Horsham has no public New Year's Eve fireworks or town event in 2026. What is on: the panto at 11am and 3pm, a family party, and ticketed parties to midnight.

There is no public New Year’s Eve fireworks display or town centre event in Horsham for 2026. Horsham District Council, the town’s business district Your Horsham and the district’s fireworks organisers have published nothing for the night, and the Christmas events they have announced end before it. What is on for Thursday 31 December is the Capitol’s pantomime, a family party at Broadbridge Heath and a handful of ticketed parties that run to midnight.

Everything below was checked against each organiser’s own page on 29 October 2026.

Overview

  • No public fireworks or countdown in Horsham. None has been announced by the council, Your Horsham or any display organiser.
  • For families: Dick Whittington at the Capitol at 11am and 3pm, and a family party at The Venue, Broadbridge Heath, with live music from 5.30pm to 8.30pm.
  • To midnight: Horsham Sports Club (7pm to midnight, tickets not on sale yet) and The Black Jug on North Street (black tie, £50).
  • Last chance for Leonardslee Lights is the night before, Wednesday 30 December.

For families

Dick Whittington, The Capitol, 11am and 3pm. The pantomime that reopens the refurbished Capitol plays twice on New Year’s Eve, and again from Saturday 2 January until it closes on Sunday 3 January (The Capitol). Prices and the full run are on our Horsham panto page. The Capitol Studio’s ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas also has a 10.30am show that morning, its last of the run (The Capitol).

Family New Year’s Eve Party, The Venue at Broadbridge Heath FC. A kids’ disco with Excellent Emma from 3pm to 5pm, which The Venue now lists as sold out, then live music from Sam Christmas from 5.30pm to 8.30pm, with tickets still available. The Venue is on Wickhurst Lane, Broadbridge Heath, RH12 3YS, and takes enquiries on 01403 283654 (The Venue). The club’s listing on Visit Horsham gives the prices: a live-music-only ticket is £5 a head from 5pm, under 2s free, with the bar open until 10pm. The evening raises money for Broadbridge Heath FC (Visit Horsham).

Parties to midnight

Horsham Sports Club, Cricketfield Road, 7pm to midnight. DJ Simon Mole, a glass of fizz on arrival and a buffet from Sophie’s Kitchen. The club says tickets “will be on sale soon”, and that only ticket holders will be let in that night (Horsham Sports Club).

The Black Jug, 31 North Street, from 7pm. A black tie party: fizz on arrival, canapés through the evening, then The Full Whack on stage until midnight. Entry is by ticket only at £50 a head, booked online or at the bar. Last orders are at 1am and the pub asks for carriages by 1.30am (The Black Jug).

Visit Horsham also lists a New Year’s Eve booking at Côte on East Street, with tables from 8pm held until midnight, and live music from Jo Jo Miles at The Green Dragon in the Bishopric from 7pm (Visit Horsham, New Year’s Eve). Neither venue has published its own details for the night, so check with them before you plan around it.

The night before: Leonardslee Lights

Leonardslee’s illuminated trail runs on selected evenings from 27 November to Wednesday 30 December, so it closes the night before New Year’s Eve. Adults from £18.50, with a shuttle bus from the Carfax (Leonardslee). Every date is on our Leonardslee Lights page.

Getting home

Swan Walk and Piries Place car parks are open 24 hours, and our Horsham parking page has their overnight rates. Rail engineering and road closures over Christmas and New Year will be on our Horsham roadworks and travel page as they are announced; check it before you rely on a late train.

FAQs

Are there fireworks in Horsham on New Year’s Eve?

No public display has been announced for 2026. The council, Your Horsham and the district’s fireworks organisers have published nothing for 31 December.

Is the Horsham panto on New Year’s Eve?

Yes. Dick Whittington plays at the Capitol at 11am and 3pm on Thursday 31 December.

Where can I see in the New Year in Horsham?

Horsham Sports Club holds a ticketed party from 7pm to midnight, and The Black Jug on North Street a black tie party at £50 a head.

Is there anything for children on New Year’s Eve in Horsham?

The panto, and the family party at The Venue in Broadbridge Heath, where live music runs from 5.30pm to 8.30pm. The earlier kids’ disco has sold out.

Sources

Checked against each organiser’s own page on 29 October 2026.