Alexandra Palace’s huge annual fireworks festival is back with a bang.
Both literal and metaphorical.
See, not only will it play host to what has to be one of London’s finest fireworks displays – they’re also promising a German bier festival; a massive bonfire; a ton of street food; a funfair; a cabaret tent; a disco on ice; annnnnd an all-new drone show, which promises to deliver an exciting mix of hypnotic beauty, and sheer Black-Mirror-esque dread as the sky itself becomes a portent of the immense AI-controlled fleets soon to come. Should be fun!
Anyone who’s been to Ally Pally previously will know it boasts a pretty spectacular panoramic view of London on any day of the week, however, in all honesty, it’s pretty astonishing when it’s all lit-up by a series of dazzlingly multi-coloured whips, crackles, and bangs, soundtracked either by club classics or iconic film soundtracks. Oh, and the fact that they’ll be painting the air with vivid laser light, too.
If the weather’s particularly cold – after a quick whip around the ice rink disco, a couple of retro rides at the fairground, you can then head out to see that drone show. Should you get peckish, you can head over to StrEATlife Village where not only will you find an array of over 35 street food vendors and booze, you’ll also find live DJ sets and music from the likes of Artful Dodger and Abba Revival too. The folks behind German Bier Festival will also be making an appearance, filling the Great Hall with an oompah band, and a veritable army of lederhosen-clad waiters, serving the finest German Bier.
And to open proceedings in suitably grand style? They’re going to set light to London’s largest bonfire, and see it reduced to a pile of ash in a matter of hours.
Because apparently, the fire works.
NOTE: The Alexandra Palace Fireworks Festival takes place on Friday 1st & Saturday 2nd of November 2024. Tickets cost £19 – for more information, or to book, visit the fireworks festival website.
The Alexandra Palace Fireworks Festival | Alexandra Palace Way, N22 7AY
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