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 Fireworks in London 2009
 Bonfire Night brings a welcome blast of colour as thousands of fireworks explode over the city lighting up the skyline on a cold November night. The annual event in honour of Guy Fawkes' failed attempt to blow up Parliament is a great excuse to fire off a whole riot of rockets. Many of London's best known parks from Ravenscourt Park in the west to Victoria Park in the east host their own celebration with bonfires, food stalls and funfairs as well as some awe-inspiring fireworks.
  Thursday 5th November 2009
 Guy Fawkes Night South London is the place to be for a free fireworks show on Guy Fawkes Night with three free displays taking place across the borough of Lambeth at Clapham Common, Brockwell Park and Streatham Common. Be prepared for a big bang as all three set off simultaneously. The busiest of these is on Clapham Common with a crowd of 100,000 expected so there's sure to be a real party atmosphere with fairground rides and food stalls running throughout the evening. Further south there's a fireworks display at Crystal Palace while shows at Wimbledon Park and Syon Park put the sparkle in the west London sky. LOCATIONS: Venue: Brockwell Park Fireworks Address: Norwood Road, SE24 0PA Time: 7.30pm-8pm | Fireworks begin at 7.30pm Price: FREE Venue: Clapham Common Fireworks Address: Clapham Common, SW4 9DE Time: 7.30pm-8pm | Fireworks begin at 7.30pm Price: FREE Venue: Crystal Palace Fireworks Address: Thicket Road, Penge, SE20 8DT Time: 5pm-10pm | Children's Fireworks 7pm, Main Fireworks 8pm Price: £5 (Adults), £3 (Children), FREE (Children Under 5), Pay on the Gate Venue: Streatham Common Fireworks Address: Streatham High Road, SW16 1HS Time: 7.30pm-8pm | Fireworks begin at 7.30pm Price: FREE Venue: Syon Park Fireworks Address: Syon House, Brentford, TW8 8JF Time: 7pm-8pm | Gates open 7pm, Fireworks start 8pm Price: £5 Venue: Southwark Fireworks Address: Southwark Park, Lower Road, SE16 2UA Time: 6pm-7pm | Gates open 6pm, Fireworks start 7pm Price: FREE Venue: Wimbledon Park Fireworks Address: Wimbledon Park, SW19 7HX Time: Gates open 5.15pm, First performance 6.30pm, Second performance 8.15pm, Stalls & Fairground open till 10pm Price: £7 (Adults), £4 (Children), FREE (Under 4s), £20 (Family)  Friday 6th November 2009
Bishops Park, Bishop's Avenue SW6 6SX 6pm-8pm The Friday Fulham Fireworks fiesta at Bishops Park is the West London warm-up to Saturday's huge event at Ravenscourt Park. Especially suited to parents with young children, there will be a funfair and an early evening fireworks display just for little ones. There is food and drink for all ages for sale at a variety of food stalls and the night's entertainment finishes off with a sparkling fireworks display. For those who want to enjoy Bonfire Night without the pressure of big crowds, Bishops Park Fireworks is the ideal choice to make your evening go with a bang. Advance tickets are available from the Lyric Hammersmith at www.lyric.co.uk from early October so book your place to guarantee entry. You won't be allowed to bring your own alcohol or sparklers so leave them at home and get there on time - you can't get in once the display has started. Viewing for people with disabilities is available at Craven Cottage Gate, Stevenage Road. Venue: Bishops Park Fireworks Address: Bishop's Avenue, SW6 6SX Phone: 0845 337 0314 Date: Friday 6th November 2009 Time: Gates open 6pm, Children's Fireworks 7.15pm, Main display 8pm (approx) Pricing: £6 (On the gate), FREE (Children Under 5)  Saturday 7th November 2009
Fireworks, funfairs and food stalls Across the whole of London fireworks will be set off on Saturday 7th November from Alexandra Palace in the north to Battersea Park in the south, Ravenscourt Park in the west and a fantastic free show at Victoria Park in the east. Celebrations at Ally Pally include a German Bier Festival complete with traditional Oompah Band as well as the no-expense-spared fireworks display and a massive funfair in the park. There's a long tradition of watching the fireworks on Bonfire Night at this much-loved North London Victorian entertainment centre and it's easy to see why - you get a great view of fireworks being set off across London from the elevated vantage point. Blackheath is another popular spot from which to watch the fireworks - free entry helps to draw big crowds with 40,000 people typically turning up to watch the glittering lights over Lewisham. LOCATIONS: Venue: Alexandra Palace Fireworks Address: Alexandra Palace Way, Wood Green, N22 7AY Time: 4.30pm-11pm | Display 7.30pm Price: Suggested donation £4 (Adults), £2 (Children) Venue: Barking Park Fireworks Address: Longbridge Road, IG11 8TA Time: 5.30pm-8pm Price: £5 (Adults), £1 (Children Under 16 with Paying Adult) Venue: Battersea Park Fireworks Address: Albert Bridge Road, Battersea, SW11 4NJ Time: 6pm-8pm | Gates open 6pm, Bonfire lit 7.30pm, Fireworks 8pm Price: £6 (Adults), £1 (Children Under 10) Venue: Blackheath Fireworks Address: Shooters Hill Road, SE3 0QS Time: Fireworks at 8pm, display lasts for 30 minutes Price: FREE Venue: Ravenscourt Park Fireworks Address: Ravenscourt Avenue, W6 0SL Time: 6pm-8pm | Gates open 6pm, Children's fireworks 7.15pm, Main fireworks 8pm approx Price: £6 (Adults), FREE (Children Under 5) Venue: Victoria Park Fireworks Address: Grove Road, Tower Hamlets, E3 5SN Time: Fireworks display 7.30pm-8.15pm Price: FREE  Saturday 14th November 2009
Lord Mayor's Show Fireworks at 5pm The Lord Mayor's Show features possibly the most dangerous and amazing of all the public fireworks shows in the capital: river barges are piled high with explosives and set adrift on the Thames with several fearless firework-ers on board. This annual event has been taking over the streets of London for nearly 800 years now with a parade which involves over 6,000 people, military marching bands, Chinese acrobats, a procession of decorated floats and a gilded State Coach that the Lord Mayor travels in. The procession starts at 11am with an RAF flypast and goes on until about 2.30pm, covering the whole area between Bank and Aldwych with the mayor departing from Mansion House in a golden carriage for the Royal Courts of Justice where he takes an oath of allegiance to the Queen. It's a fun family day out but the grand fireworks finale is what really draws the crowds - the day finishes with one of London's most impressive fireworks displays at 5pm, set off from a barge moored in the Thames between Blackfriars Bridge and Waterloo Bridge. Anywhere along the river is a good place to watch from but the best vantage points tend to be around Victoria Embankment and Gabriel's Wharf on the South Bank. Venue: Lord Mayor's Show Address: Blackfriars Bridge to Waterloo Bridge | Victoria Embankment, EC4V 3QR Time: 11am-5pm | Procession 11am-2.30pm, Fireworks 5pm Price: FREE Nearest Station: Temple Tube |
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