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2 July 2012 . 5.30pm - 10.30pm

Fireworks at Hampton Court Palace

Limited tickets only for 2012

The Exclusive Preview Evening is a wonderful, relaxed and magical evening. Spend your time listening to live music with friends and family whilst viewing the beautiful gardens and floral displays.

As the sun sets, tuck into a delicious picnic, or treat yourself to a meal in one of our restaurants. The perfect finish to your evening is the magnificent fireworks display with the stunning backdrop of Hampton Court Palace.

Tickets start at just £53*. Additional pre-bookable catering options will be confirmed in the New Year.

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*Under-18s are not admitted to the Exclusive Preview Evening.

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Be entertained in style

Every year we have a wide range of live music throughout the evening, culminating in a spectacular fireworks finale to round off the night in style.

Take a look at the above video from 2011 to get a flavour of the event.

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Champagne anyone? View our gallery of photos from our most recent events.

Alan Titchmarsh on WWF garden

2011 highlights

See Alan Titchmarsh at the World Wildlife Fund garden & watch more video of  the 2011 show's award-winning gardens.

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Hampton Preview Evening at dusk

What visitors have to say...

  • “The joy of a Summer evening with gardens and general delight.”
  • “The Preview event promised to be a special evening - and it exceeded our expectations.”
  • “It was a truly excellent evening and thoroughly enjoyable - we loved it.”
  • “This was not our first visit to Hampton Court Palace and it will certainly not be the last. Every one of our group enthused over the Preview evening as did I.”
  • “My family and I would like to congratulate you and your team for a truly WONDERFUL evening last Monday. There was so much to see that everyone enjoyed themselves, from my youngest son 27 years, to friends 60+ years. Thank you for a memorable evening - we shall definitely be going again. The fireworks were splendid too!”