Bracknell Fireworks: Rugby Club Display Sunday 8 November

Bracknell’s own fireworks display is on Sunday 8 November 2026 at Lily Hill Park. Bracknell Rugby Club announced it on 22 September: gates open at 5pm, the display starts at 7.30pm, and early bird tickets are £8 for adults and £5 for under-16s if you book before 31 October. (Bracknell RFC, 22 September 2026)

Two other displays fall a week earlier, on Saturday 31 October: Sandhurst Town Council’s at Brookside Field, and the much bigger paid display at Ascot Racecourse. Bonfire Night itself is Thursday 5 November 2026.

Bracknell Forest Council does not run a display of its own. Its events calendar carries library sessions and community activities, and nothing for bonfire night. (Bracknell Forest Council events)

The quick answer

Bracknell Rugby Club, Lily Hill Park RG12 2UG: Sunday 8 November, gates 5pm, fireworks 7.30pm. Early bird tickets are £8 adult, £5 child under 16 until 31 October, sold online. Sandhurst: Saturday 31 October, Brookside Field, time and price not yet published. Ascot Racecourse: Saturday 31 October, fireworks 6.30pm, fireworks-only tickets from £12 adult and £5 child in advance.

Updated 3 October: Bracknell RFC’s date, times and early bird prices added; Ascot’s gate, race and display times added.

Bracknell Rugby Club, Lily Hill Park: Sunday 8 November

The club’s own announcement gives the essentials. (Bracknell RFC, 22 September 2026)

• Date: Sunday 8 November 2026.
• Gates: open at 5pm and close five minutes before the display starts.
• Fireworks: 7.30pm.
• Where: Bracknell Rugby Football Club, Lily Hill Park, Lily Hill Drive, RG12 2UG.
• On site: food stalls with burgers, sweets and hot drinks, a licensed bar, music and games, and glow sticks on sale.
• No sparklers. The club puts this in capitals.

Tickets are sold through the club’s Ticket Tailor page, which lists Adult General Admission at £8 and Child Under 16 Years at £5. The listing says the display is put on with Star Fireworks, that a live DJ and barbecue are on, and that anyone who books before 31 October gets tickets at 2025 prices, so expect the price to rise after that date. The event runs 5pm to 9pm. (Ticket Tailor, Bracknell Rugby Club Fireworks 2026)

Last year the club sold tickets online only and said plainly that none would be available at the gate. It has not said either way for 2026, so buy in advance. (Bracknell RFC, 6 October 2025)

The rules the club set out in 2023 still describe the night. (Bracknell RFC, 26 October 2023)

• There is no parking at the club. Its own advice is to walk or find another way there, and to park considerately for neighbours if you must drive.
• No personal fireworks. The club says they are dangerous in a crowd.
• Three access gates, so there is no need to queue at the front of the club.
• Dogs are discouraged because of the noise.
• The event is run entirely by volunteers.

Sandhurst: Saturday 31 October

Sandhurst Town Council’s community website still lists the Sandhurst Fireworks Event on Saturday, 31 October 2026, at Brookside Field, and nothing more. (Sandhurst Diary, Sandhurst Pride)

• The venue name is new. The council’s offices and the town’s main park are at Memorial Park, Yorktown Road, Sandhurst GU47 9BJ, and recent displays have been billed at the Memorial Park. Check the exact location before setting off.
• No start time, admission price or parking arrangement has been published. As at 3 October the council’s own home page carried its Remembrance details and nothing on the fireworks. (Sandhurst Town Council)

The council has confirmed one thing about the programme: the winner of this year’s Sandhurst’s Got Talent competition gets “a coveted spot to perform live on stage at the massive Sandhurst Town Council Fireworks Event on October 31st, 2026”. (Sandhurst Pride)

