2025 firework displays: Where, when and how much to watch explosive shows in Bishop’s Stortford, Saffron Walden, Great Dunmow, Little Easton and Harlow
Bonfire Night is looming and the big event in Bishop’s Stortford will once again be at the rugby club – but it is by no means the only light show in the area. Here’s our round-up of eight displays from Harlow to Saffron Walden...
Saturday November 1 – BISHOP’S STORTFORD
WHERE: Bishop’s Stortford Rugby Football Club, Silver Leys, Hadham Road
WHEN: Gates open 5pm, fireworks 7pm
TICKETS: Available online only from www.bsrfctickets.co.uk; no tickets will be sold on the gate. £25 for a family of 4 (two adults and two children aged 2-17), additional child £5, additional adult/unaccompanied child £10. Children under 3 enter free.
This is the rugby club’s 22nd annual event, held in conjunction with Essex Pyrotechnics. There are two gates: Hadham Road and Newland Avenue (on the Stortford Fields estate by the water tower).
There will be a children’s funfair, licensed bar, barbecue, sweet shop, hot drinks, kids’ light toys plus a DJ and live music. The DJ and bands will be performing for 90 minutes afterwards, so there’s no need to rush for the exits!
People are asked to take their ticket confirmation email with them, either as a hard copy or on their phone, as once again organisers will be using scanners to help speed up the entry process. There is no on-site parking and please do not take sparklers with you.
Saturday November 1 – ELSENHAM
WHERE: Golf World Stansted, Hall Road, Elsenham (CM22 6FL)
WHEN: From 5pm
TICKETS: Adults £10, children £8. To book, email bar@golfworldstansted.co.uk
Live music and fireworks.
Saturday November 1 – GREAT DUNMOW
WHERE: Recreation Ground, off Church Road
WHEN: Gates open 6.15pm-10pm, bonfire lit 6.45pm, fireworks at 7.15pm
TICKETS: Online tickets only via www.dunmowfireworks.co.uk. Tickets will not be available on the gate. Family ticket (two adults, two children) £27.50; over-16s £9; under-16s £7; under-3s free (limited availability on early-bird tickets offering £1.50-£2 discount per ticket). Food and licensed bar.
Dunmow Fireworks Display will feature a 15-minute display to music, a gigantic bonfire, hot food trucks and hot chocolate and mulled wine. Organised by Great Dunmow Round Table, all the profits will support charities, causes and people in need in and around Great Dunmow. No sparklers allowed.
Sunday November 2 – BISHOP’S STORTFORD
WHERE: Parsonage Playing Field, Parsonage Lane
WHEN: Gates open at 5.30pm, fire-eating show at 6pm, skies alight at 6.30pm
TICKETS: Non-ticket but a recommended donation of £10 for a family of four. All monies raised go to host next year’s event, with any surplus to local charitable causes (including the new defibrillator at Parsonage Hall). Food and drink will be available throughout, with a paid bar and food from Smoke BBQ Kitchen, The Crumble Top and Old Texas Sausages.
Sunday November 2 – HARLOW
WHERE: Harlow Town Park Showground
WHEN: Gates open 5.15pm-8.30pm, bonfire lit at 6.15pm, fireworks at 6.30pm
TICKETS: Free admission (courtesy of Harlow Council).
Fifth Avenue will be closed during the event. The section from Sainsbury’s roundabout to Burnt Mill roundabout will be shut from 5.15pm to 8.30pm. The other section, from Sainsbury’s roundabout to Mandela Avenue roundabout, will be shut from 6pm to 8.30pm. Parts of Park Lane and School Lane will be shut from 5.15pm to 8.30pm.
There is limited parking for Blue Badge holders only at the showground car park before 5.45pm (people parked here will not be able to leave until Fifth Avenue reopens at 8.30pm). Car parks in the area will be free 5.30pm-7.30pm.
Sunday November 2 – LITTLE EASTON
WHERE: Little Easton Manor, Park Road
WHEN: Gates open 5.30pm, bonfire lit at 7pm, fireworks at 7.30pm
TICKETS: Adults £16.50, children (3-16) £11.50, under-2s free. Early-bird tickets are now sold out.
Food, mulled wine, fairground rides, neon fun, face paints and a display which will light up the skies of the Great Lake.
Wednesday November 5 – BIRCHANGER
WHERE: Birchanger Sports & Social Club
WHEN: Gates open at 7pm, fireworks at 8pm
TICKETS: Free display but donations gratefully received
Friday November 7 – NEWPORT
WHERE: Newport Recreation Ground (CB11 3PU)
WHEN: Gates open 6pm, fireworks 7.30pm
TICKETS: in advance – children (under-12) £6, adults £7 (available from Newport club, pubs and shops); on the night – children £7, adults £8 (cash only). All proceeds to charity.
Features an MC/DJ, barbecue, hot drinks and bar. One lucky ticket holder will win £100 and get to press the plunger and start the display.
Saturday November 8 – BERDEN
WHERE: Berden Hall (CB11 3PU), by kind permission of Michelle Norris
WHEN: Gates open 6pm, bonfire lit at 6.15pm, fireworks start 7pm
TICKETS: in advance – children £4, adults £8, family tickets (2+2) £24 (available from Berden Sports and Social Club Friday night bar and online at berden-sports-and-social-club.sumupstore.com); on the gate – children £5, adults £10, family tickets (2+2) £25.
Drinks on sale from the Berden Sports and Social Club fireworks bar. Food from local food vans.
Saturday November 8 – SAFFRON WALDEN
WHERE: Saffron Walden Round Table Charity Firework Display, The Common
WHEN: Gates open 5pm, fireworks at 7pm
TICKETS: No tickets required, but organisers ask for a suggested donation of £5 per head. Visit swrt.org/fireworks/ to donate or on the gate with cash or card. All profits from the event will be put back into the Saffron Walden community.
Celebrate 25 years of fireworks on the common. Lasers, music, fun fair, bonfire, street food vans and a licensed bar in partnership with Saffron Walden Rugby Club. All money raised will go to local good causes and charities. Parking at Swan Meadow car park is suggested.