Hailsham Bonfire

Every year on the third Saturday in October · From 19:30

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Saturday 17 October 2026, From 19:30

Free — A collection is taken and programmes are sold

Sets off from

Western Road Recreation Ground

The first procession sets off from the Vicarage Lane car park by the leisure centre at about 19:30 and goes round the town centre. A second procession at about 20:30 leads to the Western Road Recreation Ground for the bonfire and fireworks at about 21:15.

Western Road
Hailsham
East Sussex
BN27 3DN

About

Hailsham Bonfire Society was re-formed in 2005, and its members make around 1,800 torches by hand for the night. Their torchlit processions through the town end at the Western Road Recreation Ground, and the event is paid for by street collections and programme sales.

Website
hailshambonfire.org.uk

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