A live countdown to Guy Fawkes Night — it falls on November 5. See the days remaining plus a running hours, minutes and seconds timer, free and entirely in your browser.
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Guy Fawkes Night falls on November 5 every year.
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How many days until Guy Fawkes Night?
Guy Fawkes Night falls on November 5, so the countdown above rolls over to next year automatically the moment this year's Guy Fawkes Night passes — it will never show a negative number.
The big number is the count of whole days from today until Guy Fawkes Night. The live timer beneath it ticks down the remaining hours, minutes and seconds in your local time zone, so it stays accurate wherever you are.
How the date is worked out
Guy Fawkes Night (Bonfire Night) is fixed at November 5, marking the failed 1605 Gunpowder Plot with bonfires and fireworks across the UK.
Guy Fawkes Night falls on November 5 every year. The counter at the top of the page shows the exact number of days until the next November 5, updated live. Below it, a timer counts down the remaining hours, minutes and seconds.
What day of the week is Guy Fawkes Night this year?
Guy Fawkes Night falls on November 5 every year. The weekday therefore changes from year to year. The date line under the headline shows the full weekday and date of the upcoming Guy Fawkes Night, calculated automatically from your device clock.
Does the countdown reset after Guy Fawkes Night?
The Guy Fawkes Night countdown resets automatically. As soon as Guy Fawkes Night has passed, the timer switches to next year's date, so the figure on screen is always the time until the next Guy Fawkes Night. It never counts up and never shows a negative number, and the year label beside the headline updates to the new target year.
What does Guy Fawkes Night commemorate?
Guy Fawkes Night, on November 5, marks the failure of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Guy Fawkes was found guarding barrels of gunpowder beneath the House of Lords. Also called Bonfire Night, it is kept across the United Kingdom with bonfires, fireworks and the burning of an effigy known as a guy. It is not a public holiday, so it is celebrated in the evening after work and school. Observance was made compulsory by an Act of Parliament in 1606 and stayed law until 1859.