Thornes Park Fireworks

Parking

Please note there is ONLY Blue Badge Parking available at Thornes Park.

There are numerous off-street and on-street car parking spaces in Wakefield City Centre.

Find a full list with details here.

Train

Wakefield Westgate Station

It is an approximately 20 minute walk from Wakefield Westgate Train Station to Thornes Park.

You can find station details here.

Wakefield Kirkgate Station

It is an approximately 32 minute walk from Wakefield Kirkgate Train Station to Thornes Park.

You can find station details here.

Bus

You can find more information about bus services to Wakefield on the Arriva website here.

The Events Team at Wakefield Council are passionate about providing an enjoyable experience that is accessible to all.  

Our friendly team of staff, security, first aiders and contractors will be on hand to offer any assistance throughout the event.  You can find them in either Hi-Vis or Wakefield Council Uniform, look for ‘EVENT STAFF’ on their backs. 

Accessible Parking

There will be Blue Badge parking available onsite at Thornes Park.

Accessible Toilets

There will be an accessible portaloo available onsite at Thornes Park.

Changing Places

Unfortunately, there is no Changing Places at the event site.

Should you need any form of medical attention please inform a member of staff or security onsite where they can show you where the medical tent is located or request for a medic to come to you.  

Unfortunately, we do not have any secure storage for medicines on site.  

We are continually updating event information for Thornes Park Fireworks so please keep checking back on this page.

If you do have any queries or feel that there is anything we can improve on, we are open to suggestions!

You can contact the team at festivals@wakefield.gov.uk