Bracknell Rugby Club fireworks are on Sunday 8 November at Lily Hill Park: gates 5pm, display 7.30pm. Tickets now £9 adult, £6 child online. Updated 7 Nov.
Bracknell’s own fireworks display is on Sunday 8 November 2026 at Lily Hill Park. Bracknell Rugby Club’s gates and bar open at 5pm and the display starts at 7.30pm. The early bird offer has ended: tickets on the club’s Ticket Tailor page are now £9 for adults and £6 for under-16s, and both were still on sale on 7 November. (Bracknell RFC, 22 September 2026)
Two other displays were held a week earlier, on Saturday 31 October: Sandhurst Town Council’s free display at Sandhurst Memorial Park, and the much bigger paid display at Ascot Racecourse. Bonfire Night itself is Thursday 5 November 2026, which makes the rugby club’s display the borough’s only one still to come.
Bracknell Forest Council does not run a display of its own. Its events calendar carries library sessions and community activities, and nothing for bonfire night. (Bracknell Forest Council events)
Last checked 7 November 2026.
The quick answer
Bracknell Rugby Club, Lily Hill Park RG12 2UG: Sunday 8 November, gates 5pm, fireworks 7.30pm. Tickets are £9 adult, £6 child under 16 on the club’s Ticket Tailor page, sold online and in stock on 7 November. There is no parking at the club. The Sandhurst and Ascot displays were on Saturday 31 October and have now been held.
Updated 7 November: the early bird prices have gone. Ticket Tailor now lists adult tickets at £9 and child tickets at £6, both in stock, with gates and bar open from 5pm and the display at 7.30pm.
Updated 1 November: the early bird deadline of 31 October has passed, but the club’s ticket page still lists adult tickets at £8 and child tickets at £5, both in stock. Sandhurst and Ascot have been held.
Updated 27 October: Sandhurst Town Council has published its poster. The display is at Sandhurst Memorial Park, not Brookside Field as its diary listing said, with the event from 5pm and fireworks at 7.30pm. Entry is free.
Updated 3 October: Bracknell RFC’s date, times and early bird prices added; Ascot’s gate, race and display times added.
Bracknell Rugby Club fireworks 2026: Sunday 8 November
The club’s own announcement gives the essentials. (Bracknell RFC, 22 September 2026)
- Date: Sunday 8 November 2026.
- Gates: open at 5pm and close five minutes before the display starts.
- Fireworks: 7.30pm.
- Where: Bracknell Rugby Football Club, Lily Hill Park, Lily Hill Drive, RG12 2UG.
- On site: food stalls with burgers, sweets and hot drinks, a licensed bar, music and games, and glow sticks on sale.
- No sparklers. The club puts this in capitals.
Tickets and prices
Tickets are sold through the club’s Ticket Tailor page. Since the early bird offer closed on 31 October it lists Adult General Admission at £9 and Child Under 16 Years at £6, up from £8 and £5; on 7 November both were marked in stock. The listing says the display is put on with Star Fireworks, that gates and the bar open at 5pm, and that a live DJ, barbecue, licensed bar and hot and cold drinks are on. The event runs 5pm to 9pm. (Ticket Tailor, Bracknell Rugby Club Fireworks 2026)
Last year the club sold tickets online only and said plainly that none would be available at the gate. It has not said either way for 2026, so buy online before you set off. (Bracknell RFC, 6 October 2025)
The rules the club set out in 2023 still describe the night. (Bracknell RFC, 26 October 2023)
- There is no parking at the club. Its own advice is to walk or find another way there, and to park considerately for neighbours if you must drive.
- No personal fireworks. The club says they are dangerous in a crowd.
- Three access gates, so there is no need to queue at the front of the club.
- Dogs are discouraged because of the noise.
- The event is run entirely by volunteers.
Sandhurst fireworks 2026: held on Saturday 31 October
Sandhurst’s display has been held. Its timetable was: event from 5pm, fireworks at 7.30pm, at Sandhurst Memorial Park. Sandhurst Town Council published the poster on its home page. (Sandhurst Town Council)
- Date: Saturday 31 October 2026.
- Where: Sandhurst Memorial Park, Yorktown Road, Sandhurst GU47 9BJ. The town council’s diary listing had said Brookside Field; the poster gives the Memorial Park.
- Times: the event starts at 5pm and the fireworks at 7.30pm.
- Entry: free, all welcome.
- On site: funfair rides, inflatables, live music and entertainment from local groups, and hot food stands.
- Parking: £5 a car. The council asks people to walk if they can. Disabled parking is available until 7pm.
- No sparklers or personal fireworks.
- Donations go to the Mayor’s charities, Thames Hospice and Walk Once More.
