*Updated October 2026
Bonfire Night and fireworks are back for 2026! If you’re looking for Bonfire Night events in Nottingham or Nottinghamshire, I’ve rounded up the best family-friendly fireworks displays, bonfires and firework events taking place this autumn – with even some free events too!
From big organised fireworks displays and traditional bonfires to family-friendly events with funfairs, food and entertainment, there are plenty of options to choose from. I’ll be adding more 2026 Bonfire Night and fireworks events in Nottingham as they are announced, so bookmark this page and check back for updates.
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Fireworks Displays in Notts 2026
NOTTINGHAM
Nottingham City of Legends Drone Show (No Fireworks)
Location: Forest Recreation Ground, Nottingham NG7 6LB
About: Nottingham City of Legends – a 20-minute drone show featuring 250 synchronised drones celebrating Nottingham’s history.
Dates: Thursday 5th November
Prices: £10 Adults, £5 Children (Nottingham City Residents can get discounted tickets – £2 adults, £1 Children)
Trent Bridge Cricket Ground
Location: Trent Bridge, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 6AG
About: Firework Nights and Street Food
Dates: Friday 6th, Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th November
Time: Friday Gates 6pm Display 8pm Sat Gates 6.30pm Display 8.30pm, Sunday – family display Gates 4pm Display 6pm
Prices: £10 Adults, £5 Kids
Nottingham Racecourse
Location: Colwick Park, NottinghAcrossam NG2 4BE
About: Halloween Spooktacular Fireworks.
Experience the magic like never before at our Halloween Spooktacular, a frightfully fun night filled with dazzling fireworks, spooky surprises, enchanting music, and unforgettable Halloween thrills.
Dates: Sat 31st October 2026
Time: Gates open 4pm, Fireworks 7pm
Prices: Early Bird Prices: Adults: £9, Children (5-18) £6, Family £28, Under 5s FREE (advance booking)
NTHC Ruddington Firework Spectacular
Location: Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre, NG11 6JS
About All the sights, sounds and smells of a traditional firework night. Take a ride on our miniature railway and heritage fairground.
Dates: Saturday 7th November 2026
Time: gates 4.30pm, fireworks 7.30pm
Prices: ADULT: £11.15, CHILD: £6.65, FAMILY: £30.10 (2 Adults + 3 Children) ( IN ADVANCE)
The Gedling Inn
About: Bonfire Night
Location: 50 Main Rd, Gedling, Nottingham NG4 3HL
Dates: Friday 6th November 2026
Time: Open from 5pm
Prices: Adults £8, Children £4, under 1s free
Book online for best prices
Lambley Bonfire & Fireworks Display – quiet display
Location: Lambley Primary School NG4 4QF
About: Quiet firework display set to Disney music
Dates: Saturday 7th November 2026
Time: Gates 4pm, Bonfire 5pm, Fireworks 6.30pm
Prices: Adult £8, Kids £4, Family £20
Basford United Funfair and Fireworks
About: A night at the fair plus massive spectacular firework display
Location: Basford United FC, NG6 0LE
Date: Friday 30th October 2026
Time: gates open 5.30pm Fireworks 8pm
Prices: Adults £7.50, Kids £4, Family £20
Calverton Miners Welfare
Location: Calverton Miners Welfare
About: Bonfire Night and fireworks
Date: 7th November 2026 6pm-late (fireworks approx 7.30pm and 9pm
Prices: £4 – buy tickets from the bar
Patchings Art Centre/Vantom Village
Location: Patchings Art Centre, Calverton, Nottingham NG14 6NU
About: Bonfire Night at Vantom Village with fireworks, music and marshmallow toasting.
Dates: Friday 6th November
Prices: £5pp, Children under 12 Free
Nottingham Light Up The Sky, Mapperley Fireworks Spectacular
Location: Mapperley Golf Club, Nottingham, NG3 5LD
About: Fireworks and Fun, Fair, Food, Bonfire
Date: Friday 6th November 2026
Time: Gates open: 5.30pm
Fireworks display: 8.30pm
Prices: Adults: £9 + Fees, Kids: £5 + Fees, Under 5’s: free
Family ticket: (2 adults + 2 kids) £25.00 + Fees
Radcliffe Community Firework Fiesta
Location: Bingham Road Playing Fields, NG12 2GP
About: Professional fireworks displays, live music, food & drink, licensed bar, novelties & children’s fairground rides.
