Food and drink
St Albans Fireworks Spectacular
There will be a Food Village with a variety of food on sale. The bars will be open until 9pm offering craft beers & cider by Mad Squirrel Brewery which was voted Hertfordshire’s brewery of the year in 2022. The business operates seven Mad Squirrel Tap rooms, offering a wide range of diverse craft beer, wines and spirits throughout Herts and Bucks. There will also be prosecco and mulled wine available.
Getting in Access to the display is by the manned entry Gates 2 to 7 into Verulamium Park shown on the map overleaf. Gate 1 is closed due to over flooding. Nearest entry is Gate 2. Please have your Cathedral Box Office tickets ready, either printed at home or available on your phone. These can also be found by logging into your account on the Cathedral website. Parking close to the event is extremely limited so you are advised to park in the city centre and walk. Or St Columba’s College is offering some spaces for a fee per vehicle, proceeds to the CAFOD. There is only very limited disabled parking in the St Michael’s car park. Accessible viewing is either via Gate 3 (involves crossing some grass) or there is a good view from the bridge over the lake (see map overleaf) accessed by metalled paths from Gate 2.
Verulamium Park | Saturday 2 November 2024 Gates open from 6pm. Fireworks at 7.30pm
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