Fireworks & Bonfire Nights in Dorset
Looking for fireworks displays in Dorset? Then you are in luck- we have created this useful guide to help you make your plans for Bonfire Night.
This guide shows you all the information you need about the best bonfire night events in Dorset.
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Lyme Regis Firework Display and Bonfire Night
Sandy Beach, Marine Parade, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3JF
Lyme Regis is the place to be where a fantastic fireworks display takes place to celebrate bonfire night.
The Cobb provides a spectacular backdrop to this popular annual display. Join the fun and come and watch the fireworks over the ‘Pearl of Dorset’ Lyme Bay. Lister and Langmoor gardens offer the perfect vantage point to view the stunning display that lights up the night sky with a whizz and a pop! The firework display is free to attend with cash donations encouraged via official collectors on the night.
Date: 1st November 2025
Time: 6:30pm
Tickets: Free
Butchers Coppice Fireworks
Butcher’s Coppice, Holloway Avenue, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, BH11 9JW
Date: 8th November 2025
Times: Gates 5:30pm | Fire Lit 6pm | Guy Competition 7pm | Fireworks 7:30pm
Tickets: Family £15 in advance or £18 on the day | Adults £6 in advance or £7 on the day | Child £3 in advance or 4 on the day
FREE Firework Night on Poole Quay
Poole Quay, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1BW
Remember, remember the 5th of November – FREE Firework Night on Poole Quay! No better way to spend bonfire night.
The firework display will start at 8pm but the party atmosphere starts from 5pm on one of the biggest nights of the year. There will be live music, family entertainment and activities to delight the crowds and keep the fun going until the big firework finale. This event is always very popular and people attending by car should expect delays when leaving the main Quay visitors car park straight after the fireworks.
Date: 5th November 2025
Time: Gates 5pm
Tickets: Free
Weymouth Fireworks
Weymouth Beach (Pavilion End), The Esplanade, WEYMOUTH, Dorset DT4 8ED
Weymouth Guy Fawkes Celebrations is one of the Borough’s biggest annual community events. Come on down to Weymouth Seafront for a night of fun at the free annual Big Guy Fawkes Event. Lots of local children with their families will gather on Weymouth Esplanade to enjoy the community Guy Fawkes celebrations. There will be a fabulous family funfair on the Pavilion Forecourt from 4pm, with traditional stalls and attractions on Weymouth Seafront.
A popular highlight of the evening will of course be the lighting of the giant beach bonfire at 7.40 pm, followed by the fabulous FREE firework display over Weymouth’s moonlit bay at 8pm!
Date: 5th November 2025
Time: Bonfire 7.40pm | Fireworks 8pm
Tickets: Free
Places to Eat & Drink in Dorset
The Acorn Inn | Dorset
28 Fore Street, Evershot, Dorset, DT2 0JW
Village Hotels | Bournemouth
Deansleigh Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH7 7DZ
Key West Bar & Grill
Pier Approach, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 5AA
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