On the following table you can find the bank holidays for year 2013, 2014 y 2015 in the UK countries. You should pay attention to the notes that apply to each particular country: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.

Source: direct.gov.uk

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The classic show at Roundhay Park

A special show will be held in Roundhay Park, where the local rugby league team "The Rhynos" with "Ronnie the Rhino" will be there to celebrate the record of winning the British Rugby League championship for third consecutive year. The event at Roundhay Park is organized by Leeds City Council, and is the largest event in the city, attracting around 70,000 people of all ages. The evening will start with a Glen Pinder musical show, from Magic 828. The bonfire will be lit at 7.30pm and the fireworks display will start at 8pm.

Other places across Leeds

Other places where there will be bonfires next Thursday 5th November are: Springhead Park in Rothwell, East End Park, Middleton Park, Woodhouse Moor in Hyde Park and Bramley Park, with bonfires being lit at 7pm and fireworks displays starting at 7.30pm. The following is a list of the major bonfires and fireworks displays that will be held next Thursday, 5 November across Leeds. Best of all, admission to all displays are absolutely free.

• Roundhay Park, 7:30pm
• Woodhouse Moor / Hyde Park Park, 7pm 
• Springhead Park, Rothwell, 7pm
• East End Park, 7pm
• Bramley Park, 7pm
• Middleton Park,  7pm
  

The British celebrate the Bonfire Night every November 5th and arises because an attempt to murder King James I in 1605. It was a group of Catholics who did not agree with the King’s thoughts and decided to show their anger and resentment locating some gunpowder barrels very carefully in the Parliament’s warehouse. The idea was to blow up the British Parliament with the King inside, but someone who knew the plan raised the alert. Therefore, Guy Fawkes and his gunpowder barrels were captured. Right after, the British authorities decided to punish and torture him until his death.

For this reason, every year on November 5^th all the UK celebrates the capture and death of Guy Fawkes and of course, the salvation of King James I. In all the UK's major parks, Guy Fawkes dolls are prepared and then burned on big bonfires. Every park has its fireworks display show that usually lasts about 20 minutes. It’s worth to watch one of them since they are really awesome.

During our experience in the city of Leeds, we noted that the locals really enjoyed that day, considering it very important, although is not a vacation day. In Leeds, the Guy Fawkes dolls and bonfires are prepared very early in the main parks (Roundhay Park and Hyde Park, among others) and some street vendors take advantage of this opportunity to earn some extra pounds selling food, drinks and fireworks. The most successful are undoubtedly beer stands as we all know, the British are particularly fans of this drink, no matter the weekday, weather or time of the day.

During the last celebration of the Bonfire Night on 5th November, some people in Leeds also took the opportunity to set up big amusement parks that all people could enjoy once the fireworks displays finished in the parks... but the oddest thing was that the next day, the amusement parks had completely disappeared and set up in other parts of the city, or simply returned to their warehouses.

It is clear that students are those who most enjoy this celebration, but also is a nice experience for any foreigner living in the United Kingdom and eager to know a little bit more about the interesting British culture. In Leeds, the biggest fireworks display show happens in Roundhay Park. We strongly recommend you to look for the biggest fireworks display show in your city.