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Manchester council-run firework displays WILL return for the first time in years at Bonfire Night 2026, the Local Democracy Reporting Service can reveal.

Free firework displays and bonfires at eight council-run parks, including Heaton Park , were staples of council festivities until 2020, when the pandemic forced the cancellation of the event. However, it did not return once Covid restrictions eased because town hall officers chose to spend its budget on a ‘wider range of free community events across the city throughout autumn and winter’.

The move was not popular among some families, however, as they decried the loss of a free firework display. But council bosses say increased government funding means the fireworks can come back with a bang from 2026 and keep up the c

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