Ascot Racecourse: Saturday 31 October

The region’s largest display is over the borough boundary in Windsor and Maidenhead. Ascot’s Fireworks Spectacular Family Raceday opens the jumps season, and the racecourse now gives the times. (Ascot Racecourse)

• Gates open 10.45am, first race 12.50pm, last race 4.15pm.
• Fireworks display 6.30pm. The racecourse bills it as over 20,000 fireworks.
• Raceday tickets in advance: from £29 in the Queen Anne Enclosure, £25 each for groups of seven or more, from £44 in the King Edward VII Enclosure. Under-18s race free with a full paying adult. Racing tickets include the fireworks.
• Fireworks only: entry from 4pm to 6pm, £12 adults (13 and over) and £5 children (5 to 12) in advance; under-fives free with an adult.
• On the gate prices are higher: £34 Queen Anne, £50 King Edward VII, and £15 adult or £8 child for fireworks only.
• Fairground rides are free for racegoers until 4pm, then an optional £1 donation, and the day carries Halloween-themed entertainment.

Crowthorne and the rest of the borough

Crowthorne Parish Council’s list of community dates for 2026 runs to a flower festival, a summer event, Silver Sunday, Remembrance Sunday and the Late Night Christmas Shopping evening, and contains no fireworks display. (Crowthorne Parish Council newsletter, summer 2026)

Bracknell Town Council’s events list carries no display either. (Bracknell Town Council events)

So the borough has two displays of its own, the rugby club’s and Sandhurst’s, with Ascot as the large paid alternative next door.

Frequently asked questions

When are the Bracknell fireworks 2026?

Sunday 8 November 2026 at Bracknell Rugby Club, Lily Hill Park. Gates open at 5pm and the display starts at 7.30pm.

How much are the Bracknell Rugby Club fireworks tickets?

£8 for adults and £5 for children under 16, the early bird price, which the club says holds 2025 prices for anyone who books before 31 October. Tickets are sold online through Ticket Tailor.

When is Bonfire Night 2026?

Thursday 5 November 2026. Sandhurst and Ascot hold their displays on Saturday 31 October, and Bracknell Rugby Club on Sunday 8 November.

Where are the Sandhurst fireworks?

Sandhurst Town Council’s diary gives Brookside Field for the 31 October event. Recent displays were billed at Memorial Park, Yorktown Road, GU47 9BJ, so confirm the entrance before travelling.

What time are the Ascot fireworks?

6.30pm on Saturday 31 October. Gates open at 10.45am for racing, and fireworks-only entry runs from 4pm to 6pm.

Is there parking at Lily Hill Park?

No. The club states there is no parking at the club and asks people to walk or find another way there, and to park considerately for neighbours if they drive.

Does Bracknell Forest Council run a fireworks display?

No. The council’s events calendar carries no bonfire night event, and neither Bracknell Town Council nor Crowthorne Parish Council lists a display.

Getting there and parking

None of the three displays is easy to park for.

• Lily Hill Park (RG12 2UG) has no club parking at all. Lily Hill Drive and the surrounding streets fill early, and the club asks visitors not to block neighbours’ access.
• Sandhurst Memorial Park (GU47 9BJ) has a car park off Yorktown Road, the A321, which is the usual arrival point for town council events there. If the event really is at Brookside Field, confirm the entrance before you travel.
• Ascot Racecourse has its own visitor information; leave far more time than usual on a raceday evening.

Bracknell Forest Council’s own car parks and the resident permit zones are a separate question, and the rules catch people out on evenings and Sundays. Our parking in Bracknell page sets out which car parks charge, when the permit zones are enforced, and the borough’s position on Blue Badge holders.

Check Bracknell roadworks and travel before you set off. The council publishes urgent closures with full diversion routes on a separate notice page from its resurfacing programme.

What is still to be confirmed

We will update this page as each organiser publishes. If you run a display in Bracknell, Crowthorne, Sandhurst, Binfield, Warfield or Winkfield and it is not here, send us the details and a link to your own listing.