An upcoming fireworks display will also feature a new ‘village’ offering food and family entertainment.

For this year’s Fireshow event programme, the new Fireshow Village will be in the Castle car park on Devonshire Walk, open between 5pm and 8:30pm on November 5.

In terms of family entertainment, there will be a light-up juggler, the Rainbow Wishes Foundation, Circus Alba stilt walkers and, if you donate to the charity collection, face painting too.

This year’s Carlisle Fireshow, in Bitts Park, will celebrate the 1900th anniversary of Hadrian’s Wall.

The centrepiece bonfire will be Roman-themed and more than 2,000 spectacular sparkling fireworks will also light up the sky.

It will be the 33rd Fireshow event staged by Carlisle City Council and is organised in conjunction with Merlin Fireworks Ltd.

Carlisle Fireshow began in 1987 as a community event designed to bring local families together for a fun night out in a safe environment.

Around 200 people were expected to attend the first event however it attracted a 2,000-strong crowd.

The Carlisle Fireshow has developed into one of the biggest events of its kind in the UK, attracting a 35,000-strong crowd each year and is listed in The Times Top 10 bonfire list.

Leader of Carlisle City Council, Cllr John Mallinson, said: “This year’s event will celebrate the 1900th anniversary of Hadrian’s Wall. 

“As well as a 40-foot bonfire, there will be thousands of fireworks and it is set to be a must-see event not to be missed.”

Admission is free, and a charity collection will be held with all donations going towards the Rotary Club of Carlisle South which donates most of its fundraising efforts to local good causes, and the Mayor’s Charity Fund (Carlisle Key, CFM’s Cash for Kids and Jigsaw, Cumbria’s Children’s Hospice).

Volunteers will be holding charity buckets at the entrance to the event and organisers are asking the Fireshow’s adult spectators to consider giving at least £2 each.

Carlisle Fireshow is a family event, and no alcohol will be permitted on site or within the Fireshow Village in Castle car park.

More than 35,000 people are expected to attend the City Council event.

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