Eastbourne Bonfire

Every year on the first Saturday in October · From 19:15

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Saturday 3 October 2026, From 19:15

Free — A programme is sold and a collection is taken

Where

Crown and Anchor

The torchlit procession leaves the Crown and Anchor on Marine Parade at about 19:15 and follows the seafront. The bonfire is on the beach near the Wish Tower, with fireworks at about 21:45.

15-16 Marine Parade
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 3DX

About

Eastbourne Bonfire Society was formed in the early 2000s and holds its night on the first Saturday of October. Visiting Sussex bonfire societies in costume join its torchlit procession along the seafront, which ends with an effigy, a bonfire on the beach and fireworks.

Website
eastbournebonfiresociety.com

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