The UK’s most immersive fireworks display returns from 6th-8th November 2026, featuring live performers, music and pyrotechnics.

Alton Towers Resort has revealed the theme for its annual Fireworks Spectacular, promising a show-stopping end to the theme park season.

This year’s show, Across the Altonverse, is set to light up the skies from 6th–8th November.

The new experience follows a group of explorers from the Alton Society of Invention and Exploration as they use a steam-powered, clockwork teleportation machine to travel between the different worlds of Alton Towers Resort.

Their mission is to visit every realm in record time, taking audiences through the stories and events behind some of the Resort’s best-known rides and attractions.

Combining fireworks, live performers, music and special effects, the show will bring stories to life above the Staffordshire skies, with each world featuring its own soundtrack and visual effects.

What the Alton Towers Resort Fireworks Spectacular has on offer:

Across the Altonverse

The adventure sees the explorers travel through six of Alton Towers’ themed lands, revisiting key events from their fictional histories. These moments will be brought to life throughout the show:

Forbidden Valley: the day Nemesis broke through the Earth
Katanga Canyon: a runaway mine train that's about to run wild
Dark Forest: the stormy night the Oak was chained
X-Sector: the Ministry of Joy has taken control
Gloomy Wood: the New Year's Eve curse that changed Alton Manor forever
Mutiny Bay: a fiery ritual to the spirit of the Wicker Man
Fans will recognise moments from the backstories of the Resort's best-loved rides and themed lands along the way. Each realm has its own soundtrack, from Britpop and metal to funk, folk and epic orchestral scores.

Live actors also return to the show this year, playing four central explorer characters. A new centrepiece, The Kronos, will shimmer, pulse and burst with light as the countdown ticks closer. Guests arriving early can enjoy pre-show storytelling with the explorers before the adventure begins.

The show also brings back its much-loved emotional moment, a tribute to the affection guests share for Alton Towers Resort. It builds to a finale set to the most epic In the Hall of the Mountain King yet.

VIP experience

For those looking to make the night even more unforgettable, the VIP Explorers Point package is available for guests to enjoy. As well as access to a prime viewing area, the package comes with free glow-in-the-dark accessory, and free standard parking. Prices start from £40pp.

Fireworks short breaks

For those who don't want the magic to end when the last firework fades, a short break lets guests stay overnight and experience even more of the Resort.

Guests can choose from themed accommodation including the CBeebies Land Hotel, Caribbean-inspired Splash Landings Hotel, the fantastical Alton Towers Hotel and the magical Enchanted Village Woodland Lodges. The Waterpark and Extraordinary Golf add even more to enjoy.

From £100pp, families can enjoy:

1-day tickets to visit the Alton Towers Resort theme park
An unforgettable overnight stay on the Resort
Delicious breakfast
Free 9 holes of Extraordinary Golf
Free car parking
Don’t miss out on this unmissable event, book now here.

Tickets for this year’s fireworks show, Across the Altonverse, start from £39pp - which include enjoy all day Theme Park entry plus the Ultimate Fireworks Spectacular.