Basingstoke fireworks 2026 are over: Hatch Warren was 7 Nov

Hatch Warren fireworks 2026 are on Saturday 7 November, from 5.30pm, at Hatch Warren Community Centre on Long Cross Lane (RG22 4XF). Tickets are £14 an adult, £7 a child or senior and £28 for a family, booked through the community association. There is no parking on site; park at Sainsbury’s.

Bonfire night itself falls on Thursday 5 November, so the organised displays have moved to the weekends either side. Four are now listed in Basingstoke and Deane: Hatch Warren, a smaller school display in Bramley the same evening, a village bonfire at Preston Candover that night too, and Oakley’s display a week earlier, on Sunday 1 November. There is no display in Basingstoke town centre, and there has not been one since 2019. Tadley’s Lions display has still not been announced.

Last checked 26 October 2026.

Hatch Warren fireworks 2026: still on sale on 26 October

We read the community association’s event page again on 26 October. Nothing has changed: Saturday 7 November from 5.30pm, £14 an adult, £7 a child or senior, £28 a family, and the “Book now” button is still live with no sold-out notice. The association still gives no time for the display itself, and the parking rule stands: no parking on site, use Sainsbury’s.

Hatch Warren fireworks: date, time and tickets

The Hatch Warren and Beggarwood Community Association runs what it calls “Basingstoke’s biggest firework display”. Its event page gives the 2026 details in full:

• Date: Saturday 7 November 2026
• Where: Hatch Warren Community Centre, Long Cross Lane, Basingstoke RG22 4XF
• From: 5.30pm
• Adult: £14
• Child or senior: £7
• Family ticket: £28
• Open to non-members

Tickets are sold online through the association’s booking page, linked from the “Book now” button on its event page. Members had a presale from 1 August and general sale opened on 1 September. The association says the night “is usually a sell-out, so early booking is recommended”. If you cannot book online, the community centre office is on 01256 811262.

What time do the fireworks start?

The association publishes only the 5.30pm start for the evening, not a time for the display itself. Before the fireworks there are food and drink stalls, glow-in-the-dark accessories and music from DJ Mark Halliday. Proceeds go to the community centre’s own projects. Arrive by 5.30pm if you want food before the display; the organiser does not say when the gates close.

Parking at Hatch Warren

This is the one rule the organiser is firm about: there is no onsite parking on the night. The association directs drivers to Sainsbury’s at Hatch Warren, on the retail park a short walk from the community centre. Accessible parking next to the site is set aside for blue badge holders, but you have to arrange it in advance by calling the centre on 01256 811262.

Long Cross Lane sits off Hatch Warren Lane in the south west of the town, a little under three miles from the town centre. The roads immediately around the community centre fill quickly on the night, so walking in from Beggarwood, Kempshott or Brighton Hill is easier than driving.

If you are coming in from further out, our Basingstoke roadworks and travel page tracks the closures and speed limits across the borough this autumn, including the 30mph limit on the A30 Winchester Road at Kempshott, which is the approach many drivers use. Town centre car park prices are on our Basingstoke parking page.

Bramley Fireworks Fun Night, the same evening

The other display listed in the borough is in Bramley, north of Basingstoke. Visit Hampshire’s listing says the Bramley School Association and Clift Meadow Trust fireworks night is on Saturday 7 November 2026 at Bramley C of E Primary School:

• Gates open: 5pm, and close at 6.55pm
• Display: 7pm
• Advance tickets: £7 an adult, £6 a child, booked through the Bramley School Association website

That is cheaper than Hatch Warren and suits families in Sherfield, Bramley and Sherborne St John. We could not find the 2026 booking page on the school association’s own site, so check the date with the school before you set out. Note the gate rule: arrive after 6.55pm and you will not get in.

There is no Basingstoke town centre display, and has not been since 2019

If you are searching for fireworks in Basingstoke itself, the honest answer is that the town does not have a display any more.

The old event was at War Memorial Park on London Road. Visit Hampshire still carries the listing for it, and the listing itself is the evidence: the page reads “The Basingstoke Fireworks 2019 have been cancelled and will not be taking place.” That notice is seven years old and it is still the top result many people find. Nothing has replaced the event since.

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council does not run a fireworks display either. The council’s own event road closures for this autumn cover half-term activities, Baughurst’s Remembrance Sunday and the Christmas light switch-on. There is no bonfire night closure on the register.

Oakley, Sunday 1 November, and Preston Candover, Saturday 7 November

Two village displays in the borough have now been listed by Visit Hampshire, the county’s tourism site.

