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Bonfire Night in the Yorkshire Dales 2024

Looking for a list of Bonfire Night and Firework Events that are taking place in and around the Yorkshire Dales?

Here you’ll find all the fireworks displays, bonfires, and silent events both free and ticketed that are on offer across the Yorkshire Dales National Park and its bordering towns.

Gunpowder, treason and plot… It’s BONFIRE TIME!

That’s right, it’s the time of year when us Brits all channel our inner Prodigy vibes and turn into a twisted firestarter…. setting everything on FIIIIIIRE to remember the time when a moustachioed dude nearly (but didn’t) blow up the houses of Parliament!

It’s BONFIRE NIGHT BABY! (N.B. to non-Brits: we don’t actually set EVERYTHING on fire, just huge piles of discarded stuff, with the effigy of a man placed on the top…. see? We’re not THAT crazy.)

Anyway, slightly creepy British traditions aside, here you’ll find a list of all of the organised firework displays taking place in any around the Yorkshire Dales, both ticketed and free! So you’ll find firework events from Sedbergh to Reeth and from Richmond to Ilkley! All right here!

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Firework display in the Yorkshire Dales

Free Bonfire Night Events

Check out all of the Firework events that are taking place in and around the Yorkshire Dales that are turn up on the night, and free.

Yorkshire Dales: Swaledale, Wensleydale and Richmond

Saturday 2nd November 2024

West Burton Bonfire: Wensleydale

West Burton is a free event, but donations are welcome. BBQ and drinks at the Fox and Hounds Pub

Location: West Burton Village Green

Bonfire Lit: 6.30pm

Fireworks 7pm

Bedale Community Bonfire & Fireworks

Donations are welcome and fundraising is already underway for the 2025 event. Food available from 5pm.

Location: Bedale Hall & Park

Bonfire Lit: 6.15pm (Timing TBC for 2024)

Fireworks 7pm (Timing TBC for 2024)

West Witton Bonfire: Wensleydale

West Witton bonfire is a free event, but donations are welcome. Hot food and a licensed bar will be available from 6pm.

Location: West Witton Playing Fields

Gates: 6pm -10pm

Bonfire: 6.30pm

Fireworks: 7pm

Sunday 3rd November 2024

Upper Dales Bonfire & Fireworks - Hawes, Wensleydale

Hawes bonfire is a free event, a suggested donation of £3 is welcome.

Location: Hawes Community Field (Dales Countryside Museum)

Gates open at 6.30pm.

Richmond: North Yorkshire

Richmond’s bonfire is organised by Richmond Town Council and is free with a suggested donation of £1.

Location: Richmond School

Gates: 6pm

Fireworks: 7pm

Tuesday 5th November 2024

Reeth Bonfire: Swaledale

Reeth bonfire is a free event. Donations are welcome. BBQ throughout the night.

Location: Reeth Village Green

Judging of the Guy 6pm

Fireworks 7pm

Leyburn: Wensleydale

Leyburn’s bonfire night is a free event, but donations are welcome.

Location: The Shawl

Bonfire: 6.30pm

Fireworks: 7pm

Yorkshire Dales Southern, Ilkley, Addingham, Skipton, Otley

Friday 1st November 2024

Ilkley Cricket Club

This free event is hosted by the Cricket Club. Food and drink is available, entry is from 5pm, bar opens at 5pm, with pie and peas from 6pm.

Location: Ilkley Cricket Club 5pm - 10.30

Bonfire 6.15pm

Fireworks: 7.00pm

Yorkshire Dales West, Westmorland Dales

Saturday 2nd November 2024

Garsdale Village Hall

Location: Garsdale Road, near Sedbergh

Bonfire Lit: 7pm

Fireworks 7.15pm

Hot food and drinks available. Children’s pumpkin carving competition too.

Tuesday 5th November 2024

Sedbergh School Fireworks

Location: Busk Lane, between School House and Sedgwick House

Bonfire Lit: 6.30pm

Fireworks from 7pm

Yorkshire Dales: Nidderdale and Harrogate

Harrogate, Nidderdale and Yorkshire Dales East

Saturday 2nd November 2024:

Harrogate Bonfire:

Annual Stray fireworks event will include a bonfire. Entry is free, but a collection will be taken proceeds will be going to St Michael’s Hospice. There will be live music and food and drinks.

Location: The Stray along Oaklands Drive

Start time: 5pm

Fireworks: 7.15pm

Pateley Bridge:

Arranged by the Upper Nidderdale Scouts Group, the bonfire is free, although donations are welcome. Food and drinks available.

Location: Pateley Bridge Showground

Start Time: 6pm

Bonfire lit: 6.30pm

Fireworks: 7pm

Ticketed Bonfire Night Events

All of these Bonfire Night events require tickets or payment on the gate. A lot are community fundraising events.

Friday 1st November 2024

Thornton Hall Farm

Location: Thornton in Craven, Skipton

Price: Adult £14.95 Child £14.95 Under 3 £9.95

The ticket includes choreographed lightshow and bonfire. Childrens entertainment, street theatre and live music. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Booking link: Head to the Thornton Hall Farm website to make a booking.

Time: 5.30pm - 11pm

Saturday 2nd November

Thornton Hall Farm

This event continues for a second night. See details above.

Otley RUFC

Location: Cross Green

Price: £10/ person £30 for a family of 4

Booking link: Tap here to book tickets

Time: 5.30pm

Bonfire: 6.15pm

Fireworks: 7 pm

Tuesday 5th November

Kirkby Lonsdale RUFC

Prices £25 per car, under 14s are free, adults £5 on the door. You can book online from the Rugby Club’s website.

Time 4.30pm (bar opens)

Fireworks at 6pm

Friday 8th November 2024

Ilkley Tennis Club

This is now a ticketed event, and this year as well as fireworks, you’ll find Oasis tribute band, Supernova, fireworks set to music, more music from Dom Sky and Northern Epidemic and street food and bars from local businesses.

Tickets: £10 for adults in advance (£15 on the night)

Under 16s free but still need a ticket.

Location: Ilkley Lawn Tennis and Squash Club

Doors 5pm

Fireworks 7.45pm

Addingham Cricket Club

Location: Addingham Cricket Club

Price: £7/ adult £5.50/ child Family of 4 £15 payable on the gate.

Booking link: no booking, pay on the gate.

Fire lit 6.30pm

Fireworks 7pm

Saturday 9th November

Ilkley: Ashlands Primary School

There will be hot and cold food and live music.

Location: Leeds Road, Ilkley

Price: Adult £5/ person Child £4/ person 4 and under Free Family ticket £15 - all proceeds go to Ashlands School and include bonfire, firework display and live music.

Booking link: find the link to book tickets to Ashlands bonfire here

Times: 6-9pm

Addingham Primary School

Location: Bolton Road Addingham

Price: Adults £6, Children £5, Baby £1, Family 2+3 £25

Booking link: Tap here to head to the Addingham Primary School booking page

Time: 5.30pm

Fireworks: 6.45pm

Headed to Manchester this Bonfire Night?

Take a look at Colette over on Going on an Adventure Blog’s roundup of all the Manchester Bonfire Night Events right here!

Perhaps you’re headed further south, to Somerset?

If you are check out Claire over on Somerset Family Adventures to find out what’s going on down there this bonfire night!

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