Halloween, Bonfire Night and Remembrance
Pumpkins, fireworks and poppies from late October to mid November.
It's dark already. The clocks have gone back.
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Late October3
Bonfire Night7
- Are you going to the fireworks?Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes Night) is 5 November.
- Remember, remember the fifth of NovemberThe rhyme about the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament.
- The guyA stuffed figure of Guy Fawkes burned on the bonfire.
- SparklersHandheld fireworks.
- Bonfire toffee / parkin / toffee applesTraditional Bonfire Night treats.
- Keep the dog in, the fireworks have startedFireworks go off for weeks around 5 November.
- Happy DiwaliDiwali usually falls in October or November and brings more fireworks, especially in cities like Leicester and London.
Remembrance4
- Have you got your poppy yet?Paper poppies, sold for the Royal British Legion from late October to 11 November, remember people who died in war.
- Remembrance SundayThe second Sunday in November (8 Nov 2026).
- There'll be a two-minute silence at elevenAt 11am on 11 November (Armistice Day), many workplaces, shops and stations go silent for two minutes.
- Lest we forgetA line said at Remembrance services.
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What happens in late October?
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