Make sure your Bonfire Night goes off with a bang as you join the crowds at the Food Museum for our popular annual Bonfire Night Celebrations on Saturday 8 November in Stowmarket, Suffolk. Rated one of the top Bonfire Night events in the UK by Time Out!
Enjoy spectacular fireworks and a traditional roaring bonfire, as well as fairground amusements, food trucks and steam engine. It’s an ideal evening of traditional family fun set within the stunning grounds of the museum.
We’ll have an even larger variety of food stalls on offer for 2025, with 10+ brilliant local vendors including loaded fries, hog roast, poke bowls, jacket potatoes, mac and cheese, pizza and more. There’ll also be coffee, cake and sweets on offer for dessert!
We recommend buying your tickets in advance online (Tickets in the shop will be available soon!) . Tickets will also be available on the evening, however this event sells fast!
Times
Gates open at 5.30pm, the bonfire is lit at 7pm and the fireworks go off at 7.30pm. The food trucks, snack bar and fairground will be open for the duration of the event.
Prices
Early Bird until 20th October
Adult: £7
Child (4-16): £4
Child (0-3): Free
Standard
Adult: £8
Child (4-16): £5
Child (0-3): Free
Parking
Please find below a list of car parks in Stowmarket to assist with attendance.
Unfortunately due to site layout and capacity, there is no disabled parking available in the museum’s grounds for the event. We recommend that blue badge holders aim to get to the site slightly earlier and park in the disabled bays in the Meadow Centre/ASDA carpark.
All car parks should be free from 6pm.
| Meadow Centre (ASDA)
IP14 1PN (dist. 3ft) |
267 Spaces £2 for 2-3 hours |
| Iliffe Way
IP14 1PN (dist. 3ft) |
90 Spaces
£2.50 for over 4 hours |
| Union Street West
IP14 1HW (dist. 0.4 mi) |
26 Spaces
£2.50 for over 4 hours |
| Bury Street
IP14 1HW (dist. 0.4 mi) |
86 Spaces
£2.50 for over 4 hours |
| Prentice Road (nr. Station) IP14 1RQ (dist. 0.4 mi) | 202 Spaces
£3 for over 4 hours |
| Milton Road
(B + M) IP14 1EJ (dist. 0.5 mi) |
168 Spaces
£2 for 2-3 hours |
| Stowmarket Station
Carpark IP14 1RQ (dist. 0.5 mi) |
361 Spaces
£5.30 |
| Ipswich Street (Regal) IP14 1AY (dist. 0.5 mi) | 82 Spaces
£2.50 for over 4 hours |
| Gipping Road
(PUREGYM) IP14 1EF (dist. 0.4 mi) |
78 Spaces
£1.00 for 2 Hours |
Terms and Conditions
Full terms and conditions of the event are available to read here
