The Lord Mayor's Show and Fireworks

London, UK

Website: http://www.lordmayorsshow.org/visitors/fireworks

To mark the end of the Show and the beginning of a new mayoral year, London's newly confirmed Lord Mayor will start a magnificent firework display on the river Thames.

The display includes more than half a tonne of giant fireworks, some of which shoot over 600ft into the sky before exploding, and takes a team of eight pyrotechnicians two days to set it all up.

It's one of London's most spectacular annual displays, and you'll be able to see the fireworks for miles, but for the best view of all head down to Victoria Embankment. The road will be closed to traffic this year so there's plenty of room. You can also see from Blackfriars or Waterloo bridges but there is much less space there and the police will be moving people on to keep traffic moving both on the road and the pavement. To avoid disappointment, head for the riverside.