Newquay Fireworks 2026: Drone Show and Fireworks 6 November

Short answer: Newquay's big one this year is a drone show and fireworks at the Sports Centre on Friday 6 November, listed in Newquay BID's events diary (times and tickets to follow). Also near Newquay: Sparks at Hendra Holiday Park on Saturday 7 November and Illuminate the Night on Sunday 8 November. Bonfire Night itself is Thursday 5 November.

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.

Confirmed for 2026 near Newquay (updated 12 October)

• Drone Show and Fireworks, Newquay Sports Centre — Friday 6 November. Listed in Newquay BID's autumn events diary. Times and ticket details to follow; we'll add them here.
• Sparks Firework Festival, Hendra Holiday Park — Saturday 7 November. Ticketed and family-timed, with an early start; the easiest confirmed option in town.
• Illuminate the Night — Sunday 8 November, 4pm to 10pm. Ticketed, listed at the former Dairyland Farm World site at Tresillian Barton (the farm park itself closed in 2024). Check the listing before you book.
• Bodmin, Priory Park — Thursday 5 November. The big mid-Cornwall display on Bonfire Night itself, about 25 minutes away.
• Still to be announced: the council's free display and the Fun Park. We'll add their dates as soon as they're published.

Newquay Town Council's free display

The town's own, put on annually by the council and free to watch. It's the traditional family night — turn up, find a spot, watch, go home. The venue and time are confirmed by the council each autumn; recent years have been early evening on or around the 5th. Wrap up: the wind off the sea is the main event.

NQY Fireworks at the sports centre

2026: Friday 6 November, billed as a drone show and fireworks (Newquay BID's diary). Times and tickets to follow.

The big ticketed one at Newquay Sports Centre on Tretherras Road — live music, a beer festival during the day, eight or so bars, a dozen food vendors, an inflatable funfair, a giant screen and one of the largest displays in the county, usually on the Saturday nearest the 5th with fireworks around 8pm. Tickets from a few pounds, VIP balconies more. It's a proper night out and older children love it; it's loud, busy and late for under-5s.

Newquay Fun Park

Newquay Fun Park at Trenance does a free display with the rides open at a token price, toasted marshmallows and a scare maze — gates around 6:30pm, fireworks around 8:30pm. Free entry, and a good compromise if you want rides and fireworks without the sports-centre crowd.

2026 dates: the Sports Centre's drone show and fireworks is Friday 6 November; the council's free display and the Fun Park usually announce in October. We update this line the moment organisers confirm.

Parking

• Sports centre: the roads around Tretherras jam from 6pm. Park in town and walk (15 minutes), or arrive before 5:30pm.
• Fun Park: Trenance Gardens Car Park and the boating lake car park fill; walk from the station.
• Council display: depends on the venue — check when it's announced.

With children

The Fun Park is the sweet spot for 5–10s. For toddlers, Lappa Valley's fireworks night ten minutes away — arrive by steam train, fireworks at 7:30pm — is gentler and earlier, but sells out. Dogs: none of these. Our Newquay guide has where to eat first.

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