None of Broadland's four community displays has published a 2026 date yet. What each ran last year, what tickets cost, and when the announcements are due.

Bonfire night 2026 falls on Thursday 5 November. Broadland does not have one big display, it has four community ones, and on 5 September 2026 not a single one of them has published a date. That is normal for early September: last year the first of them was announced on 2 October.

This page sets out what each display did in 2025, what it cost, and where the 2026 announcement will appear, so you know what to watch and when. Every figure below is last year’s unless it says otherwise. We will replace them as the real 2026 details land.

Thorpe St Andrew, Fitzmaurice Park: the district’s biggest

Thorpe St Andrew Town Council calls this its flagship event, and it is the largest of the four by some distance.

Nothing is booked for 2026. The council’s own ticket page on Ticket Tailor returned “No events currently listed” when we checked on 5 September, and its previous ticketing platform, Ticketebo, says the council “has no upcoming events at this time”. The council’s news feed carries roadworks notices and nothing festive.

Last year’s event, from the council’s own listing:

  • Saturday 1 November 2025, Fitzmaurice Park, Pound Lane, NR7 0UT
  • Gates 4.30pm, laser show 6.30pm (it contains flashing lights), main fireworks 7.30pm
  • £5 a head, under-3s free, advance tickets only
  • Three bars, a wide range of caterers, and the L Gray & Sons funfair
  • Live music from local band Whappscallons until 8.45pm
  • No sparklers on site, and the council asked people to bring small bags only, citing the incoming Martyn’s Law duty
  • Parking £2, cash only, at Sir George Morse Park, run by Thorpe St Andrew Football Club as a fundraiser

Two things about last year are worth carrying forward. The council’s own warning was blunt: “Please do not buy tickets from anywhere other than the official listing.” And Cllr Jonathan Emsell said in October 2025 that because Norwich was not putting on a display, people from the city would come to Thorpe instead. Plan for a crowd.

Where the 2026 date will appear first: the news page at thorpestandrew-tc.gov.uk. Last year the announcement went up on 2 October and tickets followed on 28 October, so the pattern points at early October.

Aylsham Community Fireworks, next to Woodgate Nursery

Run by Aylsham Scouts with the display fired by Flashfx, this is the one event in the district that splits into two shows: a quieter, wildlife-considered display for younger children, then a full one later.

The organisers’ own listing on ukfireworksdisplays.co.uk still carries the 2025 date, Friday 7 November 2025, and describes the event as Norfolk’s only two-part Flashfx wildlife-considered firework night, with a full funfair, a range of food vendors, a licensed bar from Redwell Brewing Company and a traditional bonfire. It has not been updated for 2026.

For the shape of the evening, the fullest published account is North Norfolk News’s report on the 2023 display, and the running order has stayed recognisable since. That year it was held in the field next to Woodgate Nursery in Cawston Road, gates at 5.30pm, a small display at 6pm, the fire lit at 6.30pm and the main display at 8pm, with food vendors and fairground rides. Tickets on the night were £6 an adult, £5 a child and £20 a family, cheaper in advance from Coxfords Butchers, JB Postle or Aylsham Town Council at the town hall or on 01263 733354. Treat those as history, not this year’s prices.

Two practical points from that report still matter. There is no general parking, only disabled parking, and everyone else is asked to walk. And the lower-noise choice is deliberate: a group spokesman said they use wildlife-considered products, warn local farmers and Redwings of the timings, and hope an organised display stops people letting off their own.

Aylsham’s own listings site, Visit Aylsham, which the town council runs, currently has nothing at all after 22 October. When a 2026 fireworks date exists, that calendar is where it will show up alongside the scouts’ own channels.

Spixworth, Grange Farm

The First Spixworth Scout Group display is the northern one, at Grange Farm, Buxton Road, Spixworth NR10 3PE.

In 2025 it ran on Saturday 1 November with two displays, at 7.15pm and 8.15pm, a barbecue, hot and cold drinks and games stalls. Tickets were £5 for 15 and over, £4 for ages 5 to 13, free under five, sold at Spixworth Co-op. Nothing has been published for 2026.

Sprowston, Tusting Close

The 30th Norwich (Sprowston) Sea Scout Group runs Sprowston’s display from its own headquarters at Tusting Close, NR7 8TD, which the Eastern Norwich Scout District’s group directory confirms as the group’s address.

In 2025 it fell on Wednesday 5 November itself, with gates at 6.30pm, the bonfire lit at 7pm and fireworks at 7.30pm with an interval. Entry was by advance ticket only at £6, under-5s free, cash only, from Newscene on Sprowston Road and from J & P Fish and Chips and Freshbake Bakery in Dixon’s Fold. There was no parking on site and the group asked people to walk.

Sprowston Town Council is not the organiser and is not the place to look. Its What’s On page is empty and the newest item in its news archive predates the current council.

What this means for planning

Bonfire night is a Thursday this year, which usually pushes community displays onto the weekend either side, Friday 6 and Saturday 7 November. Two of the four Broadland displays already sit on that weekend by habit. Sprowston’s was on the fifth itself last year, which is a Thursday in 2026, so that one is the least predictable.

Timeline showing when each Broadland fireworks display announced its 2025 date and when the 2026 announcement is expected
When to check. Graphic by Broads News, based on the 2025 announcement dates published by each organiser.

Getting there and parking

Only Thorpe St Andrew publishes a parking arrangement, and it is a paid overflow field rather than a car park. Everywhere else you are parking on the street or walking.

All eight of Broadland District Council’s own car parks are free, including both Aylsham ones, Burgh Road with 57 spaces and The Buttsland with 58. Our parking in Broadland page has the full list, the overnight restrictions and the two-hour limit at Brundall.

Check Broadland roadworks and travel before you set off in early November. Road closures around a display are usually put in place on the day and are not always advertised in advance.

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