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Some incredible fireworks from Pattaya’s International Fireworks Festival 2010.

The festival was a big success and thousands attended, crowding into Pattaya’s Beach Road to watch the spectacle.

The festival was in honour of the Thai royal family and in particular Her Majesty Queen Sirikit’s recent celebration of her 78th Birthday.

Over 50,000 fireworks were launched into the sky above the bay by several different countries. using floating platforms on the water for the first time in Thailand. The whole event was the kingdoms larget ever fireworks display and impressed thousands of locals and tourists alike.

WHAT           International Fireworks Festival
WHERE        Scheveningen
WHEN           12 – 14 August 2010

Scheveningen, on the Dutch coast near The Hague plays host to one of the best beach displays on the continent.

If you enjoy fireworks, Scheveningen is a great place to be. The International Fireworks Festival in August is the highlight of the year for residents and tourists alike. The displays are lit from the Pier in Scheveningen and the crowds flood the beaches, watching in awe.

12 – 14 August at 10pm and 11pm
29 August (finale) at 10pm

be there, or be elsewhere!!

Well done to Star Fireworks for a spectacular performance at the British Fireworks Championship in Plymouth this week.

As you can see from the video it was a spectacular show with some brilliant sections and a really great finale.

Congratulations again to Star Fireworks for their fantastic show. Good work guys!!

WHAT The British Firework Championship
WHERE Plymouth Harbour
WHEN 10th and 11th August 2010
WHAT TIME 9pm

The British Firework Championship 2010 is almost upon us.

One of the most exciting times in the UK fireworks calendar sees six professional teams vying against one another to be crowned British Fireworks Championship 2010.

Plymouth is once again the venue and the pilgrimage for many pyromaniacs has already begun. Hotels are booked and the town is fizzing with excitement as preparations are made for one of the countries most spectacular fireworks events.

Essex Pyrotechnics, 1st Galaxy and Reaction Fireworks will present their 10 minute displays on Tuesday the 10th August. Wednesday the 11th August will see Flashpoint, SM Art Pyrotechnics and Star Fireworks with their 10 minute efforts. Each team will be trying to outshine and out-bang the others.
Plymouth Hoe (which is a place, not a well known local lass) is the best place to view the fireworks. There will be entertainment in the form of a fairground (scream if you wanna go faster), live music and fat based foods for all the family.

It should be a brilliant 48 hours of pyro-action so take the wife, take the kids and take your mates for the best FREE fireworks display you will see this August!

Just to get your pyrotechnic juiced flowing, here is a video of last years finals. Enjoy!

The 22nd Macao International Fireworks Display Contest will be held in September this year, which will feature teams from 10 nations and regions, the Tourist Office of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) government announced on Friday.

Organized by the Tourist Office, the contest will be held respectively on September 11, 18, 22, 25 and October 1 at the sea area in front of the Macao Tower.

Teams from the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Australia, Portugal, Korea, Japan, France, Italy, the Chinese mainland and China’s Taiwan, among which teams from Korea, Italy and China will make their Macao debut.

Each participating team is requested again this year to complement their display with music to enthrall the audience with a light and sound spectacular, according to the Office.

A number of teams who scored high in the past years revisit Macao to vie for the contest again this year. Tamaya Kitahara Fireworks Co. Ltd. from Japan won the championship in 2004, 2005 and 2009, as well as the second prize in 2008. Their unique technique to produce firework shells which are perfectly spherical will again be displayed to win applause of the spectators.

Among the five nights of fireworks display contest, September 22 falls on the Mid-Autumn Festival and October 1 is China’s National Day. Therefore, teams from Italy and China will deploy their skills on China’s National Day to add extra sparkle to the celebrations.

Joao Manuel Costa Antunes, director of the Office, said that he is confident the ten breathtaking fireworks displays will thrill the spectators’ senses of sight and sound, creating wonderful memories for citizens and visitors alike.