Date: 1st November 2026
Time: Gates open 4.30pm, quieter display 5.30pm, main display 6.30pm.
Prices: Adults £6.50, Child age 4-17 £3.50. Children under 4yo need a ticket each (£0)
Bingham Bonfire and Fireworks
Location: Bingham Town Sports Club, NG13 8GG
About: Bonfire and Firework Display
Dates: Sat 7 Nov 2026 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Time: 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM – 6.15 bonfire lit, 7pm firework display, 8pm grand firework display
Prices: Child: £3, Adult: £5, Family (2 adults & 2 children): £14 – book online
Kinoulton Cricket Club Bonfire & Firework Display
Location: Hickling Lane, Kinoulton, Notts, NG12 3SE
About: Bonfire, fireworks, food, bar, build a guy competition
Dates: Friday 6th November 2026
Time: Gates and bar open from 6pm
Bonfire lit from 7pm
Prices: Adults £7, Under 16s £5, £20 for 2 adults and 2 children
Pay at the gate using cash or card
Stanton Ilkeston FC – Fireworks Extravaganza
Location: Stanton Ilkeston FC, Ilkeston, DE7 4LD
About: Fireworks and Fun, Fair, Food
Date: Thursday 5th November 2026
Time: Gates open: 5.30pm
Fireworks display: 8.30pm
Prices: Adults aged 16 and over: £6 Children aged 5 to 15: £3.50 Under 5s: FREE
The Longbow, Arnold
Location: Calverton Rd, Nottingham
About: Fireworks and food, kids disco
Date: Friday 6th November 2026
Time: 5-9pm
Prices: FREE, no booking required
The Greatest Show in the Sky
Location: West Park, Long Eaton, Derbyshire
About: Guy Fawkes Night fireworks display with fairground rides, food stalls and a large bonfire. Fireworks set to music.
Dates: Thursday 5th November
Times: Gates open 5pm, fireworks 7:30pm
Price: Adults £8 advance / £10 on the gate, children £5 advance / £7 on the gate, family (2 adults + 3 children) £20 advance / £25 on the gate, under 5s FREE
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
Location: Harvey Rd, Bilborough Nottingham, NG8 3BB
About: Fireworks, rides, food and drinks
Date: Sunday 1st November 2026
Time: Gates: 5pm, fireworks 7.30pm
Prices: Adults £5, Under 12s £3
Tick Tock All Stars Nursery
Location: 7–8 Denton Green, Broxtowe, Nottingham, NG8 6GD
About: Fireworks, rides, food and drinks
Date: Thursday 5th November 2026
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Prices: £4pp, under 1s free
Notts Maze Bonfire Bash
Location: Notts Maze, Nottinghamshire, NG5 8PW
About: Bonfire Bash with a funfair, food and drink vendors and fireworks.
Dates: Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th November
Time: Gates: 5pm, bonfire 7pm, fireworks 7.45pm
Prices: Adults £12, 3-15s £9
Eastwood Town Cricket Club
Location: Eastwood Town Cricket Club, Eastwood NG16 3FT
About: Bonfire and fireworks display.
Dates: Saturday 7th November ·
Times: Gates 6pm, Bonfire 7pm, Fireworks 7:45pm ·
Adults £4, children £1.50, family (2 adults + 2 children) £10 · Booking required
NORTH NOTTS, SOUTHWELL AND NEWARK
Walesby Forest
About: Light up the Night
From 5pm, you can enjoy our family-friendly event with a fun fair, food stalls, and our own eras tour featuring live music from much-loved Taylor Swift tribute act, Taylored Swift. We also have free and secure car parking for everyone.
