Cannes Fireworks Festival

Photo by Jeremy Bourgouin courtesy of Flickr

Cannes’ annual fireworks festival (festival d’art pyrotechnique) has become one of the best of its kind, as well as having being one of the first. The participants present complete shows in July and August: fireworks on the water fired from barges in the Bay of Cannes, to the strains of music with a background text, all structured around a theme. Each of the six performances of this Festival is attended by some 200,000 spectators on La Croisette, with the hotels often hosting receptions to view them from their rooftops. Boats can also be rented to view the shows from the bay itself.

Every year, the winner of the event receives a Vestale d’argent awarded by a jury, which bases its judgement on the originality of the theme and the elements presented, the staging, the quality of the musical illustration, the synchronization, colours, firing cadence and the general rhythm as well as the construction of the programme. Firms from all over the world vie to obtain this peerless recognition by professionals and the public. Concerts are also organised on the night.

Dates for 2010:

Wed 14/07 22h
PYROVISION (Austria)

Wed 21/07 22h
FLASH BARRANDOV (Czech Republic)

Thu 29/07 22h
PRESTATECH (France – winner of last year’s Vestale!)

Sat 7/08 22h
WECO (Allemagne)

Sun 15/08 22h
SUREX (Poland)

Tue 24/08 22h
FEERIE (France) – Hors compétition

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