Spectacular at Riverside Lawn at 10.15Tarragona, Spain The 20th International Fireworks Competition Ciutat de Tarragona at Punta del Miracle of Tarragona |
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July | Berlin The World’s Biggest Festival of Pyromusicals at Tempelhof Airport. Shows by seven of the world’s best firework artists |
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July | Ramsey, Isle of Man Ramsey Rocks Music Festival Firework Display 11pmKingston Maurward, Dorchester, Dorset Bryan Adams Experience with Bon Giovi and ‘massive firework finale’ at Kingston MaurwardHenley Firework Spectacular at Riverside Lawn at 10.15 Tonbridge Shrewsbury Tarragona, Spain |
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July | Portsmouth Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra firework concert at Portchester CastleKingston Maurward, Dorchester, Dorset Abba Beyond Belief concert with ‘massive firework finale’ at Kingston Maurward CollegeHenley Firework Spectacular at Riverside Lawn at 10.15 Tarragona, Spain Tonbridge Shrewsbury Stamford |
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July | Kingston Maurward, Dorchester, Dorset ELO Experience concert with ‘massive firework finale’ at Kingston Maurward CollegeTonbridge Evening of Music and Fireworks at Tonbridge Castle: Magic of Motown |
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July | Paris, France Firework displays throughout the capital – with a major event a The Eiffel TowerCannes, France Festival of Fireworks – Pyrostars, Switzerland |
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July | Eastbourne 1812 Firework Night with a spectacular firework display to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture |
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July | Poole, Dorset Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra firework concert at Upton House Proms in the ParkRugby Jools Holland Concert with ‘massive firework finale’ at Rugby School |
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July | Norwich Greatest 80s Party with Firework Finale at Blickling HallSalisbury Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra firework concert at Wilton House near Salisbury Last Night of the Wilton House PromsWestonbirt, Gloucester Firework Concert at the National Arboretum, Westonbirt, featuring Vanessa Mae & National Symphony Orchestra with All Angels Gates open 6pm for 7.30pm Alnwick, Northumberland Rhine, Germany Cholmondeley |
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July | Cannes, France Festival of Fireworks – Imaginaire Pur |
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July | Eastbourne 1812 Firework Night with a spectacular firework display to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture |
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July | Firework display for the West Wilts. Show at Trowbridge Park | ||||||||
July | Tidworth Firework display for Tidworth Festival, with Status Quo and Red Devils, on Perham DownKenton, Exeter Greatest 80s Party with ‘massive firework finale’Isle of Wight Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra firework concert at Osborne House Scarborough Harrogate Hatfield Tokyo Dover Ripley, North Yorkshire |
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July | Isle of Wight Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra firework concert at Osborne House |
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July | Cannes, France Festival of Fireworks – Flash Barandov – CzechEastbourne 1812 Firework Night with a spectacular firework display to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture |
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July-August | Nottingham Riverside Festival on Victorian Embankment. Music and fireworks |
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August | Lutterworth, Leicestershire Firework Champions at Stanford HallRhine, Germany Rhine River Lights firework displaysBath Jools Holland at Dyrham Park. Firework Finale Knutsford, Cheshire Bedford Basingstoke Henley on Thames |
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August | Nottingham Riverside Festival on Victorian Embankment. Music and fireworks |
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August | Peel, Isle of Man Peel Carnival Fireworks, Peel. Starts 11pmKnutsford, Cheshire Back To The Eighties Firework Spectacular with Belinda Carlise and Human League |
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August | Weymouth International Fireworks on Weymouth Seafront, Weymouth, DT4 8ED. Start 9.30pm Display will take place from a floating pontoon in Weymouth Bay |
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August | Eastbourne 1812 Firework Night with a spectacular firework display to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture |
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August | Bournemouth Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra firework concert at Meyrick ParkCannes, France Festival of Fireworks – Macedo’s – Portugal |
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August | Geneva Fetes de Geneve Firework DisplayGrantham Jools Holland Concert at Belvoir Castle with ‘massive firework finale’Henley on Thames Spitfire Proms Firework Concert at Stonor Park Haywards Heath Bournemouth |
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August | Mason City, Iowa, USA Pyrotechnics Guild International Convention |
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August | Weymouth International Fireworks on Weymouth Seafront, Weymouth, DT4 8ED. Start 9.30pm Display will take place from a floating pontoon in Weymouth Bay |
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August | Mason City, Iowa, USA Shogun Pyrotechnics sponsored Iron Pyro event |
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August | Plymouth British Firework Championships |
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August | Eastbourne 1812 Firework Night with a spectacular firework display to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture |
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August | Romsey Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra firework concert at BroadlandsTicknall, Derbyshire Back to the 80s with Belinda Carlisle, Human League etc. Firework Finale at Calke Abbey |
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August | Cannes, France Festival of Fireworks – Royal – CandadaTicknall, Derbyshire Spitfire Proms Spectacular. Firework Finale at Calke AbbeyRomsey Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra firework concert at Broadlands Symphonic Queen |
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August | Fowey Fowey Regatta Opening Firework Display |