Location: Newark. NG22 9NG
Dates: Saturday 7th November 2026 from 5pm, fireworks 6.45 and 8.15pm
Prices: Adults £12.50, Children £7.50, Under 4s £2.50
Ashfield District Council
About: Sparks in the Park
With free entry and no tickets required, Sparks in the Park, is one of the biggest free fireworks display in Nottinghamshire. Whilst most fireworks displays across Nottinghamshire are paid for events, Ashfield District Council is immensely proud to offer our fireworks night event free of charge.
Location: Sutton Lawn, Lawn Ave, Sutton-in-Ashfield NG17 5FU
Dates: Saturday 7th November 2026
Time: Gates open at 4pm, Fireworks at 6pm & 8pm
Prices: FREE – no booking required
Farnsfield Cricket Club
About: Bonfire, Fireworks, Hot food and bar. No Sparklers.
Location: Farnsfield Cricket Club, NG22 8LB
Dates: Saturday 7th November 2026
Time: Gates Open and Bonfire List 6pm, Fireworks from 7.30pm
Prices: £7.50 in advance, £9 on the gate
Norwood Park
Location: Norwood Park, Halam Road, Southwell NG25 0PF
Date: 1st November
Time: Gates Open at 4pm, bonfire 5.30pm, fire dancers 6.15pm, fireworks 7pm (approx)
Prices: Adults £14.50, Child £6.50, Under 2s free, family £36
Sir John Cockle, Mansfield
Location: Sutton Rd, Mansfield NG18 5EU
About: Fireworks Night with BBQ, fun fair, stalls, bouncy castle and more
Dates: Friday 6th November 5-9pm
Time: Open from 4.30pm
Prices: FREE, no tickets needed
Oxton Village Bonfire
Location: Oxton Village Hall, Nottingham, NG25 0SA.
About: Free Parking, Live music and firework display
Date: Sunday 1st November 2026
Gates Open 5.30pm
Prices: Adults £7, Children/OAPs £5, Under 4s free
Edgewood School, Hucknall
About: Bonfire night firework display
Location: Edgewood School, Edgewood Drive, Hucknall, NG15 6HX
Date: Thursday 5th November 2026
Time: Gates open at 5.30pm and the fireworks start at 7pm
Prices: Early Bird: £5/£3
General: £7/£5
Hucknall Funfair and Fireworks 2026
Location: Leen Valley Golf Centre, Hucknall, Nottingham NG15 7TA
Date: Saturday 24th October 2026
Time: Gates 5.30pm, Fireworks 8pm
Prices: Adults £8, Kids £4, Family £22
Ashfield RUFC
About: Fireworks Night
Location: Larwood Park Sports and Social Club, Twickenham Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, NG17 8SF
Date: Friday 30th October 2026
Time: 6pm onwards
Prices: Adult £5, Children £2.50, Family £12.50
Newark Family Firework Show
Location: Renaissance at Kelham Hall, Kelham, NG23 5QX
Date: Sunday 1 November 2026
Time: Gates open at 5.30pm / Firework display will start approx. 8:00pm
Prices: Children – £9 Adults – £13.50
Perlethorpe Social Club
Location: Perlethorpe, near Newark, Nottinghamshire
About: Bonfire Night and fireworks display.
Dates: Friday 6th November
Time: Gates open at 5.30pm / Firework display will start approx. 7.30pm
Prices: £6pp, Under 12s Free
DAYS OUT WITH FIREWORKS
Alton Towers*
Location: Farley Ln, Alton, Stoke-on-Trent ST10 4DB
About: Tickets include theme park entry. Late opening means you can ride in the dark too.
Dates: 6th – 8th November 2026
Prices: Prices from £39-£44pp, under 90cm go free
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Drayton Manor
Location: Drayton Manor Dr, Fazeley, Mile Oak, Tamworth B78 3TW
Dates: 31st October and 1st November 2026.
Prices: Adult: from £29.50 , 2-3y from £15.00, under 2s free
Twin Lakes
Location: Melton Spinney Rd, Melton Mowbray LE14 4FF
Date: 3rd November 2026
Enjoy a full day at Twinlakes from 10am until 8pm
Selected rides and theme park are open until 8 pm
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