Getting to the Event
This display attracts over 20,000 people. Most people arrive immediately before and leave immediately after the display, at which time the common and surrounding roads do become very congested. Please allow plenty of time for your journey and arrive early.
We'd like to encourage everyone to think about the environment when planning on coming down to the event. We'd encourage walking, cycling or using public transport.
Park&ride
To help save you time and to avoid traffic congestion when travelling to enjoy the City’s firework display, please visit the Cambridgeshire park&ride website for information about Cambridge’s park&ride sites. Additional buses will operate from all five park&ride sites. The last bus for the start of the display will leave park&ride sites at 6.30pm and the last return departure from the city centre will be at 8:30pm.
There will be no other park&ride busses after this time, however park&ride sites can be reached using Stagecoach's Citi Bus network.
- Visit the park&ride website or phone 0345 0455213 for further information.
Further Firework night park&ride information:
On Saturday 4th November 2023 Cambridge hosts its annual firework display on Midsummer Common, with some major road closures in place from 6:00pm – 8.30pm. During this Closure Park&ride service buses will still be able to service all City Centre bus stops, with the exception of Newmarket Rd from 7pm (see below).
Stop Closures are outlined below:
CITI 1 Victoria Avenue both directions
CITI 2 towards Addenbrookes Chesterton Road and Victoria Avenue
CITI2 towards North Station and Milton, Victoria Avenue only
CITI3 towards Fison Road, Hobson Street, Maids Causeway and Napier Street.
CITI3 towards Cherry Hinton, Napier Street and Maids Causeway
CITI 4 Victoria Avenue in both directions
CITI 6 towards city, Bridge Street and Jesus Lane
CITI 6 towards Oakington is UNAFFECTED
CITI 8 Victoria Avenue both directions
Service 9 Victoria Avenue both directions
905 Victoria Avenue outbound, Maids causeway and Fair Street inbound.
A and B New Square and A Jesus Lane
City Sight Seeing The 18:10 (duty 761) from Silver Street will be unable to serve Bridge Street or Jesus Lane.
Go to Emmanuel Street stop E4 before heading to the train station.
Stop Changes from 18:00 until 21:30
Milton P&R moving from Drummer St D3 to St Andrews St S2
Babraham P&R moving from Drummer St D2 to Bay 4 in Drummer Street Bus Station
CITI 3 towards Fison Road is moving from stop St Andrews S3 to Emmanuel Street stop E3
All diversions will add approximately 10 -15 minutes to journey times between the closure times especially when the display finishes.
The Madingley P&R bus will unfortunately not be able to serve the inbound Bridge St bus stop from 6pm and passengers will need to alight in St Andrews St.
park&ride buses will be operating prior and after the event, with the display scheduled to start at 7pm, so please plan your journey.
An increased P&R service will continue to use their scheduled stops prior and after the event, to assist people for the event.
Details of these increased buses and their locations are detailed below.
Babraham P&R will not have an increased service and the last departure for that is 20:31 Emmanuel St, stop E5.
Towards Madingley park&ride – St Andrews St Stop S2, Last bus 8.30pm Towards Milton park&ride – Drummer St Stop D1, Last bus 8.30pm Towards Trumpington park&ride – Downing St Stop D1, last bus 8.30pm
Towards Newmarket park&ride (after 7pm) – Drummer St Bus Station Bay4, last bus 8.30pm
Other buses
- For other bus information visit the Stagecoach website or phone 01223 433250. Click here to view Stagecoach's Citi Bus network.
- For information on the Guided Buses from Huntingdon and St Ives please visit the Busway website
By Car
If you are travelling by car please make note of the road closures and one way systems below.
- Car parking will be available at Grand Arcade, Grafton East, Park Street and Queen Anne Terrace car parks. Please see Cambridge City Council’s parking webpages for more information.
- If you require accessible parking, it is only will be available at Jesus College; use the Victoria Avenue entrance and arrive prior to the road closures. Exit will be via Jesus Lane. All vehicles exiting Jesus College prior to 8.30pm must turn right into Jesus Lane and exit via Bridge Street where the ANPR camera is disabled until 9:30pm. These spaces are limited and available to Blue Badge holders only. Spaces must be occupied before the road closure comes into operation at 6.30pm, after which time it will not be possible to drive to the car park. After road closures, or when these spaces have been filled, the Grafton East car park are recommended.
Road closures
Click here to view a simple map of road closures
- Victoria Avenue, Trafalgar Road, Trafalgar Street, Fair Street, New Square, Jesus Lane and King’s Street between Four Lamps Roundabout and Manor Street, and a part closure of Maids Causeway will be closed between 6pm to 9.30pm as crowds build up.
- There will be no access for vehicles — including residents, blue badge holders or taxis — for the duration of the road closures.
- Access for emergency vehicles will be maintained.