Alexandra Palace Fireworks and Drone Festival: Everything You Need to Know for 7–8 November

Alexandra Palace is staging its Fireworks and Drone Festival over two days this year — Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November 2026 — marking the first time the event spans a full Saturday–Sunday weekend rather than Friday and Saturday. Billed as London's longest-running fireworks show, the festival adds hundreds of choreographed drones that move in formation to a specially curated soundtrack before the main fireworks display. On Saturday, the focus is on big festival energy, with DJ Eats Everything headlining and Britain's Got Talent runners-up Celestial providing the drone show ahead of fireworks at 8 pm. Inside the Great Hall, a German Bier Festival features oompah bands, live music, and a Queen tribute act. Sunday is an all-new Family Fun Day, with the drones and fireworks shifted to an earlier start of 6 pm. Highlights include a firepit for toasting marshmallows, a Junior Jungle Kids Rave, and BARRIOKE with EastEnders and Extras star Shaun Williamson. Both days offer funfair rides, ice skating, and street food throughout the grounds. Early bird tickets are now sold out; standard prices start from £18 per day, with the final release going up to £19.50. Children under 10 get in for £5. Blackheath has also released tickets for its own Bonfire Night 2026 event.