Guildford Lions Firework Festival
Saturday November 8th 2025 in Stoke Park, Guildford! Find out moreBuy TicketsFireworks Festival 2025
Despite a significant reduction in our financial donations from our sponsors and and the inevitable increases in our costs, we are delighted to confirm this years event will again take place on Saturday November 8th.
As always this remains a charitable event and ALL profits will be used to support our local community through our club’s welfare fund and also the Fountain Centre which provides support for cancer patients and their families from diagnosis and beyond.
Key Information
All you need to plan your visit
Entertainment
- We are excited to announce that our live music this year will feature “The Hired Guns” a high energy party band playing The Killers, George Ezra, Kings of Leon, Taylor Swift
The band is a supergroup of world-class session musicians who play all over the world for the likes of James Bay, Nile Rodgers, James Morrison, One Direction, Fatboy Slim, Reef, Electric Six and countless others! - Our Children’s Entertainment area which will feature a chance to meet and greet 2 LED walkabout characters and a LED juggler.
- In addition there will be kiddies fairground rides, a face painter and an opportunity to buy glow in the dark toys etc.
- The stunning finale will be our fireworks display which will again be provided by Pains Fireworks the largest fireworks company in the UK
- Our MC will be the brilliant Peter Gordon
See our 2024 event:
Ticket Prices
- Regrettably due to the reduction in our sponsorship donations and increasing costs we do need to increase the cost of tickets this year but we remain committed to make this event as accessible to all as far as we possibly can.
- The adult ticket price will increase from £12.50 to £15 but this will include the booking fee so the increase over last year is just £1.50.
- Accompanied children under 16 will again be FREE
- We will be working with social services to identify deserving families, and make 250 free family tickets available for them to come along and enjoy themselves on the night.
- This will be an all ticket event again with NO sales on the night.
- Early bird tickets for adults priced at £12.00 (inclusive of booking fee) will be available via Ticketmaster from September 11th until October 9th.
Our Nominated Charity
This year, alongside our our own club Welfare Fund, we are delighted to be working with The Fountain Centre.
The Fountain Centre is an Independent charity supporting cancer patients and their loved ones from diagnosis and beyond.
They recognise that a cancer diagnosis affects not only the patient but also their loved ones and they provide support for both patients and their families.
They are located on Level B within the Royal Surrey Cancer Centre which is the fourth biggest in the UK and they work collaboratively with their charity partners, providing emotional and well being support along with information and signposting.
The Fountain Centre
For more information on their services
How will we spend the profits raised
- As with all our events, all profits from the evening will be used to support our own Club Welfare Fund, which supports the local community, and our nominated charity, the Fountain Centre.
- Our donation to the Fountain Centre will be used to develop an exercise service for cancer patients, following a successful pilot with patients being treated for breast cancer earlier this year. This pilot service allowed patients undergoing or recovering from breast cancer treatment to regain strength, improve mobility, and enhance their overall quality of life.
- Going forward, all cancer patients—regardless of their diagnosis—will be offered personalised exercise plans tailored to their specific needs and supervised group sessions, as well as ongoing assessments to ensure safety and track progress.
- Beyond the physical benefits, the service will also provide patients with social and emotional support to encourage a sense of community and connection during a difficult time.
- A funding amount of £10,000 would enable this wonderful local charity to deliver 400 individual one-on-one appointments, and our donation will be used to help them achieve this goal.
Food & Drink
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We are providing even more catering options this year to ensure there are great choices for everyone to enjoy.
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A fantastic range of food outlets including
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Street food, Thai, Indian, South African, Italian, American, British, German, Greek
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Vegan & Vegetarian options
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Crepes, Cookies, Waffles, Donuts, Brownies, Ice Cream and Slush Puppies.
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- We are delighted to confirm some food outlets will be providing children’s portions
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- This year there will be 3 large fully licensed bars selling lager, ales and wine – in addition coffee, tea and soft drinks will also be available
Parking
Free parking continues to be available at the Guildford Spectrum on Parkway immediately opposite Stoke Park, Guildford College car park on Stoke Road, which is just a short walk away, and at the Guildford High School (Blue Badge holders only).
For full details and other parking options available here
Environment
- We work with Pains fireworks the UK’s largest Fireworks Company
- Our display would only probably have the same impact as 1 or 2 family cars driving to the event!
- Pains offset the carbon footprint of every single one of their displays so that our display is in fact carbon neutral!
- Click here to read Pains Fireworks Environmental Statement
Our Sponsors
This is an incredibly expensive event to put on and we would like to thank all of our brilliant sponsors as without their support this wonderful community event would not be possible.