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London fireworks 2026: free and ticketed Bonfire Night displays

Bonfire Night 2026 in London: Coram's Fields free on 05/11, plus Stow, Blackheath, Battersea Park, Ally Pally and Merton, with times and prices.

Drawn fireworks in terracotta, sage and cream above the headline: London fireworks 2026, where to go. Thursday 5 November and that weekend; one free display, five ticketed ones.Coram's Fields, Bloomsbury: Thursday 05/11, gates 3:30pm, fireworks 6pm, closes 7pm. Free, no ticket for general entry, first come first served. Adults only with a child aged 19 or under. About a 30-minute walk from St Paul's.Stow Firework Spectacular, Walthamstow: Thursday 05/11 to Saturday 07/11, gates 4pm, displays 6pm and 8pm. Adult £11, age 6 to 15 £5, under 6 £1, no booking fees, online only. Wood Street station about 3 minutes' walk. Friday and Saturday sold out; Thursday tickets limited on 29/10.Blackheath Fireworks: Saturday 07/11, gates 5pm, fireworks 8pm, closes 10pm. Adult £16, age 11 to 15 £10, age 0 to 10 £5, plus a 10% booking fee. Blackheath station about 7 minutes' walk. Organised by Slammin Events; no animals except assistance dogs.Battersea Park Fireworks: Saturday 07/11 gates 6pm, fireworks about 8:30pm, adult £18.60 including fee; Sunday 08/11 gates 4:30pm, fireworks about 7pm, adult £18 including fee. Age 5 to 15 £11.50, under 5 free but must be booked, plus £1 per booking.Alexandra Palace fireworks and drones: Saturday 07/11 gates 4pm, display 8pm; Sunday 08/11 family day, gates 4pm, display 6pm. Adult £19.50, age 11 to 15 £15, age 0 to 10 £6.50. The park is hilly.Fireworks in the Park, Merton: Wimbledon Park on Thursday 05/11, Morden Park on Saturday 07/11. A 6:45pm show, better for young children (gates 5:15pm), or an 8:30pm show (gates 7:15pm). Adult £15.90, age 5 to 15 £11.66. One ticket per show, online only; under 4s free.No fireworks in the Square Mile: no official City display this year and none listed for the Lord Mayor's Show on 14/11. West End lights instead: Carnaby Street switch-on Wednesday 04/11, music from 4:30pm, free ticket; Regent Street lights return Thursday 05/11, closed to traffic 5pm to 9pm.Closing card: save this and send it to your fireworks crew. Prices and times from each organiser's page on 29/10/2026 and can change. Follow @cityoflondon; independent, not affiliated with the City of London Corporation or any of these events.

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Bonfire Night is Thursday 05/11, and the big displays run from then to Sunday 08/11. Times and prices from each organiser's own page:

🆓 Coram's Fields, Bloomsbury: Thu 05/11, fireworks 6pm, free, no ticket (adults only with a child aged 19 or under)
🎟️ Stow, Walthamstow: Thu 05/11 to Sat 07/11, adult £11 with no booking fees (Fri and Sat sold out, Thu limited)
🎟️ Blackheath: Sat 07/11, fireworks 8pm, adult £16 plus 10% booking fee
🎟️ Battersea Park: Sat 07/11 about 8:30pm, Sun 08/11 about 7pm, adult from £18
🎟️ Alexandra Palace fireworks and drones: Sat 07/11 at 8pm, Sun 08/11 at 6pm, adult £19.50
🎟️ Merton: Wimbledon Park Thu 05/11, Morden Park Sat 07/11, shows 6:45pm and 8:30pm

No official display in the Square Mile this year. Prices and times as listed on 29/10/2026; check before you go. We're independent and not connected with any of these events or the City of London Corporation.

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  1. Drawn fireworks in terracotta, sage and cream above the headline: London fireworks 2026, where to go. Thursday 5 November and that weekend; one free display, five ticketed ones.
  2. Coram's Fields, Bloomsbury: Thursday 05/11, gates 3:30pm, fireworks 6pm, closes 7pm. Free, no ticket for general entry, first come first served. Adults only with a child aged 19 or under. About a 30-minute walk from St Paul's.
  3. Stow Firework Spectacular, Walthamstow: Thursday 05/11 to Saturday 07/11, gates 4pm, displays 6pm and 8pm. Adult £11, age 6 to 15 £5, under 6 £1, no booking fees, online only. Wood Street station about 3 minutes' walk. Friday and Saturday sold out; Thursday tickets limited on 29/10.
  4. Blackheath Fireworks: Saturday 07/11, gates 5pm, fireworks 8pm, closes 10pm. Adult £16, age 11 to 15 £10, age 0 to 10 £5, plus a 10% booking fee. Blackheath station about 7 minutes' walk. Organised by Slammin Events; no animals except assistance dogs.
  5. Battersea Park Fireworks: Saturday 07/11 gates 6pm, fireworks about 8:30pm, adult £18.60 including fee; Sunday 08/11 gates 4:30pm, fireworks about 7pm, adult £18 including fee. Age 5 to 15 £11.50, under 5 free but must be booked, plus £1 per booking.
  6. Alexandra Palace fireworks and drones: Saturday 07/11 gates 4pm, display 8pm; Sunday 08/11 family day, gates 4pm, display 6pm. Adult £19.50, age 11 to 15 £15, age 0 to 10 £6.50. The park is hilly.
  7. Fireworks in the Park, Merton: Wimbledon Park on Thursday 05/11, Morden Park on Saturday 07/11. A 6:45pm show, better for young children (gates 5:15pm), or an 8:30pm show (gates 7:15pm). Adult £15.90, age 5 to 15 £11.66. One ticket per show, online only; under 4s free.
  8. No fireworks in the Square Mile: no official City display this year and none listed for the Lord Mayor's Show on 14/11. West End lights instead: Carnaby Street switch-on Wednesday 04/11, music from 4:30pm, free ticket; Regent Street lights return Thursday 05/11, closed to traffic 5pm to 9pm.
  9. Closing card: save this and send it to your fireworks crew. Prices and times from each organiser's page on 29/10/2026 and can change. Follow @cityoflondon; independent, not affiliated with the City of London Corporation or any of these events.
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