AnswerChecked 4 Sep 2026
Where can you watch fireworks on Bonfire Night in London?
Most London displays are on the Saturday nearest the fifth, not on the fifth itself, which is the single thing most people get wrong. Alexandra Palace, Battersea Park and Wimbledon Park are ticketed; Blackheath is free and enormous.
The date trap
Guy Fawkes Night is the fifth of November, but the large organised displays are almost all on the nearest Saturday, because that is when people can come. Check the date of the specific display rather than assuming the fifth.
Free or ticketed
Blackheath is free, on open heath, with one of the biggest crowds in south London and barely any barriers. Alexandra Palace is ticketed and has the whole city behind the fireworks, which is the reason to pick it. Battersea Park is ticketed and the easiest to leave, with three stations in walking distance.
Getting home
Everything empties at once. If you are at a ticketed display, the walk to the second nearest station is almost always faster than the queue at the first.
What is on
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Seasonal
Wimbledon Park fireworks
One of the few displays actually on the 5th. Merton has not put up 2026 prices, and the Home Park Road gate shuts at 6.25pm.
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Pick Seasonal From £11.50
Alexandra Palace Fireworks and Drone Festival
Until 8 Nov
Fireworks and drones on the hill with the city behind them. Gates 4pm, from £11.50. Saturday is the festival, Sunday is earlier.
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Seasonal £16, 11 to 15s £10, under 11s £5
Blackheath fireworks
Ticketed now, not the free display people remember: £16 adults, £10 for 11 to 15s, £5 under 11s, with a funfair and a Big Top.
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Seasonal £18 late release, ages 5 to 15 £11.50, under 5s free but must be reserved
Battersea Park Fireworks
Until 8 Nov
Rudimental DJ at 7.30pm, then the display at about 8.30pm and a Disco Ceilidh after it. Gates at 6pm, last entry 8pm.
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