Glasgow Public Fireworks Displays 2026: Here are 10 Bonfire Night events to enjoy around Scotland's biggest 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.
In Glasgow, the annual fireworks at Glasgow Green are now a distant memory and there is little in the way of community events in the centre of the city.
But if you head out of the city there are still plenty of fun and colourful displays to enjoy.
Here are 10 near Glasgow you can enjoy in 2026.
Dumbarton fireworks
Levengrove Park, Dumbarton
Thursday, November 5
Starts at 6.30pm, fireworks start at 7.30pm
Helensburgh Fireworks
Civic Centre, 38 East Clyde Street, Helensburgh
Monday, November 2
Gates open at 4pm, fireworks at 6pm
Lenzie Fireworks
Lenzie Rugby Footbal Club, Viewfield Avenue
Saturday, November 7
Fireworks , funfair, food and drink stalls from 6-10pm
Giffnock Fireworks
GHA Rugby Club, Braidholm Road, Giffnock
Thursday, November 5
Gates open at 6pm, fireworks at 7.17pm
Lanark Round Table Fireworks Display
Lanark United FC, Moor Park, 149 Hyndford Road. Lanark
Saturday, November 7
Event runs from 6-8pm
Uddingston Fireworks
Uddingston Cricket and Sports Club, Castle Avenue, Uddingston
Saturday, November 7
Gates at 6.30pm and fireworks at 7.30pm.
Halfway Fireworks
Particip8, Overton, Newton Station Park and Ride, Halfway
Saturday, November 7
Starts at 7pm
Hamilton Fireworks
Hamilton Community Stadium, Cadzow Avenue, Hamilton
Thursday, November 5
Gates at 4.30pm, fireworks at 7.15pm
Hamilton Rugby Club Fireworks
Hamilton Rugby Club, 121 Bent Road, Hamilton
Friday, November 6
Starts at 6pm
Strathaven Fireworks
Strathaven Park
Saturday, November 7
Gates at 5.30pm, bonfire at 7pm, fireworks at 7.30pm
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