What Does Guy Fawkes Night Celebrate?
What Does Guy Fawkes Night Celebrate? What does Guy Fawkes night celebrate? The British holiday, celebrated with fireworks and bonfires, commemorates the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Observed in the United Kingdom every year on November 5, Guy Fawkes Day—also called Bonfire Night or Fireworks Night—commemorates a failed assassination attempt from over 400 years ago.