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GlobalFest (Calgary, Canada) is gaining a reputation as one of the major fireworks competitions, but it’s much more than that. As well as the Fireworks Festival there is also the OneWorld Festival, which promises…’Pavilions from some of Calgary’s cultural communities will be … Continue reading →

These two videos come from the Oman 2010 World Fireworks Championship. They are from the finale of the performance given by Panzera, who tied for second place in the Championship. The first video shows the finale from a distance of … Continue reading →

The World Fireworks Championship is the world’s biggest pyro-musical competition. It showcases the very best in pyrotechnic performance, but we do place limits on the size of firework shells that competitors can use. So it is nice to see this … Continue reading →

The Editor of our blog recently had the opportunity to see the ‘Seeing Through Light‘ Exhibition from the Guggenheim Collection. On special display in Abu Dhabi it shows how light of all sorts can be used to create a dramatic … Continue reading →

2015 will be the 25th anniversary for the Vancouver ‘Honda Celebration of Light‘ fireworks competition, this year in July and August. Whilst it might not be the biggest competition – last year there were only three competitors – it is … Continue reading →

The Philippine International Pyromusical Competition starts on February 7th, 2015 and runs until March 14th. The opening night features Platinum Fireworks (from the Philippines) and Akariya (from Japan). Akariya won last year’s Vancouver Celebration of Light competition, so it will be … Continue reading →

We’re giving a ‘shout out’ to the Steamboat Springs (Colorado) ‘Fire and Ice‘ winter carnival. The World Fireworks Championship‘s Technical Director, Rob Denman, will be giving a hand with the fireworks display. Rumour has it a 36″ shell will be … Continue reading →

It’s a website / blog that is largely dedicated to the L’INTERNATIONAL DES FEUX LOTO-QUÉBEC or the Montreal International Fireworks Competition as most of us know it. It may not be the prettiest but in terms of content and shear dedication … Continue reading →

We are often asked for recommendations as to where to see good fireworks displays. Well if you are in the UK, and planning your summer, take a look at ‘Fireworks Champions‘, these are pyro-musical displays demonstrating the synchronisation of fireworks … Continue reading →

New Year is a great time to be a fireworks aficionado as cities worldwide vie to offer the biggest and best fireworks displays. They do so partly to welcome the New Year and entertain their citizens, partly because of the … Continue reading →