Kent Cricket's Fireworks Evening
The St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury · 5 November 2026
Image: Kent CricketCanterbury's largest bonfire night display takes place on 5 November itself at Kent Cricket's home ground. Expect fireworks over the outfield, live music and a food village.
Highlights
- On Bonfire Night itself, 5 November
- Fireworks display over the ground
- Live music
- Food village
Good to know
- Only 1,000 early bird tickets were released
- More line-up details are due from Kent Cricket
Getting there
The St Lawrence Ground, The St Lawrence Ground, Old Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3NZ
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Nearby
Image: St Martin and St PaulSt Martin's Church
St Martin's is the oldest church in the English-speaking world still in use, and part of Canterbury's World Heritage Site with the cathedral and St Augustine's Abbey. Walk up to the church, look inside and wander the churchyard. It is about a ten minute walk from the city centre and an hour is plenty.
Image: English HeritageShadows of the Abbey: a Halloween history tour
English Heritage runs a Halloween history tour of St Augustine's Abbey as the light fades on the last weekend of half term. The hour-long tour explores the ruins of one of England's oldest monasteries, within Canterbury's World Heritage Site.
Image: St Augustine's AbbeySt Augustine's Abbey
Founded in AD 598, St Augustine's Abbey marks the return of Christianity to southern England and is part of Canterbury's World Heritage Site. Walk the extensive ruins, from the Saxon monastery to the Norman rebuild and the later Tudor royal palace, then visit the site museum. It sits just outside the city walls, a few minutes from the cathedral.