We celebrated 2 years in Canada not too long ago... let off a box... got the wife to do it!!! It is easier when there's no snow!

We had a bonfire night and invited family - they didn't get the guy thing ... someone said it was like something from the Klu Klux Klan

But everyone had a good time ... hubby put up a barrier between he fire and the chairs ... for safety

We had some fireworks and a bbq, it was a lot of fun.

Plan to have one again this year

Claire

Like Christmas crackers and cricket, I stopped trying to involve NA's in these kinds of traditions. They just don't get them so what's the point of making them and me feel uncomfortable about it. I don't get Thanksgiving or Halloween so they're never going to get Bonfire Night.

No worries, I don't celebrate Ramadan either. St Patty's day however, ..

Nice name. Are we related?

i might be your father.

my understanding is that the city bylaws only allow them to be set off on private property and at certain times in the year (not nov 5).

Could murder some parkin - not had that for years or treacle toffee! During the winter when they sell roasted chestnuts here, the smell always reminds me of guy fawkes night.

Just a wee bump for this.

Been invited to a bonfire night here in Calgary, but does anyone know the script for fireworks (if we're allowed any? and where to get?) and where I can lay my hands on some sparklers (if they exist over here)?

I've bought a packet of proper sparklers at a Pharmasave for 75 cents. As for fireworks, unless you were in a middle of a massive field I'd leave well alone. Who wants the liability. Just take a lot of cooked proper sausages and some hot mulled wine and you'll the hit of the party.

Fireworks not allowed without a permit and I seriously doubt you could get one for a small gathering.

Sparklers you can purchase at most "Dollar Stores".

That seems very odd as, even in Ontario, one can buy industrial strength fireworks at the roadside or from petrol stations. I've quite the stash left over from the 4th of July.

Certainly not the case in Alberta.

I used to see fireworks for sale signs on First Nations lands in B.C. when drove out to the coast but I'm not even sure they are around any more.

Firework regulations vary by province and even city. On Halloween fireworks have always been a local tradition in and around Vancouver, for example. But I know that some cities have implemented bylaws while others are exempt.