Westpoint fireworks 2026 is Sat 7 Nov: 300 drones, advance tickets only, gates close 7pm. Topsham RFC is the same night, £10 adult, £6 child, no parking.

Bonfire night 2026 falls on Thursday 5 November, and nothing near Exeter is on that night. Both of the area’s big displays have picked the Saturday after it, Saturday 7 November, a few miles apart on the east side of the city. If you were planning on doing both, you cannot.

Updated 2 October: Westpoint’s listing now gives the full 2026 line-up, 300 drones, some carrying their own pyrotechnics, and the 501st Legion’s Stormtroopers in the crowd. Tickets are still on sale. Exminster Scouts and Winslade Manor have still not announced 2026 displays.

Everything below was rechecked against the organisers’ own pages on 2 October 2026.

On sale now: Topsham RFC, Saturday 7 November

Topsham Rugby Club has its 2026 fireworks night confirmed, priced and selling. Tickets are live on its Ticket Tailor page.

  • Where: Topsham RFC, EX3 0LY
  • Gates: 5.30pm
  • Fireworks: “expected around 7.30pm”
  • Event ends: 10.30pm
  • Advance: £10 adult, £6 child aged 5 to 16, under-5s free
  • On the gate: £12 adult, £7 child, and the club says this is “subject to availability”
  • Display by: Sonic Fireworks, back again, with “a fantastic musical finale”
  • On site: food and drink stalls, sweets, glowsticks
  • Not allowed: sparklers

The parking line is the one to read twice. The club says plainly that there is no general parking available on site. Only a limited disabled parking area exists, and you have to email clubhouse@topshamrugby.co.uk with your booking reference to reserve one. (tickettailor.com/events/topshamrfc)

On sale now: Westpoint, Saturday 7 November

The Exeter Round Table Charity Fireworks returns to Westpoint at Clyst St Mary on the same night, in aid of Devon Air Ambulance. This is the big one: Round Table calls the 2026 show “Galactic Skies” and bills it as “the largest pyro-musical display in the southwest”, with a drone show set to an “iconic galactic soundtrack” added for the first time, fired by Sonic, the 2022 British Fireworks Champions, and hosted live by Radio Exe.

What is new at Westpoint fireworks 2026

Westpoint’s own listing, rewritten since booking opened, fills in what “Galactic Skies” actually means (westpointexeter.co.uk):

  • 300 drones, the first drone show at the event. Some carry their own pyrotechnics, and together they draw moving pictures over the showground, woven into the pyro-musical display by Sonic Fireworks.
  • Stormtroopers in the crowd. The UK Garrison of the 501st Legion, the Star Wars costume group, will march through the site, so bring a phone for photos.
  • Radio Exe on stage all night, compering and leading the countdown.
  • Funfair rides, street food and bars on site.
  • Gates 5.30pm, closing 7pm, at Westpoint, Clyst St Mary, EX5 1DJ. Advance tickets only, “no sales on the gate”.

If you need disabled parking or bring a carer: Devon Air Ambulance’s page says there is a limited disabled parking area for people who pre-book and upload a photo of their blue badge when booking, and that it does not give priority entry or exit. There is one free carer ticket per full price ticket, and the carer’s photo ID has to be uploaded at the time of booking (daat.org).

Booking is now open through Devon Air Ambulance’s ticket site (daat.ticketsrv.co.uk). When booking was announced in early September, the event page published these prices:

Ticket Adult Child 3 to 16 Saver, 2 adults and 2 children
ECO shuttle bus £11 £4 £28
Drop-off or pedestrian £11 £4 £28
Car parking £15 £7 £40

Both the Westpoint listing and the Devon Air Ambulance event page now say “ticket bookings now live”. The price table has since come off the event page, and the booking site only shows prices inside its checkout, which we could not read, so confirm the price when you book.

Three things that catch people out every year, all stated by the organisers:

  • Advance sales only. “Limited advance tickets only. Once sold out they cannot be bought on the gate.”
  • Your ticket type decides your gate. A shuttle bus or pedestrian ticket will not scan at the car park entrance, and there is no walking route between the car parks and the pedestrian entrance. Switching to a car park ticket on the night costs an extra £4 per adult and £3 per child, card only.
  • Everyone aged three and over needs a ticket. Two and under are free.

