THE BEST KID'S FIREWORKS DISPLAYS
Earlier, quieter, tantrum-dodging fireworks nights in or near London 2024
Fireworks sound like the perfect family experience. But the reality is often tired and grumpy children, wailing or sleeping through zingers and screaming at the bangers.
So hurrah to our best kids fireworks displays below, which all offer earlier, tantrum-dodging displays, in or near London, with many providing quieter fireworks, plus kid-pleasing entertainment, from face-painting and fairground rides to kid’s performers. There are also plenty of hot toddies to warm and loosen up the grown-ups. BOOM.
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Battersea Park Fireworks Family Night
Fireworks = Good. Tired, grumpy children after an 8pm display = Bad.
Enter stage left, Battersea Park Fireworks with their special Family Night on 3 November. The event kicks off at a much more tantrum-friendly 5pm, with fireworks at 7pm. And as well as food and drinks, there will be an Octonauts adventure, a kid's disco in the Big Top, rides in Whizzbang Wonderland; face-painting performers and an extraordinary show, set to music, by the team behind London's annual NYE show.
Battersea Park Fireworks, London SW11 4NJ. 3 November. 5pm. £13.10 per adult. £8.80 per child. Under 5s go free
Coram’s Field, Bloomsbury
Not only is this fireworks show brilliantly early - the event kicks off at 3.30pm with fireworks at 6pm - it is also free. The seven-acre Bloomsbury spot hosts its annual, family fireworks event on 5 November, with food stalls, dance and musical performances, and a mini funfair alongside the sky sparkles.
Coram’s Fields, Guildford Street, 5 November. Free
Beckenham Fireworks in the Park
This family-friendly firework stalwart has been exploding since 1946 and offers a quieter, earlier display for young children at 6pm, followed by a main display at 7.45. Both are set to music.
There will be 18 food stalls offering everything from Malaysian Blue Rice Bowls and Polish sausage Hot Dogs to Churros and chocolate. And rides will run from doors opening at 4.30pm until the end of the display.
Beckenham Fireworks. Croydon Road Recreation Ground (Beckenham Rec) 319 Croydon Rd, Beckenham. November 2nd. Doors open 4.30pm, quiet display at 6pm, full display at 7.45. Tickets £15 per aduls, £5 per child (5-14)
Dulwich Fireworks Display
These guys have their zingers lit specifically for little ones. This family event is just one pound for kids under 16, and kicks off at 5pm with mulled wine, real ale (for the kids’ plus ones) plus live musical performances of popular kiddie songs as well as adult bangers. There’s a barbecue, burgers, Indian, pizza and kids’ stalls and an early 7pm display. Boom.
Dulwich Fireworks. Dulwich Sports Club, Giant Arches Road, London, SE24 9HB. Adults £12.50. £1 for under 16s. 5pm-7.30. 2 November
Morden Park Fireworks Display
Not only does this bad-boy kick off at a brilliantly child-pleasing 5.15pm with fireworks at 6.45pm, set to music.
There is also a funfair, food and drink stalls, plus a second show for older banger fans, with louder displays. Morden Park Fireworks, Morden Hall Roa, London, SM4 5JD. £9 per adult. £6.50 per child. Under 4s go free. 2 November. 5.15pm to 10pm
Fireworks Spectacular at Kent Life Heritage Farm
On 2 and 3 November Kent Life will launch its farmy, family firework behemoth. Kicking off at a much more civilised 3pm, kids can enjoy the bulging activities at the farm, from indoor and outdoor play areas, tractor rides, vintage buildings, and animal feeding sessions. Then they can launch themselves into fairground rides, glow sticks (a licensed bar for the adults - boom) and an early 6pm fireworks display.
Kent Life Fireworks Spectacular, Kent Life, Lock Lane, Sandling, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3AU. 2 and 3 November. £18 adult. £15 children (2-15). Under 2s go free. Doors open at 3pm, fireworks at 6pm
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