Fireworks competitions

This is a list of worldwide fireworks competitions.

The Competition takes place every year in the Baroque Royal Gardens of Hanover-Herrenhausen, Germany. Consequently each team has to show in its twenty-five minutes program a baroque part due to the gardens.

Known officially as L’International des Feux Loto-Québec, the Montreal Fireworks Festival is the most prestigious and largest fireworks competition in the world. It is an annual international competition held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada since 1985. The event begins in June and carries on until August. Each summer, several pyrotechnical companies from different countries present a 30-minute-long pyromusical show. Gold, Silver and Bronze Jupiter trophies are awarded to the winners. The Jupiters have become symbols of prestige within the fireworks industry. See the festival's . The fireworks are synchronized to music which is also broadcast over a local radio station. Over 3 million spectators gather each year to see the fireworks. The main viewing locations are: the Jacques-Cartier Bridge (closed to traffic the evening of each event), La Ronde (amusement park), and on either side of the St. Lawrence River. Approximately 6,000 fireworks are set off during each show.

The World Pyro Olympics are an annual competition amongst the top fireworks companies in the world. It is held in Manila, Philippines. The event is one of the largest and most intense international fireworks competitions.

The World Pyro Olympics run through a period of five consecutive days allowing patrons to experience more of the show. Two countries perform each day; the last participant performs on the final evening of the event.

The host of the event does not participate in the competition but performs a fireworks display on the last night. Awards, such as the People’s Choice, are given out after the exhibition. The crowning of the World Pyro Olympics Champion ends the event.

The Honda Celebration of Light of Vancouver is an annual musical fireworks competition held every summer over English Bay in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada since 1990. Three companies representing their country perform a twenty-five-minute firework display set to music. Typically the last Saturday of July, the following Wednesday and the first Saturday of August. The fireworks are synchronized to music which is also broadcast over a local radio station. Musical concerts, displays and activations entice festival goers to the site early in the day. The dates for the 2016 event are July 23, July 27 and July 30.

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