Guide to UK Fireworks

The guides above cover the basics of each main firework type on sale in the UK. If there’s a particular type of firework you can’t find then it’s possible that it’s known by a different name, our Fireworks Glossary might be useful here. Indoor fountains for cakes have their own section: Ice fountains.

Note also that a number of fireworks are no longer legal for consumers to buy in the UK. The following articles cover some of these in more detail:

• Chinese crackers
• Bangers and airbombs
• Screech rockets, mini rockets and bottle rockets
• Aerial shells and Category F4 (professional) fireworks
• What happened to Jumping Jacks?

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When you’re ready to source and purchase your fireworks, have a read of our Buying Fireworks help section.

The next step from there is setting up your fireworks before finally firing your display; each of these is also covered in-depth here.

There’s also a wealth of additional information you can access at any time from the drop-down menu at the very top of the page. Alternatively if you’re a beginner, have a look at our Beginners Start Here! page which runs through a suggested reading order for the vast amount of articles we have here.