DOWNEND’S popular annual firework show will feature an extended main display and a special theme, organisers say.
Downend Round Table has confirmed that this year’s fireworks and bonfire will take place on Friday November 8, at King George V Playing Fields.
The event is the biggest firework display in the area and has sold out its 12,000 tickets in advance for the last three years.
Organisers expect this year’s display to sell out again.
This year’s display has a theme, ‘A Night At The Movies’, and the event’s professional pyrotechnicians are working to create a display to match it.
Once again Downend Round Table has engaged SkyBurst, the overall winners of the 2023 British Firework Championship, to produce a display choreographed to a soundtrack led by the display’s main entertainer, Party Peeps.
Downend Round Table chairman Paul Wells said: “We are incredibly excited to host the Downend Round Table Fireworks, which has become a cherished tradition in our community.
“This year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever before, featuring an extended main fireworks show with a wider range of dazzling effects, vibrant colours, and stunning visual displays. “We are grateful for the support of our sponsors, volunteers, and attendees, as their contributions allow us to make a positive impact on our community.”
The event will also feature a range of stalls selling food, drink and snacks, and the organisers promise “something to satisfy every appetite”.
As well as entertaining a huge crowd and celebrating community spirit, the display is expected to raise thousands of pounds for local good causes.
Proceeds from last year’s event enabled Downend Round Table to make donations to nearly 30 charities providing support across a range of needs, from helping homeless people to families of seriously ill children.
Paul said: “By attending, spectators not only can enjoy a magnificent display but also contribute to improving their own community.”
The event is run by Downend Round Table, a non-profit voluntary organisation for men aged 18 to 45, which offers a platform for like-minded individuals to come together and socialise, meet new people, form friendships and expand their social circle.
The fireworks display is one of a number of fundraising events, volunteer work and community initiatives run by Downend Round Table.
The group also runs activities for members: this year’s events have included a weekend trip to Berlin, and sports and games like padel, Scalextric, crazy golf, baseball and mountain biking.
Tickets for the Downend Round Table Fireworks will go on sale from the beginning of October.
For more details about the show and joining Round Table, visit www.downendrt.co.uk.