Five Top Tips For A Great Bonfire Night Awesome Bonfire Night Entertainment Inspiration

As a nation, we like to celebrate a hapless hero, and top of the list must be Guy Fawkes, a man famous for having failed miserably to do what he set out to do. Fawkes and his co-conspirators planned to blow up the House of Lords but on 5 November 1605, Fawkes was discovered guarding a large stockpile of gunpowder in the cellars, after an anonymous tip-off to the authorities. Here's five great ways to celebrate his non-achievement!

1. Enjoy An Official Bonfire Night Event

Attending an organised Bonfire Night event ensures you can enjoy the very best of everything in safety, including a bonfire, the burning of the Guy, live music, tasty eats, and of course an awesome fireworks display. Choose a local event organised by local charity groups such as the Lions, Rotary, etc, and you'll be helping your community too. Alive Network provide entertainment and firework displays for hundreds of charity events every year, so that you can go along, have a good time and enjoy them to the max.

2. Explosive Music & Entertainment

Guy Fawkes Night is a great excuse to have a party where the star attraction is a red-hot band or explosive new act rather than a soggy bonfire or a damp squib! Ditch the rockets and whizzbangs in favour of stellar guitar solos and keyboard wizardry, for a night everyone will remember for a very long time. At Alive Network, we have some of the best up and coming bands in the business, take The Guns for example, who are ready and waiting to blow your guests away – call us for our top tips.

3. Fiery Entertainment Without The Bonfire

Bonfires are fun but they are also a liability waiting to happen. So, light up your bonfire party with entertainment that makes the most of fire, light and spectacle without the health and safety issues. Our fire and glow performers create magical patterns in the night sky using fire and sparks, for a show that has deep, primeval appeal. Or opt for the high-tech solution, an LED light show, where the ‘fire’ is actually LED lights twirled, swirled and whirled to create incredible coloured patterns and optical illusions. You'll never look at a sparkler again!

4. Firework Displays All Year Round

We'll be honest, if you want a professional firework display for next week, you will be out of luck - they've been booked up for months. However, you can book a professional firework display any day of the year through Alive Network, so you can enjoy a spectacular display choreographed to your favourite track for your wedding, birthday party, anniversary celebrations, proms party, graduation ball, you name it. Call us for details, and book nice and early!

5. Bonfire Night In July?!

We might have been celebrating Fawkes' success in July instead of November, had not the opening of Parliament been delayed by the threat of plague - the gunpowder was actually stored and ready from 20th July onwards. So if you're planning a summer party with a difference, why not celebrate the 410th anniversary of the start of the Gunpowder Plot with a midsummer Bonfire Night party in 2015!

And if you do want your own bonfire party in the back garden, always follow the Firework Code (below), keep bonfires small and under control, and warn your neighbours so they can keep pets safely indoors. Have fun!

FIREWORK CODE: http://www.gov.uk

FIRE SAFETY: http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/BonfiresAndFireworks.asp

PETS AND FIREWORKS: http://www.apbc.org.uk/press/fireworks_bonfire_night