Marlow Bottom and Flackwell Heath both fire on Saturday 7 November 2026, tickets from £10 and £11. Naphill is on sale; High Wycombe town centre has no display.
Bonfire night 2026 falls on Thursday 5 November, which means the displays around High Wycombe will almost certainly run on the weekends either side of it.
Two of the four local displays are now confirmed for Saturday 7 November 2026, and both have tickets on sale. Marlow Bottom opens its gates at 6pm with adult tickets at £10; Flackwell Heath opens at 5.30pm with advance tickets at £11. Naphill has put its 2026 tickets on sale too. Marlow Monster at Marlow Sports Club has announced nothing.
Updated 29 September: Marlow Bottom and Flackwell Heath confirmed for 7 November with prices; Naphill’s 2026 ticket sale is open.
There is still no bonfire night display in High Wycombe town centre. Buckinghamshire Council runs none, and the council’s news index carried nothing about fireworks when we checked it on 5 September 2026. The High Wycombe Round Table bonfire at Four Ashes Field on Kingshill Road, which older residents still ask about, has left no trace in recent listings, and the Round Table’s own website, high-wycombe.roundtable.co.uk, refuses every connection we made to it: the server aborts the secure handshake before it sends a page. We could not verify that it still runs, so we are not going to tell you it does.
The four displays that serve the Wycombe area
| Display | Where | 2025 date | 2026 date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlow Bottom Fireworks Extravaganza | Marlow Bottom Playing Fields, SL7 3PJ | Sat 8 Nov | Sat 7 Nov, on sale |
| Flackwell Heath Village Bonfire | End of Chapel Road, HP10 9AB | Held in 2025 | Sat 7 Nov, on sale |
| Naphill Fireworks Spectacular | Naphill Village Hall, HP14 4SX | Sat 8 Nov | Tickets on sale, date not printed |
| Marlow Monster Fireworks | Marlow Sports Club, Pound Lane | Sat 1 Nov | Not announced |
Naphill: the one that wins the awards
The Naphill Fireworks display is run by the Village Hall Fireworks Committee and describes itself as the current holder of the public-voted “Best Firework Display in Buckinghamshire”. By 29 September its site had switched to 2026, with a “Get 2026 tickets” button and the line that the committee has “invested a record amount in fireworks”. What it does not print anywhere we could read is the 2026 date or the ticket prices: both sit inside the booking form. The one dated clue is that the early bird discount runs until Thursday 5 November, after which tickets revert to the standard price, so the display falls after that. The published running order is:
- 4.30pm gates open, barbecue, mulled wine and bar
- 5pm first live music set
- 5.30pm bonfire lit
- 7pm main display
- 7.30pm display ends, live music until about 8.15pm
Two practical points the organisers put in capitals. There is no official parking at all, and the 300 bus between Wycombe and Aylesbury stops directly at the entrance in both directions. They also ask you to bring some cash: the concessions take card, but queues move faster on notes.
The organisers say gates will open “a little earlier this year”, although the schedule on the page still reads 4.30pm. Tickets are sold online and, from mid-October, in person at the Black Lion, The Wheel, the post office and the Co-op in the village. Naphill introduced a capacity cap and a limited ticket allocation after demand outgrew the field, so this is not one to leave until the week itself.
Marlow Bottom: Saturday 7 November, the biggest aerial display near Marlow
Marlow Bottom Fireworks is fired by Star Fireworks on the Playing Fields and is run by Marlow Bottom Playing Fields Management Committee, registered charity 271046. The organisers have confirmed Saturday 7 November 2026, and the ticket page is live.
- Gates 6pm, at the top of Burford Close. The event runs 6pm to 8.30pm
- Fireworks start between 7pm and 8pm
- Advance tickets: adult or 13+ £10, child aged 4 to 12 £6, family (two adults, two children aged 4 to 12) £25. Under 4s go free without a ticket
- On the gate: only if any are left, at higher prices, and no family tickets
The 2025 event sold out, so the advance price is also the safe way in. There is a funfair, food from Barbarian Grill, Knead Pizza and Gingerwings, and a Rebellion bar.
Their published rules are worth reading before you set off. No dogs, and no sparklers, alcohol, glass or knives. There is no designated parking; the committee asks people to walk if they can, or park further down Marlow Bottom and walk up through Burford Close. The playing fields car park is shut before, during and after the event. The fireworks are watched from the playing fields themselves, so wear boots.
Marlow Monster: the earlier one, in town
Marlow Monster Fireworks is held at Marlow Sports Club on Pound Lane, and in 2025 it ran on Saturday 1 November from 6pm, a week earlier than Marlow Bottom. The club’s own news feed still had no 2026 fireworks post when we checked its post list on 29 September; the newest item is the Big Club Bash on Saturday 14 November, a clubhouse fundraiser. In 2023 and 2024 the club posted its fireworks date in early October, so expect it then. The 2025 prices were £10 for adults and £5 for children.
Flackwell Heath: Saturday 7 November, two displays
Flackwell Heath Village Bonfire Association runs the village display with the Carrington and Juniper Hill PTAs and 1st Flackwell Heath Scout Group, and splits the profits equally between them. Its 2026 ticket page confirms Saturday 7 November 2026 in the field at the end of Chapel Road, HP10 9AB.
- Gates 5.30pm; the event starts at 6.30pm with the best guy competition
- Bonfire lit around 6.45pm, with the first display shortly after
- Two displays by Illusion Fireworks: a smaller one for young children, then the main one
- Tickets: £11 in advance plus a 54p booking fee, £12.50 on the day with limited gate availability, family ticket £40 (two adults 16+, two children 5 to 15). Under 5s free
It is a no-sparkler event, bags may be searched, no animals are allowed and under 14s must be accompanied. There is no parking at the field. In extreme weather the date can move and ticket holders are emailed.
What we would do
Book Marlow Bottom or Flackwell Heath now if Saturday 7 November suits: both are on sale, both are cheaper in advance, and Marlow Bottom sold out last year. If you want Naphill, buy through its own site, and remember it caps numbers. Marlow Monster is the one to wait on.
If you want a display within walking distance of High Wycombe town centre, there is not one, and pretending otherwise would waste your evening. Stokenchurch Primary School ran a fireworks evening on Thursday 30 October 2025, which is the closest thing to an in-district school display, but it has published nothing for 2026.
Getting there and parking
None of these four events provides parking. That is the single most common thing people get wrong about them.
For Naphill, the 300 bus is the organisers’ own recommendation. For Marlow Bottom, Flackwell Heath and Marlow Sports Club, you will be parking on residential streets and walking, so leave extra time and park considerately. If you are driving into Marlow or High Wycombe on the night, our parking guide sets out which council car parks charge on a Sunday and which of the Wycombe ones are free in the evening, and our roadworks and travel page tracks the closures that are live that week.
Sources
Checked on 29 September 2026: marlowbottomfireworks.co.uk and its ti.to ticket page, the Flackwell Heath ticket page, naphillfireworks.co.uk and Marlow Sports Club’s post list. Checked on 5 September 2026: naphillfireworks.co.uk, marlowbottomfireworks.co.uk and its FAQ page, ti.to/mbpf, www3.ticketebo.co.uk/fhvba, flackwellheathscouts.org.uk/fireworks, marlowsportsclub.org.uk and buckinghamshire.gov.uk/news. The 2025 dates for Marlow Monster and Stokenchurch come from The Bucks Guide’s 2025 fireworks round-up, which lists no High Wycombe town display either.
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