Where: | Sussex - various locations throughout the area (see website link for full list) |
When: | Late September to mid November |
Time: | Evenings - often Saturdays (see website link for full list) |
Sussex gets a special mention here because instead of celebrating Bonfire Night around the 5th of November, they have a whole series of events lasting all autumn long.Bonfire Night aka Guy Fawkes Night on 5th November is the anniversary of the discovery of Guy Fawkes with barrels of gunpowder in cellars beneath the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Bonfires are lit, effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned and fireworks set off in commemoration of the narrow escape of King James I and Parliament from being blown up by Fawkes and his fellow conspirators. All over the country similar events take place – it is one of the most popular national celebrations of the year. Bonfire Night is particularly enthusiastically celebrated in Sussex, where towns and villages stage their own series of individual displays in a carefully orchestrated charity-fundraising season lasting from the first Saturday in September to mid November (see link below for full programme details and also see separate listings on this site for Lewes and Rye).
Helpful Hints
There are too many fires to list all of them on this website – and if you follow the links below you’ll find the organisers of the various societies with links to all the individual events. Visitors are advised to check with the societies direct for up-to-date information. See link below for the 2024 dates.
Click here for the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/590435721018481
Click here for the Bonfire website: http://www.free-events.co.uk/sussexbonfire/sussexbonfire.html
it starts first Saturday in September till 18th of November
Thanks for the info Sean- that’s a lot of bonfires!
Best wishes,
Averil
Are any bonfire events in East Sussex happening on Sunday? Thanks x
Hi Ruby,
I can’t think of any that are actually happening on 5th this year- when 5th is a Sunday some of them move to the 4th instead. Hope you find something- sorry I can’t be more help!
Best wishes,
Averil