FIREWORKS AT THE READY! THE BEST BONFIRE NIGHT IS IN THE NORTH WEST!
*** GET YOUR MATCHES AND SPARKLERS OUT - IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! ***
They say every day is a school day, so let's recap: Bonfire Night, or Guy Fawkes night, is an annual commemoration held on 5 November in our native Great Britain. For those who didn’t pay attention in history (smacked bum for you), Bonfire Night remembers those fabled events of 5 November 1605, when Guy Fawkes and his daring crew came up with an audacious plan known as the Gunpowder Plot. In a nutshell it didn’t work and the traitors were summarily arrested in possession of the explosives beneath the House of Lords. Londoners were so chuffed that King James I had survived this attempt on his life, that they lit bonfires all around the capital. Several months later the introduction of the Observance of 5th November Act recognised a public day of thanksgiving to be held annually in celebration of the fact. After that, Bonfire Night became ‘a thing’ and even now although some of the traditions have altered a bit over time, around 400+ years later we English folk still love wrapping up warm and standing in shockingly cold weather conditions to ‘oooooh’ and ‘aaaaaah’ over massive fires and disappointingly short firework displays. A bit weird really when you think about it, but bloody good English fun! Of course, this is just a pocket guide to the history behind our fiery frolics, so if you need a more thorough grounding in 17th century power and politics, maybe pick up one of the kids’ history books, or better still, watch Gunpowder, the BBC’s gruesomely educational mini-series.
Right, lesson over and you’ll want to know where all the best bonfire and fireworks displays in Manchester and the North West are this year. And wherever you are in the city, there are loads to choose from! If you want to put the heat in Heaton Park (groan) or fireworks in Flixton, we’ve got the definitive list of bonfires in Manchester guaranteed to please young and old alike.
If you were East of the city last night, you may have popped over to the Etihad stadium for an Halloween Bonfire Night. Definitely not the average bonfire-in-the-park experience, but given the capacity of this stadium, as you can imagine they put on a hell of a good show - with food and drink in abundance, a right-proper professional fireworks display and, natch, a bonfire that you could cook a team of footballers on. Not that we’d want to – you won’t find any footie affiliations here.
On actual Bonfire night and over Bonfire Night weekend in Manchester there are plenty of traditional style Bonfire Night bashes planned with all the ‘big’ Manchester parks getting into the spirit and hosting fireworks displays and bonfires galore. Platt Fields park always has a stonker of a celebration and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever! Heaton Park in North Manchester and South Manchester’s Wythenshawe Park are also popular and professionally organised Bonfire Night events. All are safe and organised in conjunction with Manchester City Council – no cutting corners with these guys! So mark off Sunday 5th November 2017 on your calendar as they kick off around 7-7.30pm.
Bonfire displays in Salford don’t get better than Barton’s City Airport – yes, really! Came as a bit of a surprise this one given that on the face of it plane fuel and fire are a heady combination, but this is actually a superb venue for Bonfire Night shenanigans. If you’re looking for a family friendly bonfire event in Greater Manchester or maybe your inner child just loves watching things explode, check out Buile Hill Park. This venue always draws a massive crowd – unsurprising as it’s one of the best and completely free too! Little ones can also get involved with the fun here as Buile Hill Park also hosts their Little Sparks In The Park event, with earlybird fireworks for tots who need to be in bed early, so no one misses out.
Check out this impressive list of Bonfire Night events in Greater Manchester, Wigan, Bolton, Oldham, Rochdale and Stockport right here.
Don’t forget wherever you go and whatever you do this Bonfire Night in the North West, stay safe and follow the fire services’ guidelines on enjoying your night the right way.
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