New Forest fireworks 2026: Ringwood, Fawley, Totton, Lyndhurst

Four New Forest displays now have 2026 dates from their own organisers: Ringwood Grand Fireworks, Sunday 1 November, 3pm to 8pm at Carvers Recreation Ground, low noise display at 5.30pm and main display at 7pm, online tickets from £3 until 8 October; the low noise Fawley Firework Spectacular, also Sunday 1 November; Lyndhurst’s bonfire and fireworks on Coles Mead, Friday 6 November; and Totton and Eling Cricket Club, Sunday 8 November. New Milton and Hythe have still published nothing for 2026.

Updated 5 October: Ringwood’s £3 Super Early Bird tickets come to £3.40 each with the booking fee at checkout, and sales stop after Thursday 8 October until the Early Bird tier opens on 13 October. Details in the Ringwood tickets section below.

Updated 3 October: Ringwood Town Council has published the running order. The low noise display is at 5.30pm and the main display at 7pm, with fire performers, the Guy Fawkes judging at 4.45pm and Swing Unlimited at 6pm. Tickets went on sale on 1 October. No dogs, sparklers, alcohol or bikes on site.

Updated 29 September: Ringwood’s ticket prices are now published (£3 Super Early Bird to 8 October, then £3.85 and £5.50, all plus a booking fee, online only), and Lyndhurst Parish Council has listed its bonfire and fireworks for Friday 6 November.

Bonfire Night itself falls on Thursday 5 November 2026, so the displays cluster around it: Sunday 1 November, Friday 6 November, then Sunday 8 November.

We checked every organiser’s own website on 5 September 2026, again on 28 and 29 September, and again on 3 October 2026. Here is what each one actually says.

Ringwood: confirmed, Sunday 1 November

Updated 28 September 2026: Ringwood Town Council’s firework page now confirms the 11th annual Ringwood Grand Fireworks for Sunday 1 November 2026 on Carvers Recreation Ground, and says tickets go on sale from 1 October through Ticket Tailor (buytickets.at/ringwoodtowncouncil). The ticket page gives the event as 3pm to 8pm.

Updated 29 September 2026: the council’s FAQ now sets out the prices. Tickets are sold online only, in tiers, each plus a booking fee:

Children aged 4 and under go free, as do disabled people and a carer. There is no gate sale: tickets are available online until they sell out or until 6pm on the day. Super Early Bird and Early Bird tickets are non-refundable even if the event is cancelled; tickets bought after 20 October are refunded if it does not go ahead. The council expects to go ahead in rain. Its programme still reads “From 3pm Programme TBC. FINISH 8:00pm”.

The council lists two firework displays, a bonfire, a Guy Fawkes competition, children’s entertainment, a funfair, food and drink stalls and live music, and says the display will include a nod to Ringwood’s 800th market charter. This year’s headline sponsor is Clear Insurance Management. Stallholder bookings are full.

Updated 3 October 2026: the council has now published the programme.

So the quieter display for younger children comes first, at 5.30pm, and the full display is at 7pm. The council asks people not to bring pets (guide dogs excepted), fireworks or sparklers, alcohol or bikes. Most stalls take cash and card. If the ground is wet it gets soft, so wear shoes you do not mind muddying. If the event has to be cancelled for safety, the council will post it on its website and social media and email ticket holders through the ticketing company.

The 2026 running order follows last year’s. The 2025 event was the tenth annual display, held on Sunday 2 November, with gates at 3pm, a low noise display at 5.30pm and the main display at 7pm. The council’s own account of that night lists two firework displays, a children’s fair, market stalls, food and drink vendors, fire performers, the Swing Unlimited Big Band and a Clubbercise display, sponsored by A-One Insurance Group.

The venue is Carvers Recreation Ground, Ringwood BH24 1JD. The tourist board listing for the 2026 event adds that there will again be a fairground, two displays, a bonfire and live music, that the bar is run by Ringwood Round Table, that the Carvers Clubhouse will be open with a special menu, and, the practical bit, that “parking is limited and it is recommended you walk to the event”.

With a Super Early Bird tier that ends on 8 October, the cheapest tickets are the ones bought in the first week of sales.

Ringwood fireworks 2026 tickets: what you actually pay

The council’s prices are quoted before the booking fee. The Ticket Tailor page for Ringwood Grand Fireworks 2026, read on 5 October 2026, shows what each ticket costs at checkout once the fee is added:

A family of two adults and two children aged 5 or over pays £13.60 at Super Early Bird prices, £17 at Early Bird and £25 from 20 October. All the paid tiers were showing as in stock on 5 October.

Two things are easy to miss. First, there is a gap in sales: the Super Early Bird tier ends on 8 October and the Early Bird tier does not start until 13 October, so nothing is on sale from 9 to 12 October. Second, the free tickets for under-fives, disabled people and carers still have to be booked through the same page; the council says it normally gives away about a fifth of all tickets this way. Tickets arrive by email from ringwoodtowncouncil@buytickets.at, and the council says many people have found them in their junk folder.

Parking at Carvers: there is none. The council says to walk if you can and, if you drive, to use the town centre car parks, Carvers being a five minute walk: Furlong (BH24 1AT, 347 long stay and 342 short stay spaces, toilets, a height barrier) and Blynkbonnie (BH24 1DN, 74 long stay and 40 short stay spaces), both charged. Of the two entrances, Carvers Lane and Southampton Road, it recommends Carvers Lane as quieter with shorter queues. Food on site includes bratwurst, crepes and pizza, with a charity bar run by Ringwood Round Table.

