Bonfire and Firework Display

The Rotary Club has held their Annual Poulton Bonfire and Firework Display each year for years. 2023 was the 37th time! There wasn’t a bonfire and firework display in 2024 – but it’s back for 2025!

Poulton Bonfire and Firework Display at Cottam Hall Fields

The Poulton Bonfire and Fireworks Night is back on 5 November 2025, now organized by the Poulton Gala group. This year’s event marks the return of the popular community celebration after a one-year break, with proceeds going to the Poulton Gala to help fund the 2026 Gala. 

Enjoy the best Bonfire and firework display event in the Fylde. Held at Cottam Hall Playing Fields. Blackpool Old Road, Poulton, FY6 7RH. With a large communal bonfire, spectacular fireworks display, children’s rides plus food and drink stalls. It’s a great big community event!

Gates open at 6:00pm, with the bonfire lit at 7:00pm and fireworks at 7:30pm.

• Adult: £6.00
• Child: £4.00
• Family Ticket (2 adults + 2 children): £18.00

• Payment: Pay on the gate

For 37 years, Rotary Club of Poulton le Fylde organised this popular event. However in April 2024 they put out a statement regarding the cancellation of this popular event. They said:

“Dear residents of Poulton,

It is with deep regret that we will no longer be able to plan and deliver the annual bonfire. So there will be no bonfire in 2024.

Our membership is fewer in number and the average age goes up to 73+. We do not feel we can, with the safety of the members in mind, continue, as the bonfire requires months of planning and committed time and hard physical work.

It has been our pleasure to welcome you to the last 38 events. You have all been supportive and contributed generously to the generation of vital funding for good and charitable causes.

The good news is, to ensure the continuity of the event for 2025, rotary members will work with the Poulton Gala committee, to enable a transition and knowledge transfer to them. This action will provide longevity and a degree of continuity to allow the two major community events to be held each year.

The combination of the Gala and Bonfire under a single managing committee will benefit from the synergies of the two events. Central planning, common advertising, cost reductions etc.

The critical success factor in staging these community events is the reliance on volunteers to support us. Without volunteers these events will not take place, as currently the burden falls on a small group of dedicated people, who give up their time to organise and deliver these events.

If you would like to join the new committee or just be available to volunteer some of your time when needed, please email tomf_byrne@yahoo.co.uk

Our first need for volunteers is for Road Marshalls to manage the road closures with the Gala on Saturday 1st June between 11.30 and 13:00 hrs. Please get in touch if you can help with the gala in any way.

Kind regards, Poulton Rotary

Volunteers needed

As with all these events, volunteers are always the mainstay of making it happen. Everyone loves to go along and have a great time – but a scare number are prepared to help out. If you want to see all these community events continue you need to get involved.

ALL YOUR FAVOURITE FYLDE COAST FIREWORKS AND BONFIRES

Find out the dates and details for all of the Fylde Coast Fireworks and Bonfires events here 

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Can you Help?

As ever the Gala team are looking for local Companies to help sponsor this community event to whatever financial level they can. If you fancy volunteering as a marshall for the day your help will be welcomed too.

If you can help in any way contact the team through their Facebook page or email poultongala@gmail.com