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August | Eastbourne 1812 Firework Night with a spectacular firework display to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture |
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August | Budapest, Hungary St Stephen’s Day Firework Display on the Danube at 9 pm. View from the Gellert Hill |
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August | Worksop, Notts Back to the 80s with Belinda Carlisle, Human League etc. Firework Finale at Clumber Park |
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August | Grantham, Leicestershire Belvoir Firework ChampionsRhine, Germany Rhine River Lights with two firework displays on the River Rhine near Oberwesel and the Lorelei RockArundel, West Sussex An evening with John Barrowman. Firework Finale at Arundel Castle Fowey Althorp, Northants |
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August | Rotterdam 36th International Pyrotechnics Seminar |
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August | Arundel, West Sussex Love and War at Arundel With the National Symphony Orchestra. Firework Finale at Arundel Castle |
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August | Weymouth International Fireworks on Weymouth Seafront, Weymouth, DT4 8ED. Start 9.30pm Display will take place from a floating pontoon in Weymouth BayCannes, France Festival of Fireworks – Khan – Russia |
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August | Eastbourne 1812 Firework Night with a spectacular firework display to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture |
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August | Llandrindod Wells Llandrindod Wells Victorian Festival Firework Display |
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August | Weymouth International Fireworks on Weymouth Seafront, Weymouth, DT4 8ED. Start 9.30pm Weymouth International Fireworks on Weymouth Seafront, Weymouth, DT4 8ED. Start 9.30pm Display will take place from a floating pontoon in Weymouth Bay |
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September | Eastbourne 1812 Firework Night with a spectacular firework display to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture |
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September | Eastnor, Ledbury, Herefordshire Firework ChampionsRugeley, South Derbysire Festival of Fireworks at Catton Hall Teams participating: Yung Feng (Taiwan); Pendragon (Wales); Pyro 2000 (England); Jubilee Fireworks (England)Rhine, Germany Rhine River Lights firework displays |
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September | Edinburgh Bank of Scotland Edinburgh Festival Firework Concert. Princes Street Gardens. 9pm |
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September | Eastbourne 1812 Firework Night with a spectacular firework display to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture |
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September | Rhine, Germany Rhine River Lights firework displays |
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September | Isle of Wight Bestival : The World Famous are offering 3 days of fireworks at this popular music festival |
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September | Eastbourne 1812 Firework Night with a spectacular firework display to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture |
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September | Rhine, Germany Rhine River Lights firework displays |
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September | Eastbourne 1812 Firework Night with a spectacular firework display to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture |
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September | Eastbourne 1812 Firework Night with a spectacular firework display to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture |
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October | Southport British Musical Firework Championships |
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October | Rhine, Germany Rhine River Lights Firework Displays |
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October | Rhine, Germany Rhine River Lights Firework Displays |
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October | Murton, Seaham, Durham Launch of Christmas at Dalton Park, with Christmas light switch and firework display |
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October | Drayton, Staffordshire Drayton Manor Fireworks at Drayton Manor Theme Park ‘One of the country’s best displays’. Last admission 6pm; display 7pm |
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November | Drayton, Staffordshire Drayton Manor Fireworks at Drayton Manor Theme Park ‘One of the country’s best displays’. Last admission 6pm; display 7pm |
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November | Lewes, East Sussex Lewes Borough Bonfire Society Processions & Fireworks – first procession starts 6.10pm; Society will form up in Westgate Street (White Lion Lane), Lewes.Sheffield After Dark: Firework display at Don Valley Grass Bowl, Sheffield 5-10pmPort Erin, Isle of Man Guy Fawkes Night Firework Display. Starts 7pm Sandown, Isle of Wight Taunton, Somerset Kettering, Northants Norwich Alnwick Peel, Isle of Man |
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November | Maidstone ‘The greatest firework show on earth’ at Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1PL Gates Open: 12pm, Display: 5.30pm; Price: Adults – £16, Child – £10.Battersea, London Battersea Park Firework DisplayCarlisle Carlisle Fireshow in Bitts Park, Carlisle CA3 8UZ Themed Firework Spectacular to music. Starts 7pm; Admission free, but collection for local charity Thornborough, near Milton Keynes Billericay Welling, Kent St Albans Lancaster Torrington |
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November | Maidstone ‘The greatest firework show on earth’ at Leeds Castle, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1PL Gates Open: 12pm, Display: 5.30pm; Price: Adults – £16, Child – £10. |
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December | Ripley Firework display for the turning on of the Christmas lights Lights on 6 p.m.; display 8.15 p.m. |
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December | Looe, Cornwall Firework display at the Banjo PierManchester 10 minute firework display in the city centre from the top of the Arndale Centre – best seen from Exchange SquareLeeds New Year’s party starting during the afternoon with a family street party along Briggate and The Headrow, which will be closed to traffic, and end with a firework display at 5.30 p.m. North Devon Sydney, Australia Paris, France Tenerife, Spain Amsterdam Edinburgh |
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