Short answer: Devon's biggest displays are put on by towns rather than councils, and most run on the weekend nearest 5 November rather than on the night itself. Coastal displays at Ilfracombe, Brixham, Exmouth and Teignmouth are the ones with the best backdrop. Check dates with organisers — they move.
Every confirmed display, by date
Forty displays and light-ups are confirmed across Devon this year, spread over a month. One of them is not fireworks at all: Golden Coast at Woolacombe is flying 150 drones instead, free and deliberately bang-free. Bonfire Night falls on a Thursday in 2026, which is why so many towns have pushed theirs to the Friday or Saturday either side — and why you can see three in a weekend if you are willing to drive.
Wednesday 28 October
- Offwell, near Honiton — 7pm, at the village hall. Tickets through TicketSource.
Friday 30 October
- Brixham Rugby Club — Halloween Spooktacular with fireworks, gates 5pm.
- Woodbury Park, near Exeter — doors 5pm, display 7pm. Advance tickets.
- North Tawton Rugby Club — gates 7pm, fireworks 8pm. The latest start of the lot.
- Ilfracombe — Ilfracombe Fireworks and Halloween Party, with a headline band. Held at the rugby club in recent years; check the organiser for this year's details.
Saturday 31 October
- Smugglers Inn, Dawlish — Halloween fireworks night, from 4pm.
- Loddiswell Playing Fields — display around 7.30pm. Free, with donations.
Sunday 1 November
- Barnstaple Rugby Club — Barnstaple and District Round Table, gates 5.30pm, display around 7pm. The biggest in North Devon, and cheaper booked in advance. Proceeds to SNUG.
- Plymouth Albion — Illuminate the Night, from 4pm. Ticketed.
- Bridwell, East Devon — community bonfire and fireworks. Tickets required.
Wednesday 4 November
- Newton St Cyres School — run by the Friends of the school.
Thursday 5 November — Bonfire Night itself
- Woolacombe — Woolacombe Bonfire & Fireworks Night at the Meadow Playing Fields, South Street. Gates 5pm, fireworks 7.30pm. £7.70 adult, £6.60 child, £25.30 family, including booking fees. Free parking at the beach car park from 5pm.
- Plymouth Hoe — 4pm to 10pm, bonfire lit 7pm, display 7.30pm. Free, and the biggest free one in the county.
- The BIG Sheep, Bideford — venue opens 4.30pm, arena fire shows 5.15pm, 5.45pm and 6.15pm, tots display 6pm, bonfire 6.45pm, main fireworks 7.30pm, closes 8.30pm. Every ticket must be booked in advance.
- Teignmouth Rugby Football Club — gates 5pm, fireworks 7.30pm.
- Kingsteignton AFC — gates 5pm.
- Watcombe, Torquay — gates 5.30pm, display 7.15pm. Raises funds for the primary school.
- Trago Mills, Newton Abbot — The Big Sparkle, gates 5pm, display 7.30pm.
- Powderham Castle, Kenton — Michaelmas Fair. Cheaper booked ahead.
- Frogmore, South Hams — village display.
Friday 6 November
- Exmouth Rugby Football Club — RNLI Firework Night, gates 5.30pm, fireworks 7pm. £7.21 including the booking fee, under-threes free.
- Deepway Green, Exminster — Exminster Scouts, from 5.30pm, display 7pm. Advance tickets from three local outlets.
- Moretonhampstead — King George V Playing Fields, gates 6.30pm, display 7.30pm. Tickets on the day only, so arrive early.
- Ivybridge Rugby Club — gates 5.30pm, fireworks 7.30pm. £6.50 adult, £4.50 child, £20 family of four. Online.
- Kitley Estate, Newton Ferrers — 4pm to 9pm, fireworks aimed at 7pm to 7.30pm. Free parking.
- Orestone Manor, near Torquay — from 7pm.
Saturday 7 November
- Golden Coast Holiday Park, Woolacombe — the Golden Coast Drone Spectacular: 150 synchronised drones instead of fireworks. Park open from 4pm, display about 7pm for around twelve minutes. Free, no booking, open to everyone, and dogs welcome — no bangs, smoke or debris. Full details.
- Westpoint, Clyst St Mary — Exeter Round Table, 5.30pm to 9pm, arrive by 7pm. For Devon Air Ambulance. Advance tickets are limited.
- Aller Park Field, Dartington Estate — Totnes bonfire and fireworks, gates 5pm, bonfire 5.30pm, fireworks 7pm. £10 adult, £6 under-16, £29 family. Advance only — nothing on the night.
- Dartington Trust — doors 5pm, booking required.
