Milton Keynes Fireworks: Wolverton Set for 5 November

Two firework displays in Milton Keynes have confirmed 2026 dates: Wolverton’s, free, on Bonfire Night itself, Thursday 5 November, and Newport Pagnell’s the following evening, Friday 6 November. The big ticketed show at the National Bowl and the Olney town display had published nothing for 2026 when this page was written on 5 September.

Bonfire Night 2026 falls on Thursday 5 November.

Milton Keynes City Council does not run a display. Everything below comes from the organisers’ own published pages, and where a 2026 detail has not been published this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Wolverton: Thursday 5 November, free, confirmed

Wolverton and Greenleys Town Council has fixed its display for Thursday 5 November 2026 at Western Road Recreational Ground. Its own event page gives the date as 05/11/2026, the event window as 18:00 to 20:00 with the main display at 6.30pm, entry as free, and booking as none. (Wolverton and Greenleys Town Council)

That is the whole of what the council has published. It has not put out parking arrangements, road closures or a funfair listing for 2026, so treat those as unconfirmed. Western Road Recreational Ground sits in the middle of Wolverton’s terraced grid, and the streets around it are residential with limited space.

Newport Pagnell: Friday 6 November, Riverside Meadow

Newport Pagnell Town Council’s town diary lists Newport Pagnell Fireworks on Friday 6 November 2026 at Riverside Meadow, with the time shown as TBC. (Newport Pagnell Town Council, what’s on)

The council’s own history page explains what the event is: the town had an annual November display for many years, it lapsed in the early 1990s, and Town Councillor Mark Lombardo revived it in 2017 at Riverside Meadow. Detailed listings are published on the Newport Pagnell Fireworks Facebook page rather than the council website, which is where the start time and any ticket arrangement will appear. (Newport Pagnell Town Council, fireworks)

In 2025 the display ran on Friday 7 November with food vendors ahead of the show, so a similar early evening shape is likely, but nothing about 2026 timings is confirmed yet.

SkyFest FireworX at the National Bowl: nothing announced for 2026

The largest paid display in the city in 2025 was SkyFest presents FireworX, billed as a 360 degree show of fireworks, drones, lasers and live music inside the National Bowl, Watling Street, MK5 8AA.

As at 5 September 2026, skyfest.co.uk describes the event but carries no 2026 date at all, and its own ticket shop still shows the 2025 event, dated 1 November 2025, 4pm to 10pm, with every ticket type marked “Sale Ended”. (SkyFest · SkyFest tickets)

The 2025 prices are a fair guide to what a 2026 show would cost if it returns:

Tickets for the 2025 event went on sale at the start of October. If the show returns, expect the same rhythm, an announcement in September and sales in early October.

Olney: the town display has not published a 2026 date

Olney Town Council lists the Town Fireworks among the town’s annual fixtures and says the display “is held the nearest Sunday to 5th November and is organised by The Olney Group (TOG)”, with food and drink stalls and a fair. The date on that page is still Sunday 3 November 2024, so it has not been refreshed for this year. (Olney Town Council, town fireworks)

On the council’s own rule, the 2026 display would fall on Sunday 8 November, but no organiser has published that, so do not plan around it until The Olney Group confirms.

Campbell Park: the page that ranks is twelve years old

Searches for Milton Keynes fireworks still turn up a Fireworks Display page on the CMK Town Council website, complete with a full schedule of Campbell Park road closures on Avebury Boulevard, Silbury Boulevard, Midsummer Boulevard, Skeldon Gate, Enmore Gate and Marlborough Gate, and 30mph limits on the H5, H6, V8 and V10.

That page is dated Sunday 2 November 2014 and is marked “This event has passed”. The town council’s current events list, covering 15 September to 8 December 2026, contains only town council and planning committee meetings and no display of any kind. (CMK Town Council, fireworks display · CMK Town Council events)

If you remember the Keith Emmett and Sons display at Campbell Park, that is the event those closures belong to. There is no Campbell Park display in the published calendar for 2026.

Milton Keynes Village: not on this year’s list

Milton Keynes Village ran a free display on the field between Middleton Pavilion and the Village Hall in November 2025. The Village Hall’s published community event calendar for 2026 runs to a lantern making workshop on 4 October, an All Saints Church Christmas Fayre on 14 November and a lantern parade on 6 December, and it lists no fireworks night. (Milton Keynes Village Hall, what’s on)

Frequently asked questions

Are there fireworks in Milton Keynes in 2026?

Yes. Wolverton and Greenleys Town Council’s free display is confirmed for Thursday 5 November 2026 at Western Road Recreational Ground, main show 6.30pm, and Newport Pagnell’s is confirmed for Friday 6 November at Riverside Meadow. Neither the National Bowl show nor the Olney display has announced a 2026 date.

When is Bonfire Night 2026?

Thursday 5 November 2026. Wolverton’s display falls on the night itself, which is unusual: most town displays move to the nearest weekend.

How much are the Wolverton fireworks?

Free, with no booking. That is what the town council’s own event page states for the 2026 display.

Is FireworX at the National Bowl on in 2026?

Not announced. The organiser’s website carries no 2026 date and its ticket shop still shows the 1 November 2025 event with sales ended. In 2025 tickets went on sale in early October.

Are there road closures for Milton Keynes fireworks?

None have been published for 2026. The detailed Campbell Park closure list that circulates online belongs to a 2014 display and does not apply.

What time do the Newport Pagnell fireworks start?

Not published. The town council’s diary gives the date, Friday 6 November, and lists the time as TBC. Timings usually appear on the Newport Pagnell Fireworks Facebook page.

Getting there and parking

Neither confirmed venue is an easy drive.

• Western Road Recreational Ground, Wolverton. The recreation ground is surrounded by terraced streets with residents’ parking pressure. No event parking has been announced. Wolverton railway station is a short walk away.
• Riverside Meadow, Newport Pagnell. The meadow sits behind the High Street by the Great Ouse. The town’s High Street and Cannon Street car parks are the usual arrival points and fill early on event nights.

If you are driving into the centre instead, the charges catch people out: Central Milton Keynes is payable 7am to 6pm every day, Sundays included. Our parking in Milton Keynes page has the full purple, red and blue tariffs.

Check Milton Keynes roadworks and travel before you set off. Lomond Drive in Bletchley is shut round the clock into October, and overnight M1 closures between J11A and J13 are running through the autumn.

What is still to be confirmed

We will update this page as each organiser publishes. If you run a display in Milton Keynes, Bletchley, Wolverton, Stony Stratford, Newport Pagnell, Olney or Woburn Sands and it is not here, send us the details and a link to your own listing.