A popular Teesside fireworks display will return for the first time in five years, reviving memories of the colourful shows that drew huge crowds.
Stockton Council has revisited past displays as excitement builds for the event’s long-awaited return.
Pictures from previous years show fireworks lighting up the sky as crowds enjoy music, food, entertainment and funfair rides.
Stockton Council recently confirmed that Stockton Fireworks would return to the Riverside on Sunday, November 1, after a five-year break.
The last display was held at Stockton Riverside in 2021, before a major town-centre transformation that included the opening of the new Waterfront park.
Take a look back at Stockton's fireworks display over the years:
Stockton fireworks display, 2009 (Image: Provided)
2014 (Image: Dave Charnley Photography)
Stockton's fireworks display in 2014. (Image: Northern Echo)
Crowds enjoyed the 2015 Stockton fireworks event on the Riverside (Image: The Northern Echo)
2015 (Image: The Northern Echo)
Fireworks at Stockton Riverside, 2017 (Image: DAWN McNAMARA PHOTOGRAPHY)
2017 (Image: Anthony Chapman)
Fireworks at Stockton Riverside, 2017 (Image: DAWN McNAMARA PHOTOGRAPHY)
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council's Firework Display 2021 at Stockton Riverside (Image: DAWN McNAMARA PHOTOGRAPHY)
2021 (Image: DAWN MCNAMARA)
2021 (Image: BEVERLEY FORBES MCBEAN)
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council's Firework Display 2021 at Stockton Riverside (Image: DAWN McNAMARA PHOTOGRAPHY)
The 2026 festivities will begin at Stockton Riverside from noon, with a funfair, live entertainment, food and drink across the town centre.
Live music will also fill Finkle Square in the afternoon before BBC Radio Tees entertainment begins at 4.30pm.
The main event starts at 6.30pm, with fireworks lighting up the River Tees to an orchestral soundtrack inspired by the water.
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Viewing areas include Riverside Road, the space beside Riverside Car Park, the bankside off Bishop Street and the amphitheatre at Waterfront Urban Park.
The display and town centre entertainment are free, although there will be a charge for funfair rides.
After five years away, the countdown is now on for another chapter to be added to Stockton Fireworks' history when the event returns to the town next Sunday.