Fireworks near Leamington: Kenilworth and Warwick, Both Sat 7 November

Three big displays normally serve Leamington, Warwick and Kenilworth. As of 3 October 2026, Kenilworth Castle and Warwick Racecourse have both fixed Saturday 7 November, and tickets for both are on sale. Leamington Rugby Club has announced nothing.

Kenilworth fireworks 2026 tickets are £14 for adults and £7 for children, sold through English Heritage. Warwick’s bonfire starts from £10. The two run on the same evening with overlapping timings, so this is a choice, not a double bill.

Bonfire night itself, 5 November, is a Thursday this year, so the organised displays sit around it.

Kenilworth Castle, Saturday 7 November: confirmed

Kenilworth Round Table’s Fireworks Spectacular is booked for Saturday 7 November 2026 at Kenilworth Castle. The Round Table has published a full running order on its own event page:

The 6.45pm last entry is the number to write down. Arriving at seven means missing the show.

Kenilworth fireworks 2026 tickets

Tickets went on sale through English Heritage’s event page, which the Round Table’s own page now links to as its box office:

English Heritage members pay the same: the member price is also £14 and £7, so membership saves nothing here. Last year’s show sold out, so buy ahead rather than counting on the gate. The theme has not been revealed; the 2025 display was set to film soundtracks.

Three practical things the organiser says outright:

• The event is in a muddy field outside the castle walls, not in the castle grounds. Wear boots.
• There is no parking at the site. Limited accessible parking only.
• Food and warming drinks are sold on site. English Heritage adds that you buy them before entering the event field.
• Buggies and pushchairs are not allowed into the field, per English Heritage. Bring a sling or carrier for small children.

The Round Table has run the display for over 35 years. It says last year’s raised more than £50,000 for local causes and that the event has now passed £1 million in total donations to Kenilworth schools, medical facilities, day care centres and families.

Warwick Town Bonfire: also Saturday 7 November

Warwick’s town bonfire is at Warwick Racecourse, Hampton Street, CV34 6HN, and is run as a charity fundraiser by the Lions and Rotary clubs. The Jockey Club’s Warwick Town Bonfire page, which a month ago still showed the 2025 event, now gives Saturday 7 November 2026, with tickets from £10 in advance.

Live music is from the samba band Sambassadors of Groove, with food and drink outlets on site. The racecourse warns that traffic around it will be very busy from 5pm to 7.30pm and names two car parks off site: Cape Road, CV34 4NR, a 10 minute walk, and St Nicholas, Banbury Road, CV34 4QY, about 15 minutes.

Kenilworth or Warwick: you cannot do both

Warwick’s main show starts at 6.40pm. Kenilworth’s gates shut at 6.45pm. The two sites are about five miles apart, so on 7 November you pick one.

Warwick is cheaper, has the bonfire and finishes earlier, which suits younger children. Kenilworth has the castle backdrop and the longer show, but no parking and no buggies.

Leamington Rugby Club: no 2026 date

Leamington RFC holds a bonfire night display at Moorefields, Kenilworth Road, CV32 6RG. Nothing has been published for 2026. The club’s own news feed runs to its In Touch newsletter of 29 September 2026, which carries the club diary, and no firework event is listed in it.

What we could not find

There is no Warwick District Council firework display, and the council has issued nothing on this year’s bonfire season. Its events calendar currently ends at the Diwali lights switch-on on 1 November.

We have not listed pub, farm or school displays here. They come and go, they sell out at small capacities, and several of the listings sites carrying “Leamington fireworks 2026” results are recycling 2025 entries. If you are told a date, check it on the organiser’s own page before you drive anywhere.

Getting there and back

The Round Table is explicit that there is no parking at the castle site, so plan to walk in. The town centre car parks CJ’s Events names for its Kenilworth markets are Abbey End (CV8 1QJ), Abbey Fields (CV8 1BP) and Square West (CV8 1EN). Abbey Fields is the closest of the three to the castle.

Check the roadworks and travel page for anything on the A452 or Warwick Road before you set out, and our parking page for the district’s car park charges and closing times.

Frequently asked questions

When are the Kenilworth fireworks 2026?

Saturday 7 November 2026 at Kenilworth Castle. Gates open at 5.30pm, the mini display is at 6.15pm, last entry is 6.45pm and the main display starts at 7pm.

How much are Kenilworth Castle fireworks tickets?

£14 for adults and £7 for children aged 5 to 17, with under-5s free. Family tickets are £21 for one adult and two children, or £35 for two adults and two children, booked through English Heritage.

Is there parking at the Kenilworth fireworks?

No. The Round Table says there is no parking at the site beyond limited accessible spaces. Abbey Fields car park is the closest of the town centre car parks.

When is the Warwick bonfire 2026?

Also Saturday 7 November, at Warwick Racecourse. Gates are at 5pm and the main fireworks at about 6.40pm, with tickets from £10.

Kenilworth times and prices were read from the Round Table’s page and English Heritage’s event page, and the Warwick details from the Jockey Club’s page, all on 3 October 2026, as was Leamington Rugby Club’s news feed.