- Newton Abbot Racecourse — from 4pm, display 7.30pm, gates close 7.15pm.
- Brixham Town FC — gates 6pm.
- Malborough Playing Fields — bonfire 6.30pm, fireworks 7.30pm. Cash only, and parking is very limited.
- South Molton — Central Park, gates 5pm, viewing from the adjoining lorry park.
- Whimple Cricket Club — gates 4.30pm, bonfire 6.30pm, display 7.30pm.
- Sidbury Manor, near Sidmouth — check the organiser's page for times.
- Blue Ball Inn, Lynmouth — pizza from 5pm, music from 6pm, fireworks 8pm. Booking recommended.
Saturday 14 November
- Sherwell Valley Primary, Torquay — Illuminates fire show, doors 4pm.
Friday 20 and Saturday 21 November
- Brixham harbour — Lanterns, Lights and Luminations, with a lantern parade and fireworks. Free.
Saturday 28 November
- Torbay — Bay of Lights opening display, 8pm. Free, and the last of the year.
Not announced yet
No 2026 date has been published for Appledore (the Pirates announce on Facebook), Braunton, Combe Martin, Croyde, Tavistock, Salcombe and Dartmouth itself. Woolacombe and Ilfracombe were on this list and are not any more — both were confirmed on 24 October from the organisers themselves. For the rest, there are pages circulating with dates but the ones we could trace turned out to be from 2019, 2022 or 2025, so they are not repeated here. If you are searching for one of these towns you are not missing it — it genuinely is not out yet.
Dates, times and prices come from the organisers' own pages and the regional what's-on listings, checked in late October 2026. Village displays are run by volunteers and can move, sell out or be called off for weather, so confirm with the organiser before you travel.
Devon does this by town, not by county
There is no single big Devon display. What there is instead is a scattering of town and village events, most run by rotary clubs, carnival committees and pubs, and most held on the weekend nearest to 5 November rather than on the night itself. That means you can often see two or three across a weekend if you are willing to drive.
It also means dates move year to year and are usually confirmed late. Nothing on this page should be treated as final until you have checked with the organiser.
The coastal displays
Fireworks over water are worth planning around, and Devon has more options than most counties. Ilfracombe's harbour, Brixham's, Exmouth's seafront and Teignmouth's front all give you a display with the sea behind it — and in Torbay you can sometimes see more than one from a single vantage point.
The Hoe at Plymouth is the biggest natural amphitheatre on this coast, with the Lion's Den below it noted by locals as a good spot to watch from.
Where to stand
- Brixham breakwater — half a mile of level walkway with the whole bay in view.
- Babbacombe Downs, Torquay — the highest promenade in England.
- The Hoe, Plymouth — the classic viewpoint over the Sound.
- Exmouth's promenade — two miles of flat, level ground with plenty of room.
- Berry Head, Brixham — high ground with the length of the bay in front of you.
The practical bit
Parking is the thing that ruins Bonfire Night. Coastal town car parks are small and displays draw far more people than a normal winter evening. Arrive an hour early, park further out than feels necessary and walk in, and know your route out before you arrive — several of these towns have one road in and out.
On the north coast, the lanes to Woolacombe, Croyde and Combe Martin are narrow and unlit. Getting there is easy; getting out with everyone else is not.
With dogs
Do not bring them. If you are staying in a Devon coastal town over Bonfire Night weekend, the displays carry across the water further than you would expect, so plan for a nervous dog on more than one night.
Afterwards
Most town pubs stay open late on display nights. Captain Jacks at Woolacombe and the Anchor Inn at Beer are among the few places that reliably open through the winter; in the bigger towns, Torquay's Victoria Parade and Plymouth's Barbican both have plenty on.
Every town, in detail
Each of these has its own page with the local display, where to stand, what is open afterwards and the parking:
Appledore, Barnstaple, Beer, Bideford, Bigbury on Sea, Bovey Tracey, Braunton, Brixham, Budleigh Salterton, Chagford, Combe Martin, Croyde, Dartmouth, Dawlish, Exeter, Exmouth, Ilfracombe, Kingsbridge, Lynton and Lynmouth, Okehampton, Paignton, Plymouth, Salcombe, Seaton, Shaldon, Sidmouth, Tavistock, Teignmouth, Torquay, Totnes, Westward Ho, Woolacombe.
And the one that is not fireworks at all: the Woolacombe drone show, free on Saturday 7 November.
And if you have a dog at home, see Bonfire Night with a nervous dog.
Inland and on the moor: Tavistock, Okehampton, Chagford, Bovey Tracey, Seaton, Shaldon, Braunton, Combe Martin, Exeter, Plymouth.
Pick a town and plan the day around who's with you.
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