Aberdeen Public Fireworks Displays 2026: Here are 10 Bonfire Night events to enjoy in and around the Granite City
Going to an organised display is cheaper and safer than setting off fireworks in your back garden.
It’s nearly time for Bonfire Night, when we ‘remember, remember the fifth of November’ and Guy Fawkes’ gunpowder plot to blow up the House of Lords in 1605.
One of the ways the occasion is traditionally marked is by setting off fireworks, but in recent years the colourful pyrotechnics have increasingly caused issues in towns and cities.
From antisocial behaviour and injuries, to terrified dog and Firework Control Zones (FCZs), they have all too often made the headlines for negative reasons.
That’s why police and fire services now recommend that people go to an organised display rather than buying fireworks to set off in the garden.
And it’s worth remembering that it’s against the law to set off fireworks in public areas, including parks.
So, if you want to enjoy fireworks this week, here are 10 displays in and around Aberdeen you can enjoy in 2026.
Aberdeen Fireworks
Beach Esplanade, Aberdeen
Thursday, November 5
Event starts at 5.30pm
Ballater Fireworks
Monaltrie park, Ballater
Friday, November 6
Event starts at 7pm
Elgin Rotary Bonfire & Fireworks
Cooper Park Elgin
Saturday, November 7
Event starts at 6pm
Forres Bonfire & Fireworks
Grant Park, Forres
Saturday, November 7
Starts at 6.15pm, bonfire lighting at 6.30pm, firworks at 7pm
Laurencekirk Fireworks
Oatyhill Road, Laurencekirk
Friday, November 6
Event starts at 6.30pm
Longside Bonfire and Fireworks
Longside Football Park (Davidson Park)
Thursday, November 5
Event starts at 6.15pm
Oldmeldrum Fireworks
Pleasure park, Oldmeldrum
Saturday, November 7
Starts at 6pm
Peterhead Fireworks
Famous Gadle Braes Bonfire
Thursday, November 5
Event starts at 7.30pm
Stonehaven Bonfire & Fireworks
Mineralwell Park, Stonehaven
Sunday, November 1
Entry at 5.30pm, bonfire at 6pm, fireworks at 7pm
Kintore Fireworks and Bonfire
Kintore Pleasure Park
Sunday, November 1
Gates open 5.30pm, fireworks at 7.30pm
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