Oakley and Deane fireworks, Sunday 1 November 2026. Run by Oakley Community Association at Newfound Sports Ground, Andover Road, Oakley RG23 7HD. Gates open at 4.30pm, with food and drink on sale from then, and the fireworks start at 6pm, the earliest display in the area and a good one for young children. Tickets are £7 an adult and £3 a child, sold in advance through Outsavvy only: there are no tickets on the gate. There is no parking, so bring a torch for the walk in, and sparklers are not allowed on site (Visit Hampshire, Oakley and Deane fireworks). We could not find the Outsavvy listing itself, so check the sale is open before you set out.

Preston Candover Village Hall bonfire night, Saturday 7 November 2026, 5.30pm to 7.30pm. Held at the village hall and the field next to it (RG25 2DN), organised and funded by the village hall, with a barbecue and a bar. Entry is by e-ticket, which you need to bring with you; the listing does not give a price, and points to the hall’s own site, pcvh.org.uk (Visit Hampshire, Preston Candover bonfire night).

Tadley, Kingsclere and Silchester: nothing announced

The Loddon Valley Lions have historically run a large display at Barlows Park, Silchester Road, Tadley RG26 3PX, with a bonfire, a children’s display and a best Guy competition. It is the display most people in the north of the borough mean when they search for Tadley fireworks.

For 2026 there is still no date. On 26 October the Lions’ home page listed its Lions Den on Saturday 31 October at the Ambrose Allen Centre in Tadley, but no fireworks at all. The club’s own news pages record displays on 3 November 2018, when it put the crowd at 2,500 to 3,000, and on 2 November 2019, when severe weather nearly cancelled it; we found no later display. On 21 October the Lions’ fireworks page (loddonvalleylions.org/events/annualfireworksdisplay) returned a “file not found” page, and the club’s events menu lists its treacle fair, golf day and Father Christmas tours but no fireworks. In earlier years the page has come back in October; with a fortnight to go it has not.

Be careful with what search results tell you about the Tadley date. A widely cited local news piece listing displays “around the district” gives Tadley as Saturday 7 November, along with Kingsclere at the Fieldgate Centre on Fox’s Lane and Silchester at Silchester House. That article was published on 4 November 2016. Its ticket prices, £7 an adult at Tadley and £5 at Kingsclere, are a decade out of date, and the coincidence that 7 November happens to be a Saturday again this year makes the mistake easy to make.

We will update this page if the Lions publish a 2026 date.

What else is on that weekend

Milestones Beer Festival was advertised for Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November at Milestones Museum, but the museum has since removed it from its events list and taken its event page down, without announcing a cancellation. As of 2 November it is not listed anywhere, so do not plan around it. The latest is on our Milestones Beer Festival page.

Baughurst’s Remembrance Sunday closes Heath End Road, Wellington Crescent, Bishopswood Lane and Brimpton Road on Sunday 8 November from 10.30am to midday. Access is maintained for residents of those roads.

For the rest of the month, see what’s on in Basingstoke this month, and the Christmas lights switch-on for the next big night in town.

What is still to come

• Tadley: the Loddon Valley Lions display. No 2026 date as of 26 October.
• Kingsclere and Silchester: no 2026 announcements. Both village displays have been irregular.
• School and club displays: several primary schools in the borough run their own bonfire nights, usually announced through the schools in October rather than on public listings.

Hatch Warren details were checked against the community association’s event page on 26 October 2026, and Bramley, Oakley and Preston Candover against Visit Hampshire’s listings the same day.

Frequently asked questions

When are the Hatch Warren fireworks in 2026? Saturday 7 November, from 5.30pm, at Hatch Warren Community Centre on Long Cross Lane. Tickets are £14 an adult, £7 a child or senior and £28 a family.

Is there parking at the Hatch Warren fireworks? No. The organiser says there is no parking on site and asks drivers to use Sainsbury’s at Hatch Warren. Blue badge spaces next to the site have to be arranged in advance.

Are there fireworks in Basingstoke town centre in 2026? No. The War Memorial Park display was cancelled in 2019 and has not returned, and the borough council does not run one.

Which Basingstoke fireworks are on 1 November? Oakley’s, at Newfound Sports Ground: gates 4.30pm, fireworks 6pm, £7 an adult and £3 a child, advance tickets only.

Is there a display on bonfire night itself, Thursday 5 November? None is listed in Basingstoke and Deane. The displays are on Sunday 1 November (Oakley) and Saturday 7 November (Hatch Warren, Bramley and Preston Candover). Prices and times can change; check the booking page before you travel.