Digital Bonfire Night Party Invitations: A UK Host's Guide to 5 November

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A digital Bonfire Night invitation carries the details and one link before 5 November.

A Bonfire Night invitation answers where the party is, when fireworks start and what to bring. Guests arrive in the dark, so include a full postcode and a short door description.

Send invitations in the middle of October, before half-term planning begins. Bonfire Night falls on 5 November, and in 2026 that date is a Thursday.

Include the date, arrival time, full address, postcode, food plan and rain plan. Add what to bring, whether children or dogs are welcome, and a reply-by date. Keep every line short, because guests scan it on a phone.

A single link can be corrected at any time, unlike paper. The link holds a map, a countdown, music and reply buttons.

Say what you are serving, because hot food brings guests into a cold garden. Sparklers are described as burning at around 1,000°C, so use gloves and keep water nearby.

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