Fawley: confirmed, Sunday 1 November, low noise again

Updated 28 September 2026: Fawley Parish Council has now published the Fawley Firework Spectacular 2026 for Sunday 1 November, 5pm to 7.30pm, at Gang Warily Recreation Centre, Fawley SO45 1GA. It is a low noise musical display by Pains Fireworks again. Tickets went on sale on 14 September, in person at Gang Warily: £3 each in the first tier (14 September to 23 October), £5 each in the second (24 October to noon on 1 November), and none sold after noon on the day. Parking is £5, and there is no access to Newlands Road without a parking ticket. Phone bookings must be collected by 20 October.

When we first checked, on 5 September, the council’s calendar was empty and only Visit Hampshire carried the date. The 2025 event set the format. It was the Waterside’s first silent and low noise display, choreographed to music with Pains Fireworks, held on Sunday 2 November 2025 from 5pm to 7.30pm at Gang Warily Recreation Centre. The council said it made the change “following thoughtful consultation with our community” so that “neurodivergent friends, four legged companions, and anyone sensitive to loud sounds” could come. Tickets ran at £3 in a first tier and £5 in a second, under twos free, with parking £5 and no access to Newlands Road without a parking ticket.

It is the one to know about if you have a dog, or anyone in the family who finds loud bangs hard.

Totton: confirmed, Sunday 8 November

Totton’s display is run by Totton and Eling Cricket Club at Southern Gardens, Ringwood Road, Totton SO40 8RW. Updated 28 September 2026: the club’s events site now lists Annual Fireworks Night 2026 for Sunday 8 November, a week later than Ringwood and Fawley. Gates open at 4pm and the display, about 20 minutes long, starts at 6.30pm, with a DJ.

Tickets are on sale now through Ticketebo, not the TicketSource shop the club used before, in rising tiers: £7 individual or £20 family in tier 1, then £8.50 or £25, then £9 or £27.50, and £10 or £30 on the gate. A family ticket admits two adults and two children. Under twos go free but need a ticket. Limited parking is at Abbotswood School.

Lyndhurst: Friday 6 November at Coles Mead

Lyndhurst Parish Council’s events calendar lists “Bonfire & Fireworks @ Coles Mead” for Friday 6 November 2026. That is all it says so far: times, prices and who is running it are “more details to follow”. It is the only New Forest display listed for a weekday evening, the night after Bonfire Night itself.

New Milton and Hythe: nothing published

New Milton’s charity fireworks are run by the Round Table at Fawcetts Field. Neither the organiser nor New Milton Town Council has published a 2026 date. The town council’s own events page lists its summer music, the annual remembrance of the 1940 and 1942 bombings, the civic service and the carol service, and no fireworks at all.

Hythe appears on the tourist board’s listings, but the individual event pages there are unreadable to anything but a person with a browser, and the second hand versions of the details contradict each other on something as basic as the display time. We are not repeating figures we cannot check, so treat Hythe as unconfirmed.

The tourist board also names Bransgore, at The Three Tuns, as a place that “often hosts” a display. It has no 2026 date.

One thing to watch out for

The New Forest’s official tourism site has a Bonfire Night hub that ranks well for exactly this search. Read on 5 September 2026, it still ends with a promise to update the page “with confirmed Bonfire Night events in 2025”. It is a year out of date, and the pages it links to are a mix of years. Check the date on any listing before you drive to it.

Before you go

Carvers is a short walk from the middle of Ringwood and the council is asking people to walk, so do not count on parking nearby. Our guide to parking in the New Forest covers the council tariffs and the Forestry England charges that now apply across the forest car parks, and roadworks and travel tracks closures that could change your route on the night.

This page will be updated as each organiser confirms. The gaps to fill are Lyndhurst’s times and prices, and 2026 dates for New Milton and Hythe (neither had published anything when we checked on 3 October).

Frequently asked questions

When are the Ringwood fireworks in 2026?

Sunday 1 November 2026 at Carvers Recreation Ground, Ringwood BH24 1JD. The event runs from 3pm to 8pm, with a low noise display at 5.30pm and the main display at 7pm.

How much are Ringwood fireworks tickets?

£3 plus booking fee (£3.40 at checkout) until 8 October, £3.85 plus fee (£4.25) from 13 to 19 October, and £5.50 plus fee (£6.25) from 20 October. Children aged 4 and under, disabled people and a carer go free but still need a ticket.

Can I pay on the gate at Ringwood fireworks?

No. Tickets are sold online only, through Ticket Tailor, until they sell out or until 6pm on the day.

Where do I park for Ringwood fireworks?

There is no parking at Carvers. The council asks people to walk, or to use the Furlong or Blynkbonnie car parks in the town centre, about five minutes away on foot.

Are there other fireworks near Ringwood in 2026?

Fawley’s low noise display is the same day, Sunday 1 November. Lyndhurst has a bonfire and fireworks on Coles Mead on Friday 6 November, and Totton and Eling Cricket Club’s display is on Sunday 8 November.

Sources

• ringwood.gov.uk firework display page and FAQ (programme, prices, parking, refunds), read 5, 28 and 29 September and 3 and 5 October 2026; Ticket Tailor event page buytickets.at/ringwoodtowncouncil/2418970, read 28 September and 5 October 2026 (prices with booking fee).
• fawley-pc.gov.uk Fawley Firework Spectacular 2026 event page and events calendar, read 5 and 28 September 2026.
• teccevents.co.uk Annual Fireworks Night 2026 page and the Ticketebo booking page, read 28 September 2026.
• lyndhurst-pc.gov.uk events calendar and Bonfire and Fireworks at Coles Mead page, read 29 September and 3 October 2026.
• newmiltontowncouncil.gov.uk town council events page, read 5 September 2026.
• visit-hampshire.co.uk bonfire night round-up and Ringwood Grand Fireworks listing, and thenewforest.co.uk bonfire night page, read 5 September 2026.