14 Oct Harlow’s free fireworks display returns on 3 November
Harlow Council’s annual fireworks and bonfire night will be held this year on Sunday 3 November 2024 at the Showground in Harlow Town Park.
Admission to this popular event is free. This year the event will once again start at an earlier time with the bonfire lit at 6.15pm and the fireworks display from 6.30pm. There will be food and refreshments available on site. Harlow Steel Band will be playing at the Showground entrance from 5.30pm to 6pm to welcome the crowds.
Councillor Danielle Brown, portfolio holder for community and wellbeing, said: “The council’s fireworks and bonfire night is a highly anticipated event in Harlow and it’s one of the largest free admission displays in the east of England. We look forward to our local communities coming together in the Town Park for an evening of spectacular fireworks and celebrations. The council has been entertaining the crowds with fireworks and a bonfire for 45 years and we are glad to keep this tradition going as we celebrate the event’s 46th anniversary.”
For the safety of those attending, Fifth Avenue, parts of Park Lane and School Lane will be closed between 5.15pm and 8.30pm on the day of the event. The Sainsbury’s roundabout to the First Avenue roundabout will also be closed from 6.30pm to 8.30pm.
There will be limited parking available for Blue Badge holders only on the Showground car park before 5.45pm. Those using this car park are advised to access Fifth Avenue via Gladwin Way. People parked in this car park will not be able to leave until the Fifth Avenue road closure has been lifted.
There will be free parking on offer from 4pm to midnight at the Water Gardens car park (CM20 1AN) and from 6pm to 8pm in the Altham Grove (CM20 2PW), School Lane (CM20 2QB), and Wych Elm (CM20 1QP) car parks.
