Live music, dance, aerial stunts and fire-breathing performances will be included in this year’s Abbey Park bonfire and firework display, it has been revealed.
Running from 5-9pm on Saturday November 2, the event will feature up-and-coming Leicester band The Mercians, who have had three number one’s on the iTunes chart and sell-out shows under their belt.
Picture credit: Leicester City Council
The event, which is the biggest Bonfire Night spectacle in the city, will also feature live music from 2Funky Arts’ Mae Flo, Sarah Carter, Jake Thompson, Dani Matty, Edy Muuya and Linzi.
And the mystical-themed stage show ‘Spellbound’, will feature aerial performers who will wow the audience with gravity-defying feats, alongside songs and dance on stage.
And the amazing Fire & Sparks will show off their incredible pyrotechnics and flame-throwing skills, as well as their fire-breathing ‘dragon and bat’.
The show will be hosted by BBC Radio Leicester’s Ady Dayman and Jo Hayward.
The stage show will take place before and after the two firework displays, which begin with a quieter display suitable for children and noise sensitive visitors at 6.45pm. There will also be a funfair with rides for all ages, and wide range of street food and licensed bars on the park.
People are being urged to make savings by snapping up their tickets now. Available online and from De Montfort Hall ticket office, tickets are on sale at reduced prices if bought in advance. Children aged four and under go free.
Tickets are available online here: Abbey Park Bonfire & Firework Display (ticketsolve.com) and in person from De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester LE1 7RU.
Prices will rise on the day of the event on 2 November.
