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This year’s Carlisle Fireshow will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.
The United States' Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon, on 20 July 1969.
The Bitts Park Fireshow will be held on Saturday 2 November and is set to be another sparkling Carlisle event not to be missed!
The centre piece of the 40-foot bonfire will be a giant moon with a curved façade with a video projection of planet Earth. More than 2,000 spectacular sparkling fireworks will also light up the sky.
It will be the 32nd Fireshow event staged by Carlisle City Council and is organised in conjunction with Merlin Fireworks Ltd.
Pre-entertainment for the event will start at 6.30pm and the Bitts Park bonfire lit at 7pm. A fairground will be open between 5pm and 9pm on Castle car park (formerly known as Devonshire Walk car park).
The event will be hosted by BBC Radio Cumbria’s Caroline Robertson. Caroline currently presents the radio station’s mid-morning programme.
Leader of Carlisle City Council, Cllr John Mallinson, said:
“This year’s event will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. As well as a 40-foot bonfire, there will thousands of fireworks and it is set to be must-see event not to be missed.”
Admission is free. A charity collection will be held with all donations going towards the Rotary Club of Carlisle South, (which donates most of its fundraising efforts to local good causes) and the Mayor’s Charity Fund (CFM’s Cash for Kids, Guide Dogs UK and Jigsaw Children’s Hospice). Volunteers will be holding charity buckets on the entrance to the event.
More than 35,000 people are expected to attend the City Council event.
This year’s Carlisle Fireshow will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.
The United States' Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon, on 20 July 1969.
The Bitts Park Fireshow will be held on Saturday 2 November and is set to be another sparkling Carlisle event not to be missed!
The centre piece of the 40-foot bonfire will be a giant moon with a curved façade with a video projection of planet Earth. More than 2,000 spectacular sparkling fireworks will also light up the sky.
It will be the 32nd Fireshow event staged by Carlisle City Council and is organised in conjunction with Merlin Fireworks Ltd.
Pre-entertainment for the event will start at 6.30pm and the Bitts Park bonfire lit at 7pm. A fairground will be open between 5pm and 9pm on Castle car park (formerly known as Devonshire Walk car park).
The event will be hosted by BBC Radio Cumbria’s Caroline Robertson. Caroline currently presents the radio station’s mid-morning programme.
Leader of Carlisle City Council, Cllr John Mallinson, said:
“This year’s event will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. As well as a 40-foot bonfire, there will thousands of fireworks and it is set to be must-see event not to be missed.”
Admission is free. A charity collection will be held with all donations going towards the Rotary Club of Carlisle South, (which donates most of its fundraising efforts to local good causes) and the Mayor’s Charity Fund (CFM’s Cash for Kids, Guide Dogs UK and Jigsaw Children’s Hospice). Volunteers will be holding charity buckets on the entrance to the event.
More than 35,000 people are expected to attend the City Council event.
This year’s Bitts Park Fireshow will celebrate Carlisle’s industrial past. Themed on Steam, Smoke and Sparks, the centre piece of the bonfire will be a 35-foot tall animated 1850s Steam Locomotive Engine, with moving wheels. The firework display will follow the bonfire and will include 2,000 spectacular sparkles. A Fireshow Funday will take place in Carlisle city centre from 14:00 to 17:30, and a fairground will be open from 17:30 on Devonshire Walk car park.
It will be the 29th Fireshow event staged by Carlisle City Council.
More than 35,000 people are expected to attend the City Council event, organised in conjunction with Merlin Fireworks Ltd.
Carlisle Fireshow 2015
The theme for this year’s Carlisle Fireshow is 'Spellbound Sensations'.
The performance entitled 'Merlin's Dragon' will explore the popular themes of dragons, wizards and magic – all linking in with the date of this year’s event - Saturday 31 October.
It will be the 28th Fireshow event staged by Carlisle City Council.
Pre-entertainment will start at 6.30pm including a Fireshow performance at 6.45pm and the Bitts Park bonfire lit at 7pm. A fairground will be open from 5.30pm on Devonshire Walk car park.
A performance will be held on the Bitts Park stage as part of the build up to the bonfire being lit. This will include Merlin the Wizard, music, storytelling, a choir of children singing a magic song and a candle lit lantern procession.
The 30-foot high bonfire will be centre stage and include a huge animated dragon. The firework display will follow the bonfire at around 7.20pm and will include 2,000 spectacular sparkles.
This year’s Carlisle Fireshow will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.
The United States' Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the Moon, on 20 July 1969.
The Bitts Park Fireshow will be held on Saturday 2 November and is set to be another sparkling Carlisle event not to be missed!
The centre piece of the 40-foot bonfire will be a giant moon with a curved façade with a video projection of planet Earth. More than 2,000 spectacular sparkling fireworks will also light up the sky.
It will be the 32nd Fireshow event staged by Carlisle City Council and is organised in conjunction with Merlin Fireworks Ltd.
Pre-entertainment for the event will start at 6.30pm and the Bitts Park bonfire lit at 7pm. A fairground will be open between 5pm and 9pm on Castle car park (formerly known as Devonshire Walk car park).
The event will be hosted by BBC Radio Cumbria’s Caroline Robertson. Caroline currently presents the radio station’s mid-morning programme.
Leader of Carlisle City Council, Cllr John Mallinson, said:
“This year’s event will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. As well as a 40-foot bonfire, there will thousands of fireworks and it is set to be must-see event not to be missed.”
Admission is free. A charity collection will be held with all donations going towards the Rotary Club of Carlisle South, (which donates most of its fundraising efforts to local good causes) and the Mayor’s Charity Fund (CFM’s Cash for Kids, Guide Dogs UK and Jigsaw Children’s Hospice). Volunteers will be holding charity buckets on the entrance to the event.
More than 35,000 people are expected to attend the City Council event.