Our annual fireworks celebration returns in 2025, for two nights on 31 October and 1 November.

With spectacular fireworks and an awe-inspiring drone show lighting up our unrivalled panoramic view of the capital’s skyline, the event also brings a full-on festival experience, with live entertainment spread across 196 acres.

The Park will play host to a huge bonfire, funfair and live entertainment for all the family in the Café De Pally big top. Visitors can step inside the Palace, with the ice rink featuring skating sessions and an ice disco on both evenings.

Some of London’s best street food, cocktail and craft beer vendors make up the open-air StrEATlife Village, which will be soundtracked by a line-up of DJs and live music, and headlined by garage legends DJ Luck & MC Neat. Meanwhile the Great Hall will host the UK’s largest German bier festival, with oompah bands, live music and lederhosen! Taylor Swift tribute act, Fearlessly Taylor, headlines Friday night, with Dolly Party tribute act, The Dolly Show, on Saturday night.

The Fireworks and Drone Festival will celebrate Halloween across both nights, with a fancy dress competition and Halloween inspired display and bonfire. New for 2025 will be specially-curated Ghost Tours of the Palace’s spooky Victorian theatre – where you can step into the shadows of the historic theatre for a chilling, after-dark journey that pulls back the curtain on centuries-old legends, terrifying tales of ghostly encounters, and the sinister origins of theatrical superstitions still whispered about today.

Simon Fell, Alexandra Palace’s Fireworks & Drone Festival director, says: “This year’s festival is our most spectacular yet. We’ve got so much entertainment spread across every corner of our beautiful Park and inside the Palace too.

“With this year’s event taking place over Halloween, how could we resist not adding a bit of spookiness to everything. I’m particularly looking forward to our Ghost Tours, and seeing the Park full of people in fancy dress. 

“Last year’s drone show was incredible, a real ‘wow’ moment. This year’s will build on that – it’s going to be breathtaking. And of course, the display itself will be something else too, the best in London and always set to a brilliant soundtrack – what more would you expect from Ally Pally. 

“Fireworks night at Ally Pally is always magical. There’s nothing better than looking out over the city as our fireworks take off, and seeing dozens of other displays happening across London’s skyline – we can’t wait.”