Culture & Traditions
Bonfire Night
Bonfire Night, on 5 November each year, remembers the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when a group including Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament. People light bonfires and let off fireworks.
Key facts
- ◆ Bonfire Night is celebrated on 5 November.
- ◆ It remembers the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
- ◆ Guy Fawkes was one of the plotters caught beneath Parliament.
- ◆ People mark it with bonfires and firework displays.