Fireworks
Bonfire night displays near us — where to go and when the gates open.
Mini Fireworks Festival — low bang — 24–25 Oct, From 4.30pm
Godstone Farm
Built for children who find the bangs too much: a laser show and a quiet fireworks display, with circus acts, fire performers and stilt walkers. Entry from 4.30pm gives you the animals and the play barns first.
Pre-booked tickets only — they are limited
Saxon Saga: Living History & Fire Festival — 24–25 Oct, 1.30pm–7.30pm · most activities to about 6pm, then everyone gathers for the fire
West Horsley Place
A thousand years back: weaving, smithing, spinning and dyeing with the Herigeas Hundas reenactors, Saxon food, combat and archery displays, and Beowulf told in three parts through the afternoon. It ends at dusk, when a hand-built Saxon ship is set alight by flaming arrows.
£20 adults · £10 children · dyeing, smithing and drum-making workshops cost extra and must be booked ahead
Ripley Bonfire — Sat 31 Oct, Funfair from 1pm · procession 7.10pm · bonfire 7.30pm · fireworks 8pm
Ripley Green
The village's own, and the closest to us: a torchlit procession, the bonfire and a full display, with a funfair from lunchtime, food stalls, a bar and live music.
Free to attend · £5 per car in the Newark Lane car park
Guildford Lions Firework Festival — Sat 7 Nov, Children's LED show from 7pm, display follows
Stoke Park, Guildford
The big one nearby, run by the Lions at Stoke Park with the proceeds going to local causes. Children go free with an adult, and tickets are cheaper before the day.
£17 in advance · £20 on the day · under 16s free with an adult · free parking at Guildford Spectrum
Brockham Bonfire — Sat 7 Nov, Car parks open 4.30pm · procession 6.35pm · bonfire 7.45pm · fireworks 8.15pm
Brockham Green, Brockham, near Dorking
One of the biggest in Surrey and free to walk into: a torchlit procession through the village, then the bonfire and a full display on the green. Car parks open from 4.30pm and fill up.
Free to attend · £10 per car to park — take cash, the card machines are unreliable in the fields
Woking Fireworks Extravaganza — Sat 7 Nov, Funfair and food from 5.30pm · fireworks 7.30pm
Woking Park
A display set to music, with a funfair and food stalls from early evening. Run by Woking District Rotary, with the proceeds going to charity.
Advance £11 adults, £5 children 5–15, £27 family · a little more on the gate, contactless only · under 5s free
Chiddingfold Bonfire & Fireworks — Sat 7 Nov, Stalls 5pm · torches 6.30pm · procession 7pm · bonfire 7.15pm · fireworks 8pm
Chiddingfold Green
One of the county's great traditional bonfire nights — torches sold on the night, a procession through the village, then the bonfire and fireworks on the green. There is no parking in the village; shuttle buses run from Witley station.
Free
Epsom Fireworks & Funfair — Sat 7 Nov, Gates 5.30pm · children's display 6.30pm · main display 7.30pm
Hook Road Arena, Epsom
A children's low-noise display first, then the main fireworks, with a funfair either side. Run by volunteers, with the profits going to youth charities in Epsom and Ewell.
Tickets online in advance — not on sale yet, so check nearer the time
Cobham Avorians Firework Night — Sat 7 Nov, Gates 5.30pm · bonfire lit 6.30pm · display 7.30pm
Cobham Avorians Cricket Club
The cricket club's own display, and the only one actually in Cobham. Tickets in advance only — there is no gate on the night.
Early bird to 23 Oct: £10 adults, £7 under 18s, £32 family · then £13 / £9 / £40 · under 5s free · nothing on the gate
Send Marsh Bonfire and Fireworks — Sat 7 Nov, Gates 6pm · torchlit procession from The Sadlers Pub 6.15pm · fireworks 7pm
Send Marsh Green
The Send Scouts' torchlit procession from The Sadlers Pub, then the bonfire and fireworks on Send Marsh Green, with food and drink stalls. Roads around the green close from 6pm to 9pm, so it is one to walk to if you can.
£8 adults · £1 children