Suffolk fireworks displays return for autumn celebrations

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 9 Oct, 14:49 · Archive

Two major bonfire night events are returning to Suffolk on November 7.

Two major bonfire night celebrations are returning to Suffolk on Saturday, November 7. Both events feature fireworks displays alongside family entertainment and fundraising activities.

Bury St Edmunds' display takes place in Abbey Gardens, organised by St Edmundsbury Theatre Services in partnership with St Nicholas Hospice Care and Bury St Edmunds Town Council. Gates open at 5pm, with fireworks set to music from the movies beginning at 7.30pm. Advance tickets cost £8 for adults, £5.50 for children, and £22 for a family ticket of up to two adults and two children. Children under three attend free. On-the-gate tickets will be £10, subject to availability. The event raises funds for hospice services supporting people facing dying, death and grief across West Suffolk and Thetford.

Ipswich's bonfire night at Trinity Park is now in its seventh year and attracted over 10,000 people in 2025. Gates open at 3.30pm, with entertainment from 4pm and fireworks at 8pm. The event features a huge bonfire, street food market, licensed bar and fun zone for children, with live entertainment on the festival stage including a special guest performer. Tickets are £7 for children aged five to 12, £12 for teenagers aged 13 to 17, and £16 for adults. Both organisers recommend booking in advance.

How it is being reported

• Fireworks display that attracts 10,000 people returning to Ipswich this autumnIpswich Bonfire Night returns to Trinity Park on November 7, 2026, with live music, family entertainment, a huge bonfire and 8pm fireworks.East Anglian Daily Times · 9 Oct, 14:23
• Fireworks display that attracts 10,000 people returning to Ipswich this autumnIpswich Bonfire Night returns to Trinity Park on November 7, 2026, with live music, family entertainment, a huge bonfire and 8pm fireworks.Ipswich Star · 9 Oct, 14:23
• Less than a month until one of Suffolk's biggest fireworks displays returnsOne of Suffolk's biggest fireworks displays is returning to Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds on Saturday, November 7.East Anglian Daily Times · 9 Oct, 06:00

In this story: Bury St Edmunds · Abbey Gardens · St Nicholas Hospice Care · Ipswich · Trinity Park · St Edmundsbury Theatre Services

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