The information below is for British Firework Championships 2024. Details about British Firework Championships 2025 will be coming soon.

There will be a fantastic entertainment programme in the build up to the British Firework Chamionships!

Enjoy fire performers, stilt walkers and both an adult and childrens fairground, and with live bands and performers onstage from 5pm until until 8.45pm on both nights of the British Firework Championships, before the fireworks commentary and display begins.

See the British Firework Championships event map for more details. 

Fire performers and stilt walkers

Step into a world of wonder and enchantment with Higher Beings Circus and marvel at flare of the fire performers and the grace and agility spectacle of the stilt walkers at British Firework Championships!

Catch the fire performances at 7pm and 8.30pm on the Hoe promenade and roaming stilt walkers from 8pm.  

Fairground Rides

An adult fairground for thrill seekers, comprising of thrill rides and other activities will be provided on the main promenade of Plymouth Hoe by fairground operators David Rowland and Sons. For the little ones, a children's funfair can be found in the lower Hoe park area on the grassy open space just south of Armada way. Both fairgrounds are open daily from 2pm until 11pm, weather permitting.

Fairground rides includethe Superstar, Miami, Extreme Orbiter, Twist, Matterhorn Ride, Waltzer, Freakout, Booster/Bomber, Ghost Train and Funhouse.

Live music

Wednesday 14 August

CASA presents Summer Jams

CASA are providing local DJs performing between each slot, with family-friendly Ibiza chill and summer jams!

All music featured on this line-up is local home-grown grass roots talent!

Find out more about Casa. 

King Dinosaur

5.15pm to 6pm

King Dinosaur are an exciting 5 piece band, they play fun, high energy, original tunes to dance to and have been ripping up the south west scene with sell out gigs in some of the area’s best venues and festivals. Their raucous, joyous gigs are highly memorable and this is helped by the fantastic original tunes they play.

Find out more about King Dinosaur

Black Friday

6.15pm to 7pm

All aboard the good ship Black Friday - join her crew and captain Tom for another stormy crossing of the Celtic sea of folk-punk. We don't know where we're going and we don't know when we'll get there but we'll have some fun along the way...  The six strong, unstoppable Black Friday  play a foot-stomping mix of high energy, home-brew folk-punk and celtic tunes, travelling across Cornwall and lands far beyond. 

Find out more about Black Friday

Freshly Squeezed

7.30pm to 8.45pm

Freshly are an evolution of funk, soul and hip hop hailing from the vibrant South West UK. A musical force that seamlessly blends heavy horns with soulful melodies and formidable MC. Known for electrifying live performances, Freshly Squeezed are a staple of the South West music scene. Further afield they command festival stages with an undeniable energy that leaves crowds thirsty for more

Find out more about Freshly Squeezed

Live music on Thursday 15 August

CASA presents Summer Jams

CASA are providing local DJs performing between each slot, with family-friendly Ibiza chill and summer jams!

All music featured on this line-up is local home-grown grass roots talent!

Find out more about Casa. 

Hayward

5.15pm to 6pm

Hayward is a 4 piece contemporary alt-rock band from Plymouth. With catchy melodies sure to stick in your head, incredibly energetic live performance and heartfelt, story telling lyrics

Find out more about Hayward

The Cabarats

6.15pm to 7pm

The Cabarats bring a new musical experience to the global underground, combining traditional Balkan and Middle Eastern sounds with lively reggae and ska. Using a collection of intriguing instruments such as accordion, oud, keyboard and brass, the band have dazzled a wide range of audiences from festival crowds and stages at iconic venues to private functions and community events.

Find out more about The Cabarats

The Native

7.30pm to 8.45pm

Formed when vocalist Charlie Noordewier and guitarist Ben Andrew were in secondary school, The Native first took shape in classes for GCSE Music. Jamming in practice rooms instead of doing their coursework, the pair eventually turned those initial ideas into a dreamy folk-facing EP that was released in February 2018. When offers of live shows started rolling a few months later, they recruited bassist Tom Booth alongside Harry Youngs on keys. Their line-up has also evolved with the addition of Fergus Segrove on drums.

The band went from strength to strength last year joining Bastille on their UK/EU arena tour. They made their TV debut on Soccer AM in August amid playing at some of the UK’s biggest festivals including Reading & Leeds, Boardmasters and Isle of Wight.

This year they returned with multiple UK/EU festival dates, a five-date EU headline tour and new singles ‘Tramlines’ and ‘Every Last Goodbye’ from their upcoming EP which have already received radio play from John Kennedy (Radio X) and Gemma Bradley (BBC Radio 1).

Find out more about The Native  

Reporting noise

To report a noise complaint in relation to this event, this can be done by visiting the Plymouth City Council website.

In addition, if you are a resident you can contact the Event Safety Officer on the day of the event.