Annual bonfire night celebration on Weymouth Beach with a drone show, a lit bonfire and fireworks over Weymouth Bay, plus traders and funfair rides on the Promenade.
Weymouth Town Council is bringing back its annual bonfire and fireworks display to Weymouth Beach on Thursday 5 November, with the main action running from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. It's one of more than 150 events the council puts on across the year, and they've kept the timings the same as last time around, so if you've been before, you know how it works.
The evening opens with a drone show over the bay, with the bonfire lit shortly after at 7:40 pm. The fireworks follow at 8:00 pm, fired from a vessel out in Weymouth Bay rather than from the beach itself, which means you'll be looking out over the water for the main display. The whole thing is set on the beach below the Esplanade, so you've got the sand underfoot and the bay right in front of you.
If you want to make an evening of it, there's plenty to do before the first drone takes off. Traders line the Promenade from 5 pm, and the funfair rides at the Jubilee Clock run from 5 pm until 9:30 pm, so you can get some food and a few rides in before the bonfire is lit. It's a good way to kill an hour or two if you're arriving early.
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One thing to keep in mind: the town centre and the car parks are expected to be busy, so the council is asking people to walk, cycle, take the bus or share lifts. The beach is at The Esplanade, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 7AN, and the main programme runs from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm, with the drone show starting at 7:15 pm, the bonfire lit at 7:40 pm and the fireworks firing at 8:00 pm.
