Where to see the best bonfires & fireworks in Harrogate & Knaresborough?
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Date: Saturday 8th November 2025
Time: 17.00 until 20.30
Location: Oatlands Stray near St. Aidans School
For over 50 years Harrogate Round Table has organised the Charity Fireworks on the Stray, and this year, more than ever, they need the Harrogate public’s help to make this year’s event happen on Saturday 2nd November.
Harrogate Round Table’s members, supporters, friends, and family volunteer their time planning, setting up, managing, and tidying up the event every year. However, there are unavoidable costs of around £15,000 including the fireworks themselves, road traffic management, first aid provision, equipment, licensing etc. Many people think that the council puts on (or funds) the Stray Fireworks but that is not the case. In fact Harrogate RoundTable have to pay a £1,000 deposit to the council in order to put the event on. Every year the generous donations of the public not only cover the costs of the event, but generate a surplus in aid of a local charity.
The Harrogate Round Table are organisers of the Harrogate Stray Charity Fireworks. Being one of the few remaining fireworks events where an entry fee is not charged, Harrogate Round Table are reliant on the generosity of the public on the evening to donate as much as they can afford to this year’s supported charity.
Event Timings:
Entertainment – 5pm
Bonfire lit – 6.30pm
Fireworks – 7:15pm
The fireworks are held on the Stray alongside Oatlands Drive, close to St. Aidan’s School. There is no parking in the immediate vicinity so it is recommended that attendees arrive on foot.
The event is free to attend with a suggested minimum donation of £5 per personÂ
