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Where To Watch Fireworks On Bonfire Night 2024 In London

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London's bonfire night fireworks are among the best in the country — and this year they're back with a bang. Accompanying the explosive entertainment are funfair rides, cockle-warming grub, and various other festivities. Here's our guide to firework displays and bonfire night events across London on and around 5 November 2024 (which, FYI, falls on a Tuesday this year).

Firework displays in central London

For obvious reasons, there aren't that many firework displays and bonfire night events in central London... but there is one, and best of all, it's free:

Park Life: Phenomenal Paintings Of London's Peaceful Side

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"Emma Haworth was the first artist I fell so in love with that I knew I had to take her home. I wanted her world in my house." So says Caitlin Moran, in the foreword to a new collection of Haworth's meticulous works.

Streatham Common Kite Day Returns To The Skies This Weekend

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Mary Poppins taught us a few things — including the sheer, unadulterated joy of flying a kite.

The people of Streatham clearly recognise this — because in May, Streatham Common Kite Day returns for its 23rd innings. Here, you can watch all manner of kites flown by enthusiasts from across the world — from tiny crafts, to a life-sized blue whale kite measuring 30 metres in length.

Some teams fly dancing kites synchronised with music, and we're promised an appearance by the Flying Fish — a husband and wife double act who were previously UK National Champions.