Mead Open Farm at Billington fires at 6.30pm on Saturday 7 November, last entry 5pm, £20.50, booked tickets only. Free High Street fireworks on 27 November.

Bonfire night was Thursday 5 November, and there was no public bonfire or fireworks in Leighton Buzzard itself; the town has not had one since 2019. The nearest display is tomorrow, Saturday 7 November: Mead Open Farm at Billington, just south of the town, fires at 6.30pm. Tickets were still on sale on 6 November, and they must be booked in advance.

Updated 25 September 2026: this page originally said the only fireworks announced near the town were on Christmas lights night. That was wrong. Mead Open Farm had already published its 7 November display, and it is now listed below.

Last checked 6 November 2026.

The quick answer

  • No town bonfire or fireworks in Leighton Buzzard this year, on the 5th or the weekend after.
  • Mead Open Farm, Billington: Saturday 7 November, fireworks at 6.30pm, £20.50 a head (£16.50 for members), last entry 5pm, pre-booked tickets only.
  • Free fireworks over the High Street on Friday 27 November, after the 7pm Christmas lights switch-on.

Mead Open Farm fireworks, Saturday 7 November

Mead Open Farm on Stanbridge Road, Billington, LU7 9JH, runs what it calls its “annual, sell-out Family Fireworks & Farm Fun evening” on Saturday 7 November 2026. We read the farm’s event page again on 6 November; its booking calendar showed “Tickets Available” for the date. (Mead Open Farm, Fireworks and Farm Fun)

Times

  • The farm opens for the event at 2pm and it ends at 8pm.
  • Last entry is 5pm. The farm says anyone arriving after 5pm will not be let in.
  • From 5.45pm visitors move to the fireworks field, a short distance from the main entrance.
  • The display is scheduled for 6.30pm. The farm says timings may change.

Tickets and prices

  • £20.50 per person, or £16.50 for annual members.
  • No tickets on the door. The farm calls it a ticket-only event: you cannot turn up on the day without a booking, and members must pre-book too.
  • The event page also carries a discount code, FIREWORKS5, which it says takes £5 off each ticket.
  • The ticket covers the floodlit outdoor play (including the SkyTrail, climbing wall and Shaggy’s Raceway), the indoor play in timed sessions, the animal barns, the display and a disco afterwards. Food and drink are sold on site.

What to know before you go

  • No sparklers. The farm says they are strictly not allowed.
  • Pushchairs and wheelchairs: after recent bad weather the farm says the fireworks field may not be suitable for them. You can watch the display from the car park next to the field instead.
  • Toilets: there are none in the fireworks field. The nearest are back at the main farm, about a five-minute walk.

The heading of the farm’s page still says “Saturday 8th November”, but its event text and its booking calendar both give Saturday 7 November, so 7 November is the date to plan for.

Firework displays near Leighton Buzzard

Mead Open Farm is the only November display we have found announced near the town this year. These are the other places that have held one before, and what each shows now:

  • The Grove Lock, Grove (LU7 0QU). The pub has run a ticketed fireworks night for Linslade Middle and Cedars Upper schools in past years. Its fireworks page returns “page not found” and its events feed lists nothing. (The Grove Lock)
  • Dunstable Town Cricket Club, Lancot Park, Totternhoe (LU6 1QP). Its website still has a page titled “Fireworks Night”, but it shows a 2023 cricket fixture, with no date, time or price for 2026. (Dunstable Town Cricket Club)
  • Ivinghoe and Pitstone. The village website’s only fireworks notice dates from 2015. We found no 2026 date.

If you run a display near Leighton Buzzard, Linslade, Heath and Reach, Stanbridge or Eggington that is still to come, tell us and we will add it.

Why the town has no display

That is not a guess. It is what the organisers of the last one say themselves.

The town’s display ended in 2019

The Rotary Club of Leighton Linslade ran Leighton Buzzard’s bonfire night event. When it launched a laser light show on the High Street in 2023, its own announcement described the show as a replacement “of the fireworks last possible in 2019”, and gave the reasons: cost, insurance, the environmental impact and the risk of a weather cancellation. (Leighton Linslade Rotary Club)

The laser show ran in 2023 and 2024. It was then dropped, with the club citing the escalating cost of putting on a free event.

There was no sign of it returning in 2026. The club’s Community Activities page lists what it currently organises: the May Day Fayre, Carols in the High Street on Christmas Eve, the Santa Float, the Brain of Leighton Buzzard quiz and the President’s tea party. No bonfire, no fireworks, no laser show. (Leighton Linslade Rotary Club, Community Activities)

Free fireworks on the High Street, Friday 27 November

The Market Cross on Leighton Buzzard High Street
The Market Cross on Leighton Buzzard High Street. Photo: The Market Cross in High Street by Steve Daniels (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons

The one free firework display in Leighton Buzzard this season is on Friday 27 November, over the High Street, straight after the Christmas lights are switched on at 7pm. It is free to watch, and it is confirmed on the town council’s own event page. (Leighton-Linslade Town Council)

Full timings, the market hours and the parking warning are on our Christmas lights switch-on page. The short version: the West Street multi-storey car park shuts at 7pm, which is the exact minute the lights go on, and it charges £8.50 to anyone locked in. For everything else on this month, see what’s on in Leighton Buzzard.

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a bonfire night display in Leighton Buzzard in 2026?

Not in the town itself. The Rotary Club’s display ended in 2019 and nothing has replaced it. The nearest display is the ticketed Fireworks and Farm Fun at Mead Open Farm, Billington, on Saturday 7 November, with the fireworks at 6.30pm.

What time are the Mead Open Farm fireworks in 2026?

The farm opens for the event at 2pm on Saturday 7 November. Last entry is 5pm, people move to the fireworks field from 5.45pm, and the display is scheduled for 6.30pm. The event ends at 8pm.

Can you pay on the door at Mead Open Farm fireworks?

No. The farm says it is a ticket-only event and nobody can turn up on the day without a pre-booked ticket, members included. Tickets are £20.50, or £16.50 for annual members.

Are there free fireworks in Leighton Buzzard this year?

Yes, one display: over the High Street on Friday 27 November, straight after the Christmas lights switch-on at 7pm. The town council’s Christmas Festival page confirms it.