It's Filey Lions' Annual Bonfire Night on Saturday with food, fun and fireworks set to light up Glen Gardens.
It's a big day in Filey's calendar.
It funds charitable work across the town.
Filey Lions' head of fundraising is vice president Mike Gibson.
He's expecting another big crowd this year:
" I would say last year there was probably about three and a half thousand people. We opened at a site from five o'clock so people can come in, get something to eat, have a go on the stalls. So we've got a couple of burger stalls. We've got a hog roast, which is the Spanish donuts. We've got stores to play on Coconut shy.
"It is free of charge. It costs us around £10,000 a year to put on. We try and raise money to help towards covering the costs, but no, literally anyone can come along. It's opposite Glen Garden, so you've got plenty of viewing points."
Mike explains what some of the money raised will go towards:
"The bit about Filey Lions is that we actually support local charities, local communities. We have, in December, for instance, we do an over 85 Christmas lunch, which we normally do at Filey School, but unfortunately because of their having building works, the management at Cayton Bay Holiday Park team resorts have made their facilities available to us.
"We support local Sea Cadets and any other, and last year, and we'll be doing this year as well in January, a different grants opportunity where you can apply to us for funds. If you have something going on, you need funding for something. What we would say is we have asked this year that people don't bring sparklers along because of the crowds. It is quite dangerous down there."
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