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Alexandra Palace Fireworks Festival

Alexandra Palace, London, UK

83Dad Score
7 to 8 Nov 2026Annual, every November

Cheap, wide age range and genuinely shared, but an outdoor November evening keeps weatherproofing modest.

How the Dad Score breaks down

Scored September 2026
Together time17/20
Watch the drone and fireworks display together, then share the funfair and ice rink.
Low faff15/20
Sunday's set 6pm time and reduced capacity make planning around it easy.
Value18/20
Tickets from £5.50, with separate child pricing for ages 0-10 and 11-15.
Age span18/20
All ages welcome; under 16s just need an accompanying adult over 21.
Weatherproof15/20
Ice rink and the Great Hall's bier festival give cover if the weather turns.

Editorial, never paid. How the Dad Score works

Best age0-15
Price£
CityLondon
TypeFireworks festival

Alexandra Palace's Fireworks & Drone Festival returns on 7 and 8 November, with Sunday now run as a Family Fun Day. Hundreds of drones fly to a soundtrack before the fireworks, brought forward to 6pm and run at reduced capacity on the Sunday. Alongside it there is a children's rave, funfair rides, ice skating, a firepit, street food and Barrioke with Shaun Williamson. Fireworks have been staged at Alexandra Palace since the nineteenth century.

Why it works for a dad and child

You watch the drones and fireworks together, then walk the funfair and ice rink side by side, at a family pace with the show finishing earlier and crowds thinner than Saturday.

When is Alexandra Palace Fireworks Festival?

Alexandra Palace Fireworks Festival runs 7 to 8 Nov 2026 in London, UK.

Is Alexandra Palace Fireworks Festival worth it with kids?

girl.dad gives Alexandra Palace Fireworks Festival a Dad Score of 83/100. Cheap, wide age range and genuinely shared, but an outdoor November evening keeps weatherproofing modest.

What should we plan for at Alexandra Palace Fireworks Festival?

It is a fireworks festival event at Alexandra Palace in London. Best age on the listing is 0-15, and the price band is £.

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