Strathclyde Country Park Fireworks

Strathclyde Country Park Fireworks

When: 5th November 2023
Location: Strathclyde Country Park

no ticket required

Celebrate bonfire night safely with a bang at the annual Strathclyde Country Park Firework Display hosted by North and South Lanarkshire Councils on 5th November 2023!

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Time: 4.30pm onwards

Cost: This is a free event

North and South Lanarkshire Councils will host a public firework display at Strathclyde Country Park on 5 November at 6.30pm.

From 4.30pm to 8.00pm food outlets will be open at the Watersports Centre concourse, with music playing in the area. A bonfire will be lit at 5.30pm.

The firework display can be seen from locations around the park. Solar lights line the edges of some of paths around the park to guide visitors.

M&D’s Scotland’s Theme Park, which includes Cosmic Bowl 10-Pin Bowling, Amazonia, a temperature controlled tropical house, Devil’s Island Adventure Golf and Game Zone, will be open from 10am until 10pm, alongside Monterey Jack’s American-themed diner and the Alona Hotel. Visitors to the fireworks display can also take advantage of a discounted wristband for £12.95 between 2pm and 9pm, which can be booked online at www.scotlandsthemepark.co.uk.

Parking

The event is expected to be very busy and there is limited parking within the park, so the advice is:

  • arrive early and enjoy the food and music
  • travel to the park by public transport, or
  • park further from the park and walk.

The road through the park will be open from 4.30pm to allow parking. Please note: The beach car park will be closed.

Disabled parking spaces are available in the main car park, beside the Watersports Centre, and is bookable on a first come, first served basis. Call 01698 402060 for a pass.

Traffic management

Police Scotland will manage traffic entering and leaving the event.

At the main entrance to the park, there will be no right turn from Hamilton Road South, and no straight on or right turn from Airbles Road. Traffic coming from these directions will be directed towards Hamilton, round the roundabout and back to turn left into the park.

A number of roads around the park will be closed and no waiting or loading restrictions in place from 12 noon on the day, including Tinkers Lane, Greenacres and Braedale Avenue.

Traffic wardens will be in operation in the streets around the park to enforce these restrictions.

Children’s safety

Glow-in-the-dark wristbands are available for children to wear at the event to help reunite parents and children if they become separated. These are available in advance from the Civic Centre, Strathclyde Park reception and Motherwell Library, and on the day from Strathclyde Park reception and event stewards.

Public toilets

Public toilets are available at the Watersports Centre concourse, the footbridge car park and M&D’s.

Event rules

  • Do not bring your own fireworks or sparklers into the park.
  • Do not bring pets to the event.
  • There will be no admission to anyone under the influence or alcohol or drugs.
  • Drones must not be used anywhere in the park during the event.
  • Place litter in public bins or take it home.

10 thoughts on “Strathclyde Country Park Fireworks

  1. Although this a brilliant night I find it far too overcrowded and am constantly worried about losing boys in the chaos if funfairs etc. Last year I discovered an excellent event based in Hamilton accies football ground with a small entrance fee of only £1 for kids..Once inside there is no other money needed for the toasted mallow sparklers or live music so it doesn’t cost a fortune on funfairs. The display is equal to that in Strathclyde park. Be safe everybody xx

  2. I go to Strathclyde firework display every year 7 years been going and coming this year yet again love love love amazing turn out xx

  3. Fantastic night, display was fantastic all the family had a great night. Music, food entertainment was out of this world. They all done well. My only criticism was the young kids walking by police shouting and drinkin for them not to do anything about it.

  4. What a display!
    Loved my first ever Strathy Park bonfire night! So glad this happens every year, and lovely to see so many local families out enjoying it. Thanks to the organisers, best fireworks ever!

  5. This is a fantastic night out, a true way to celebrate bon fire night. The bon fire is in the middle of the water ( still no idea how they do that), and there is a fun fair although I have never went round to that end as its very very busy, its so much more chilled at the other end of the lake nearer m&d’s. The music is still loud at this end trust me and it echoes as well which adds to the effect. there is food and fewer people over this end ( so less tall heads in the way ) and u can sit on the pebble beach to watch, if u have kids with u then maybe the fun fair end would be better as it can feel like forever for the show to begin but if ur there for the fireworks the best place to watch them is right on the pebble beach. a lot more relaxed and enjoyable at this end of the park and takes less time to get out when driving as well. The fireworks are always amazing and always new, you never see the same ones two years in a row and the music goes with them almost perfectly, its timing is usually spot on. My family, friends and myself will be heading to the park tonight. Sure it will be amazing as always.

  6. A Fantastic night out (been several times). Arrive early as this will give you time to check out the fairground rides and stalls (hot food and drink available and toilets too at watersports centre) you can park(best to arrive early) in strathclyde park but can take an hour to get out after show ends. Suggest you park in central motherwell (aquatec and surrounding car parks or on street) then walk to strathclyde park as thousands do!.. Best spot to watch is near watersports centre as music is loudest here!. otherwise you will not hear the briliant music matching the fireworks (which does add to the spectacle). Wrap up warm (hat & gloves/thermals)as the wind blows off the lake and can be very chilly!. better still, bring a flask an sweets as can seem a long wait till show begins… Fireworks show lasts about 30 minutes…Enjoy!

  7. well what can i say this was a very good night indeed it was well put together and the display was out of this world i took my partner christina and my wee girl keira and they loved it…. very well planed out and very save with the fire in the midle of the water yes i no but yes it was in the water and the fireworks they had a very good display i can just say this is one of the best family nights out and the real radio team just made the night the guys wher very good…. thank you guys….. and the fun fair was great for the kids… it was just a great night all round…. thank you ….

  8. Had a brilliant night yet again, this was my third time at this event,seems to get better every year,thanks to everyone involved.

    Only down side was the traffic on the way out,long wait,40 mins to get out,some of the crowd were, lets just say a bit of a handfull for the police,and all my grandaughter and her friend had to say was about the youths who were carted away by the police, i’m not against anyone having fun, but this is a family event, nuff said, see you next year.

  9. well what a night it was just the best and that was some firework display i will be going to the same place next year my partner christina and my wee girl keira thought it was really good and real radio been there was really good it was just a really good night one of the best i have seen in years….
    i would just like to thank all the staff that put it all together
    it was very well done THANK YOU

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