Short answer: Bonfire Night 2026 is Thursday 5 November. Confirmed so far: Bodmin (Priory Park, 5 November), Hayle Cricket Club (7 November) and the ticketed Sparks festivals at Carlyon Bay (1 November) and Hendra, Newquay (7 November). Truro is cancelled for the second year; Newquay, Falmouth and Culdrose haven't announced yet.
Confirmed for 2026 (updated 3 October)
- Newquay Sports Centre — Friday 6 November. A drone show and fireworks, listed in Newquay BID's autumn diary; times and tickets to follow. Newquay guide.
- Bodmin, Priory Park — Thursday 5 November. Gates 5pm, bonfire 7pm, fireworks and laser show after; advance tickets about £5, under-fives free. Guide.
- Hayle Cricket Club — Saturday 7 November. The Firework Extravaganza, west Cornwall's big one; full details to follow from the club.
- Ticketed, family-timed (from 4pm): Sparks Firework Festival at Carlyon Bay beach, Sunday 1 November, and at Hendra Holiday Park, Newquay, Saturday 7 November; Illuminate the Night, listed for Sunday 8 November at the former Dairyland site near Newquay (the farm park itself closed in 2024).
- Cancelled: Truro. The city council's display was called off in 2025 and will not run in 2026 either. Where to go instead.
- Still to be announced: Newquay Town Council's free display and the Fun Park, Falmouth (cancelled in 2025), and the Culdrose/Helston displays. We update this list as organisers confirm.
Cornwall does Bonfire Night in its own way: rugby and cricket clubs, football grounds, a steam railway, a stately home and a couple of beaches, mostly on the Saturday nearest the 5th and the night itself. Here's the county in one list, with what each is like. Individual town guides linked where we have them.
2026 dates: most 2026 dates are announced in October; the pattern below has held for years. Check the organiser's page the day before — wind cancels displays at short notice. We update this line the moment organisers confirm.
The big ones
- Newquay — three: Newquay Town Council's free display, the ticketed NQY Fireworks at the sports centre with bars, food and an inflatable funfair, and Newquay Fun Park's free display with rides. Newquay fireworks guide.
- Truro — the city council's display is cancelled for 2026 (as in 2025); our guide lists the nearest alternatives. Truro: where to go instead.
- Falmouth — Falmouth Cricket Club's display, the town's main one. Worth knowing: the 2025 display was cancelled on safety grounds and a 2026 return isn't confirmed — check before travelling. Falmouth fireworks guide.
- Bodmin — a big community night with bonfire, fireworks, lasers and a fair; tickets a few pounds in advance or at the gate, gates around 5pm, show around 7pm. Bodmin fireworks guide.
The different ones
- Lappa Valley, near Newquay — arrive by steam train, play in the soft play, fireworks at the old engine house around 7:30pm. Two nights, usually the last weekend of October or first of November. Ticketed, sells out, and the best for under-8s.
- Port Eliot, St Germans — bonfire and fireworks in the grounds of the house. Ticketed.
- RNAS Culdrose, near Helston — the naval air station's display on the 5th.
The village ones
- Coverack — bonfire on the beach at 5:30pm and low-noise fireworks at 6:30pm, with food on the green. The one to take a nervous dog or a toddler to.
- The Lizard — recreation ground, gates 5:30pm, fire around 7pm; the most southerly fireworks in Britain.
- Helston — Underlane, bonfire and a sparkler area, a few pounds in, free parking. Helston & Lizard bonfire guide.
- Chacewater — Millennium Green, cash only, bonfire 6:30pm, fireworks 7pm.
Choosing
- Small children: Lappa Valley, Coverack, or any village one — earlier, smaller, less noise.
- A proper night out: NQY Fireworks or Truro City FC.
- Free: Newquay Town Council, Newquay Fun Park, and most beach bonfires ask only for a donation.
- Dogs: Coverack only, and even then judge your dog. Otherwise leave them home with the radio on.
The rules
Park where the organiser says — every one of these is a field with one gate. Arrive for the bonfire, not the fireworks; you'll get a spot. Layers, wellies, a torch for the walk back to the car, and check social media on the day for wind cancellations.
For what comes next — switch-ons, markets, Santa trains and the Christmas swims — see Christmas and New Year in Cornwall 2026.
More autumn nights out: Every sea shanty festival left in Cornwall this year, with dates.
Before the fireworks: Cornwall's Halloween 2026 events, with confirmed dates.
Near Redruth and Camborne? Nothing local is announced yet; here are the nearest options.
Pick a town and plan the day around who's with you.
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