FIREWORKS night means Essex will be filled with bright colours and sparkles for special events celebrating Bonfire Night.
With the majority of the displays taking place on November 1, November 5, or November 8, this year has an impressive array of events all across north and mid-Essex.
Benton Hall, Witham
Benton Hall Golf and County Club will fill the skies above Witham with colour on October 24, from 5.30pm to 9pm.
Tickets are £35 for two adults and two children, £15 for adults, or £8 for children with under three’s free.
Essex Golf and Country Club, Earls Colne, Colchester
This ‘Spooktacular Fireworks Night’ will take place on Halloween, October 31, at 7.30pm.
Tickets are £40 for two adults and two children, £15 for adults, and £8 for children under 16.
Blackmore End, Braintree
Blackmore End Village Hall and Playing Field’s gates open at 5.30pm, with bonfire lighting at 7pm and the firework display kicking off at 7.30pm on November 1.
Early bird tickets are £10 with under 16s going free.
Langham Fireworks, Colchester
On November 1, Langham Parish Council will host a fireworks display at 5.30pm on Langham Recreation Ground. Tickets from £4.50 to £8.50 are available until midday that day.
Witham Rugby Club, Witham
The rugby club’s fireworks event will run from 6pm to 10pm on November 1.
Advanced tickets are available at discounted prices up to October 25, with family tickets at £18, adults for 37 and children for £4, with under three’s free.
The Bell Inn, Maldon
The Bell Inn on Beckingham Street will host its ‘Firework and Bonfire Night Extravaganza’ on November 1, with doors opening at 5pm to a range of rides, food and live music.
The bonfire will be lit about 6pm and fireworks at about 7.30pm.
The event is pre-book only with no tickets available on the door. Tickets are available from £6 to £8.50, plus a booking fee.
Great Dunmow Recreation Ground, Great Dunmow
The Great Dunmow event will kick off around 6.15pm and run to 9pm on November 1, raising money for charities, causes and people in need in the Great Dunmow and surrounding areas.
Tickets are available from £5 to £22.50, plus a booking fee.
Marsh Farm, South Woodham Ferrers
Marsh Farm’s family friendly fireworks display will be on November 1 from 6.30pm, with family entertainment and funfair rides included in the ticket price.
Tickets are available from £4 for toddlers to £14.50 for general non-members, with under six months’ free.
Maldon Promenade Park, Maldon
Promenade Park’s annual firework display will be on November 1, with the event starting at 5.30pm.
Tickets are available at £7 for a child, £9 for an adult, and £25 for a family.
Chelmsford City Racecourse, Chelmsford
The racecourse will be hosting its firework display on November 2, from 4pm to 8.30pm, with street food, fair rides, and bars with accompanying DJs.
The Stag Inn, Great Dunmow
The inn in Duck Street, Little Easton will be hosting its free firework display on November 5 from 6.30pm.
Nayland Village Hall, Colchester
Nayland Village Hall’s event with Wissington Community Council will kick off on November 5 at 6pm with the firework display at 7pm followed by a bonfire.
Tickets are available for two adults and three children at £18, children aged four to 16 at £3, and adults aged 17 and over at £8.
Castle Park, Colchester
King Coel’s Kittens' ‘Firework Spectacular’ kicks off on November 5 at 5.30pm, with fireworks, music and entertainment and raising funds for local causes.
Braintree Rugby Club, Braintree
The rugby club in Beckers Green Road will open its doors at 5.30pm, with a bonfire lighting at 7.45pm and fireworks display at 8pm.
Tickets are available on the gate only, from £5 for children and £7 for adults.
Waldegraves Holiday Park, West Mersea
Waldegraves Holiday Park in Waldegraves Lane will host its free firework display on November 8 from 5pm, with the popping set to begin at 7.30pm.
There will be hot food, live entertainment, children’s rides and more.
Car parking is available with cash only for £10 per car.
Clacton Pier, Clacton
The pier’s famously free firework display will kick off on November 8, with exact timings unspecified before the fireworks light up the sky over the sea and send the water sparkling.
Kelvedon St Mary’s PTFA, Kelvedon
The primary school’s Parent, Teachers and Friends Association (PTFA) will host the fireworks at the school on November 8, with doors opening at 5pm.
Tickets are available for £4 for children and £8 for adults and advised to book online in advance.
Elmstead Cricket Club, Colchester
The cricket club’s display on November 8 will see doors open at 5pm, with children’s tickets available for £5 and adult’s tickets for £10, and under three’s free but still requiring a ticket.
St Peter’s School, Coggeshall
Friends of St Peter’s School have organised a firework display on November 9, with doors set to open at 4pm and last entry at 5pm.
Tickets are available from £4 with a booking fee. Guests are advised not to bring sparklers.
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