The winner of this year’s Sandhurst’s Got Talent competition gets “a coveted spot to perform live on stage at the massive Sandhurst Town Council Fireworks Event on October 31st, 2026”. (Sandhurst Pride)
The poster does not say which car parks close. Last year the council closed the main Memorial Park car park all day and the Café and Pyes Acre car parks from midday, so expect something similar.
Ascot Racecourse: Saturday 31 October
The region’s largest display is over the borough boundary in Windsor and Maidenhead. Ascot’s Fireworks Spectacular Family Raceday opens the jumps season, and the racecourse now gives the times. (Ascot Racecourse)
- Gates open 10.45am, first race 12.50pm, last race 4.15pm.
- Fireworks display 6.30pm. The racecourse bills it as over 20,000 fireworks.
- Raceday tickets in advance: from £29 in the Queen Anne Enclosure, £25 each for groups of seven or more, from £44 in the King Edward VII Enclosure. Under-18s race free with a full paying adult. Racing tickets include the fireworks.
- Fireworks only: entry from 4pm to 6pm, £12 adults (13 and over) and £5 children (5 to 12) in advance; under-fives free with an adult.
- On the gate prices are higher: £34 Queen Anne, £50 King Edward VII, and £15 adult or £8 child for fireworks only.
- Fairground rides are free for racegoers until 4pm, then an optional £1 donation, and the day carries Halloween-themed entertainment.
Crowthorne and the rest of the borough
Crowthorne Parish Council’s list of community dates for 2026 runs to a flower festival, a summer event, Silver Sunday, Remembrance Sunday and the Late Night Christmas Shopping evening, and contains no fireworks display. (Crowthorne Parish Council newsletter, summer 2026)
Bracknell Town Council’s events list carries no display either. (Bracknell Town Council events)
So the borough has two displays of its own, the rugby club’s and Sandhurst’s, with Ascot as the large paid alternative next door.
Frequently asked questions
When are the Bracknell fireworks this year?
Sunday 8 November 2026 at Bracknell Rugby Club, Lily Hill Park. Gates open at 5pm and the display starts at 7.30pm.
How much are the Bracknell Rugby Club fireworks tickets?
£9 for adults and £6 for children under 16 on 7 November, on the club’s Ticket Tailor page, both in stock. The £8 and £5 early bird prices ended on 31 October.
When is Bonfire Night 2026?
Thursday 5 November 2026. Sandhurst and Ascot held their displays on Saturday 31 October; Bracknell Rugby Club’s is on Sunday 8 November.
Where are the Sandhurst fireworks?
Sandhurst Memorial Park, Yorktown Road, GU47 9BJ, according to the town council’s poster. This year’s free display was on Saturday 31 October.
What time are the Ascot fireworks?
6.30pm on Saturday 31 October, which has now passed. Gates opened at 10.45am for racing.
Is there parking at Lily Hill Park?
No. The club states there is no parking at the club and asks people to walk or find another way there, and to park considerately for neighbours if they drive.
Does Bracknell Forest Council run a fireworks display?
No. The council’s events calendar carries no bonfire night event, and neither Bracknell Town Council nor Crowthorne Parish Council lists a display.
Getting there and parking
None of the three displays is easy to park for.
- Lily Hill Park (RG12 2UG) has no club parking at all. Lily Hill Drive and the surrounding streets fill early, and the club asks visitors not to block neighbours’ access.
- Sandhurst Memorial Park (GU47 9BJ) has a car park off Yorktown Road, the A321. For the fireworks the town council charges £5 a car and asks people to walk if they can; disabled parking is available until 7pm.
- Ascot Racecourse has its own visitor information; leave far more time than usual on a raceday evening.
Bracknell Forest Council’s own car parks and the resident permit zones are a separate question, and the rules catch people out on evenings and Sundays. Our parking in Bracknell page sets out which car parks charge, when the permit zones are enforced, and the borough’s position on Blue Badge holders.
Check Bracknell roadworks and travel before you set off. The council publishes urgent closures with full diversion routes on a separate notice page from its resurfacing programme.
What is still to be confirmed
| Event | Status as at 7 November 2026 |
|---|---|
| Bracknell RFC, Lily Hill Park | Confirmed: Sun 8 Nov, gates 5pm, fireworks 7.30pm, £9 / £6, in stock |
| Sandhurst fireworks | Held Sat 31 Oct, Memorial Park |
| Ascot Racecourse | Held Sat 31 Oct |
| Crowthorne | No display in the parish council’s list of community dates |
We will update this page as each organiser publishes. If you run a display in Bracknell, Crowthorne, Sandhurst, Binfield, Warfield or Winkfield and it is not here, send us the details and a link to your own listing.
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