✨ Update – Elton Firework Spectacular 2026 ✨
Following last year’s cancellation, we’ve spent the past few months exploring whether it would be possible to bring the Elton Firework Spectacular back in 2026.
We held a community meeting, spoke with local organisations and started looking at what would be needed to make the event viable. There was some really positive interest initially, and we’re grateful to everyone who gave their time, shared ideas or offered their support.
Unfortunately, as things progressed, the follow-up discussions needed to turn those initial ideas into a workable plan didn’t materialise. Without the necessary volunteers and community involvement, we weren’t able to get the event to a point where we could properly establish how it would be organised, funded and delivered.
We also identified that the costs involved would be higher than in previous years. Without a clear funding model or sufficient community support in place, it would not be reasonable for the Scout Group to take on the financial risk of running the event, particularly when our primary responsibility is to ensure our funds are used to support local young people.
As a result, we’re sadly confirming that there will not be an Elton Firework Spectacular in 2026.
We know this will be disappointing news. The fireworks have been a much-loved part of the Elton community for many years, and we’ve not taken this decision lightly. A huge thank you to everyone who has supported the event over the years – whether by volunteering, sponsoring, fundraising or simply coming along and enjoying the display.
While there won’t be fireworks this year, 1st Ince & Elton Scouts remains committed to supporting young people and being part of our local community.
💛 Thank you for your continued support and understanding.
The Elton Firework Spectacular is a family-friendly fireworks display for our local community that has run annually since 2010 (with the exception of 2020 and 2025). The event is run entirely by volunteers from 1st Ince and Elton Scout Group, who also oversee the organisation of the event with support from other local community groups.
The event is FREE to enter, however donations received on the night are greatly appreciated as all money is ploughed back in to scouting here in Ince and Elton.
2024 DISPLAY
Our flagship fundraising event is back for it’s 13th year on Saturday 2nd November on Elton Parish Field.
Unfortunately there no Bonfire again this year, but all the usual food and drink stalls will be there – as well as our fantastic Fireworks display.
Due to the unprecendented numbers that attended the event in 2021, this year our target audience is once again the three villages of Elton, Ince and Thornton-le-moors. We strongly recommend that those from outside these areas attend a Bonfire/Fireworks event that is more local to you.
Our event is walkable from most areas of the village, and we encourage people attending to arrive by foot. However, we do understand that some people may need to arrive by car. As such, there is extremely limited parking available at Elton Community Centre (and elsewhere in the village).
When leaving your car, please be mindful of where you’re parking – ensuring that you’re not blocking any access to propoerty, nor causing obstruction for Emergency Vehicles.
Keep checking back here, and on Social Media for the latest updates regarding our annual display.
VENUE
Please support Elton's only annual community event! As a community group, we invest a huge amount of time and money into staging this event, which has grown in both reputation and popularity over recent years - your support is crucial to the continued success of this event.
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