Bonfire Night is a British tradition celebrated annually on November 5th, also known as Guy Fawkes Night, that commemorates the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. The event involves lighting bonfires and holding fireworks displays to celebrate the failed attempt by Guy Fawkes and other Catholic conspirators to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I. Traditions often include bonfires, fireworks, sparklers, and burning effigies of Guy Fawkes.