Short answer: Falmouth Cricket Club hosts the town's display on or around 5 November — gates early evening, ticketed, with food and a bar. If you'd rather not pay or queue, Pendennis Point, Gyllyngvase and the Castle Drive give free views of the sky, if not the bonfire.
Part of our winter series — all of Cornwall's Bonfire Night displays are in Bonfire Night in Cornwall 2026, and the full season is in Christmas and New Year in Cornwall 2026.
Falmouth Cricket Club runs the town's Bonfire Night: gates early evening, a bar, food, music and a display that's grown year on year. Tickets are modest and sold in advance and at the gate; families with pushchairs are fine on the outfield if it's not too wet. It's usually the Saturday nearest the 5th.
2026 dates: not yet announced — the cricket club posts it in October. We update this line the moment organisers confirm.
Falmouth's geography means the fireworks are visible from a lot of the town. The best free spots:
You'll see the fireworks, not the bonfire — that's the trade.
The cricket club's own parking is small; the roads around it fill and the organisers ask you to walk. Park in town or at Pendennis and walk down.
Chacewater's Millennium Green bonfire (cash only, 6:30pm) is the small village version fifteen minutes away; RNAS Culdrose near Helston does a big one on the 5th; the Lizard's recreation ground and Coverack's low-noise beach bonfire are further but worth the drive with a nervous child or dog.
Harbour Lights Falmouth for fish and chips at 5pm before the crowds, or the Gylly Beach Cafe if you're watching from the beach. Our Falmouth guide has the rest.
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