There is a timing wrinkle worth knowing. Devon Air Ambulance’s event page now lists the event as 5pm to 9pm and says “gates open at 5.00pm”, but its important information section still says “Gates Open: 5.30pm”, as does Westpoint’s own listing, which now reads “Gates 5:30pm (close 7pm)”. Both ask you to arrive “no later than 7pm as admission will cease at 7.20pm”, while the important information section says flatly “gates close at 7pm”. Treat 5.30pm as the safe opening time and 7pm as the deadline. The event closes at 9pm.

The shuttle buses

Round Table has 2,000 discounted ECO tickets tied to Stagecoach shuttles, and the published times are:

  • Park and ride: from Sowton and Honiton Road. First bus 16:40, then every few minutes until 18:25. Return from 19:30, leaving as full, last bus 21:30.
  • City centre: Cheeke Street, Heavitree Shops, Heavitree Bridge, Westpoint. First bus 16:40, then every 15 minutes from Cheeke Street until 18:15. Return from 19:50, last bus 21:30.

Note the park and ride sites are free to park at, which makes the shuttle the cheapest way in for a family. Full details are on our parking in Exeter page.

(westpointexeter.co.uk, daat.org)

What has changed since last year

The Round Table display moved. In 2025 it ran on Saturday 1 November with a Halloween theme, at the same prices it is charging again this year. In 2026 it has gone to 7 November, which puts it head to head with Topsham’s, and Topsham’s own 2025 night was 1 November too. Both have shifted a week, together.

Not announced yet

  • Exminster Scouts and Winslade Manor both ran displays on 7 November 2025, according to Visit Exeter’s round-up for that season. Neither has published a 2026 date.
  • No display anywhere near the city is scheduled for bonfire night itself, Thursday 5 November.

Road and travel

No road closures have been published for either display. Round Table’s own reason for running the shuttles is blunt: “to help with the volume of car parking at Westpoint we have teamed up with Stagecoach”. Check our roadworks and travel page before you set off.

What it means for you

  • Both displays are Saturday 7 November. Pick one.
  • Topsham is bookable today and is the cheaper family option at £10 and £6, but you cannot park there.
  • Westpoint is now bookable, advance only. On the prices published in September, budget £28 for a family of four on the shuttle, or £40 if you drive, and check the total at checkout.
  • Do not turn up at Westpoint on spec. It is advance sales only and there is nothing on the gate once it has sold out.
  • Buy the right ticket for the way you are travelling, because the scanners will refuse the wrong one at the wrong gate.

We will update this page if Westpoint sells out and if Exminster or Winslade Manor confirm. Neither had published a 2026 date when we checked on 2 October.

Frequently asked questions

When is the Westpoint fireworks 2026?

Saturday 7 November 2026 at Westpoint, Clyst St Mary, EX5 1DJ. Gates open at 5.30pm (Devon Air Ambulance’s page says 5pm in one place), entry stops at about 7pm, and the event closes at 9pm.

Can I buy Westpoint fireworks tickets on the gate?

No. It is limited advance tickets only, sold through Devon Air Ambulance’s ticket site, and once they are gone they cannot be bought on the night.

Is there a drone show at Westpoint this year?

Yes, for the first time: 300 drones, some carrying their own pyrotechnics, choreographed into the fireworks display by Sonic Fireworks.

Are there fireworks in Exeter on 5 November 2026?

Not that any organiser has announced. Bonfire night is a Thursday this year, and both of the big local displays, Westpoint and Topsham RFC, are on Saturday 7 November instead.

Which is cheaper, Westpoint or Topsham?

Topsham, at £10 adult and £6 child in advance, with no parking. On the prices Devon Air Ambulance published in September, Westpoint is £11 adult and £4 child on the shuttle or on foot, and £15 and £7 with car parking, so for children it can work out cheaper. Check the price at checkout.

Sources

Details change. Check the organiser’s own page before you travel.