| Where: | Plymouth, Devon at the Hoe |
| When: | Tuesday & Wednesday/Wednesday & Thursday in Mid August |
| Time: | Entertainments from 6.30, fireworks from 9.30 |
Pyrotechnics enthusiasts head to Plymouth each year for the national championships to decide who makes the best fireworks. The competition is spread over two nights in mid August, with entertainments through the earlier part of the evening from 6.30 until it’s dark enough to see the rockets at their best at around 9.30. Members of the public can take part in the judging by voting for their favourite by text – winners are announced within 24 hours of the end of the contest.
Helpful Hints
In 2024 it was on Wednesday 14th & Thursday 15th August- 2025 dates are yet to be announced.
The City Council website has plenty of info on parking and other facilities during the event. Click here for that : http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/leisureandtourism/whatson/eventitem.htm?newsid=223145
Click here for the event website : https://www.visitplymouth.co.uk/whats-on/major-events/british-firework-championships
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Hi
Please can u tell me when dates for 2018 fireworks championships will be released . want to book holiday!!
Cheers
Karen
Hi Karen,
I’ve just checked and the dates have now been announced – Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th of August 2018.
Hope that helps!
Averil
Thank you Averil – do you know when it will be announced?
Hi Mary,
It was announced recently so I’ve just put the dates on the site – Wednedsday 8th and Thursday 9th August 2018,
Best wishes,
Averil
Hi. I’m Paul from Stoke on Trent. Could you please say how much tickets will be. I am disabled and my career will be coming
Many thanks
Paul.
Hi Paul,
Here at calendarcustoms we’re not part of the organisation of the event – you need to head to the Championships’ own webpage at http://www.britishfireworks.co.uk where they’ll be able to sort it all out for you.
Hope you enjoy it!
Averil
Thanks for the info!
What dates will the fireworks championships take place for 2019?
Hi Anna,
Tha dates haven’t been released yet (here at calendar customs we’re not connected to the running of the championships) so if you need to make arrangements based around them, try contacting the city council at https://www.plymouth.gov.uk/contactus. Sorry I can’t be more help – I’m not sure they’ll have even chosen the date yet for 2019 but it’s worth a try. It’s usually in the middle of the month but this year is on the early side. Let me know what you find out!
Best wishes,
Averil
Hi Averil they said they won’t know until about a month before
Thanks Anna – that’s not much use is it? I’d have thought they’d have been able to give you a rough idea sooner than that – but it maybe isn’t up to them altogether, might depend on the sponsors & suppliers. If you’re needing a firmly fixed firework event, there’s the Blackpool championships in September on Friday nights and they seem to stick to the same dates each year (though I realise it may be too far away of Plymouth is more in your orbit!)
Thanks for letting me know,
Averil
Your welcome, no it’s not good as taxis were so late over an hour even though was prep booked had tried to book hotel on barbican however fully booked so wanted to know dates ASAP so can book a hotel for next year so won’t have same problem as members of our group are disabled made a very difficult trip
That sounds very challenging Anna – hope you manage to get something sorted out for next time but it’s tricky with a big group at the best of times.It’s surprising how many events fix their dates quite late in the day, and even when the dates are fixed the actual schedules of the order that different parts happen is often decided quite near to the event happening – makes managing the website much more difficult as well!!
Best wishes,
Averil
Can I be informed when the 2023 fireworks championship dates are released please
Hi Clare,
Thanks for your message. I’ll put the dates for the championships on the site as soon as I find them out but it’s likely to be a while until they officially announce it, from what I’ve seen in previous years. Sadly there just aren’t enough hours in the day for calendarcustoms to offer email alerts for individual events but the Championship organisers themselves can be contacted at https://www.britishfireworks.co.uk/index.php/contact-us – you might get some advance notice from them.
Best wishes,
Averil
when is the next Champion of champions year please?
Hi Stuart,
Sorry, I don’t know when the next champion of champions event is due- there haven’t been many in the past, and they haven’t been quite evenly spaced, so it’s tricky to predict. As the last one planned was 2019 (though only 2 of the champions from the previous 6 years entered so it didn’t actually happen like that) I’d guess that the next one would be 2026 but the gap from covid cancellations might change that..The organisers of the event will probably be able to give you more info, though- you can contact them at https://www.britishfireworks.co.uk
Best wishes,
Averil