Imagine the night sky of Macau glowing in a myriad of magnificent fireworks and accompanied by the cheers and applauses of spectators enjoying the impact of the light and sound show. What a splendid scene!

The annual "Macau International Fireworks Display Contest" not only lights up the nights of Macau, but also the hearts of spectators. Local residents long for the marvelous fireworks displays that add a joyous atmosphere to holidays and festivals. The Contest has also become an annual characteristic of Macau. Many visitors specially choose this time of the year to come to Macau to enjoy an exotic and romantic holiday.

Macau attaches great importance to cultural heritage. In fact, the firecracker industry used to be one of the three handicrafts in Macau, and fireworks, being a significant element in Macau’s cultural heritage, also has a long history in Portugal. To celebrate this ‘colorful’ history and cultural inheritance, Macau started to stage the annual "Macau International Fireworks Display Contest" from the 1980’s to demonstrate the unique vibes of Macau when the magnificent fireworks light up Macau’s stunning scenery.

The Macau International Fireworks Display Contest has grown over the years into an internationally acclaimed event, one of the best of its kind.

The Macau International Fireworks Display Contest first started in 1989; with only five participating teams. By 1995, the event has developed from the original five-team contest to a ten-team event, with two different teams showing their expertise each night.

For the past years, over 80 international teams from Mainland China, the Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Australia, United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, Germany, Portugal and Spain have taken part in the “Macau International Fireworks Display Contest”. The Macau Government Tourist Office will continue to work towards advancing the event’s international status and reputation, with the vision to bring about the world’s most prominent international fireworks display.


16th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest:
12,18,25,28 September & 1 October 2004

Cool! This festival in Macau is apprantly so much more developed then the one which only just started in Singappore last month with a paltry 3 teams! :D

How many teams will there be this year? 10 teams stilll?

It begins today !!!!!!!!!

I will post some pics here later because the website is not working now.

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Half hour for each show and two shows display each night

9/12
21:00 Australia
22:00 Taiwan

9/18
21:00 Germany
22:00 Korea

9/25
21:00 Philippines
22:00 Japan

9/28
21:00 Thailand
22:00 Portugal

10/1
21:00 England
22:00 China

Last year Pics

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Japan’s Tamaya Art Pyro Technics, took the top prize in the 16th International Fireworks Display Contest at a ceremony held at the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Center on 1 October. The winners received US$6,000, a trophy, and certificate with runner-up prizes of US$3,200 awarded to China’s Liuyang Jiding Fireworks Liuyang Jiding Fireworks Manufacture Export Co., Ltd., and US$1,800 to U.K.’s Millennium Pyrotechnics Ltd..

Mr. Antunes noted in his speech that this spectacular event not only brought joy to the citizens and tourists, but also played an important role to promote Macau to the world.

In order to add further festive atmosphere to the fireworks display contest, Macau Government Tourist Office organized The "Fireworks Carnival" with the General Union of Neighbors Association of Macau. Held between 5:00 - 11:00 p.m. on each of the fireworks display nights, at Rua da Torre de Macau. The Carnival presents a series of fantastic events, including food stalls that provide delicious cuisine, souvenirs stalls and performances for tourists and local residents.

Ten teams from the enjoyment of - Australia, Taiwan, Germany, Korea, Portugal, Japan, Thailand, Philippines, UK and Mainland China displayed their unique style of pyrotechnic skills at this year’s contest.

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17th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest:
3,10,18,24 September & 1 October 2005
Venue: The waterfront near the Macau Tower

Macau International Fireworks Display Contest, the world’s foremost illustrious, will be held on September 3, 10, 18, 24 and October 1 at the sea area across the Macau Tower this year.

The Macau International Fireworks Display Contest, organized by Macau Government Tourist Office, has always been a colossal event. Splendid fireworks will light up the sky of Macau, adding joyous atmosphere to the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day.

For the first time in its 16-year history, the Macau International Fireworks Display Contest will introduce a new feature to the event, in which each participating team will complement their display with music to enthrall the audience with light and sound spectacular.

The organizer will install the sound system at the Macau Tower Outdoor Plaza seaside, Macau Tower Street seaside and the square in front of Kun Iam Statue on Ave. Dr Sun Yat Sen so that the public can enjoy synchronized music to the spectacular display

The 17th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest features ten teams, from Australia, Korea, United Kingdom, Japan, Spain, the Philippines, Portugal, Taiwan China, France and China, each will show off their pyrotechnic wizardry to the spectators both from Macau and overseas.

Teams from Japan and Taiwan China were the winner in the 16th and the 15th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest respectively, while the team from China was the second-runner up of the 14th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest and featured at the fireworks display to celebrate the 3rd Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macau SAR.

The French team, Brezac is very experienced in the field and has taken part in various fireworks displays and competitions in Europe, Asia and North America. The team from Spain, which will perform in Macau for the first time, has represented Spain in a number of international events to display spectacular musical firework shows. The team from United Kingdom is one of the largest firework companies in the country and was selected as the firework supplier for the UK Royal Air Force in 2004. The Australian team has also achieved excellent results in several firework displays in the United States. Other participating teams, with their rich experiences and special feature, will surely bring audiences a colorful and memorable time.

The teams for this year are: Fire-works.com.au pty. ltd. from Australia, DAHL’S Pyrotechnics from Korea, MLE Pyrotechnics Limited from the United Kingdom, Tamaya Art Pyro Technics from Japan, Pirotecnia TURIS from Spain, Platinum Fireworks from the Philippines, Pyrfel – Pirotécnia, Ltd from Portugal, San Tai Fireworks Ind. Co., Ltd from Taiwan, China, Brezac-Artifices from France and Hunan Jixiu Fireworks Displaying and Manufacturing Co., Ltd from China.

Each fireworks display will last for approximately 18 minutes, and there will be two displays per night at 9 pm and 10 pm.

The organizer is going to present US$17,500 to each fireworks team as subsidy. The winner will receive US$6,000, trophy and certificate. First and second runner-up will receive US$3,200, US$1,800, trophies and certificates respectively.

The Macau International Fireworks Display Contest first started in 1989, with only five participating teams. By 1995, the event has developed to a ten-team event, with two different teams showing their expertise each night.

For the past 16 years, over 90 international teams had taken part in the Macau International Fireworks Display Contest. The Macau Government Tourist Office will continue to work towards advancing the event’s international status and reputation, with the vision to bring about the world’s most prominent international fireworks display.

MGTO hopes that the glamorous firework displays, together with the colorful activities, will bring a splendid holiday to the visitors in Macau.

In order to capture the spectacular moments of the fireworks display contest, the photo and drawing competitions will be held again this year. The 17th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest Photo Competition and the 17th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest Drawing Competition will invite entries soon. The winners of the two competitions will be entitled for premiums and trophies.

The prize presentation ceremony for the 16th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest Photo Competition and the 16th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest Drawing Competition was held today (21 July) and the awarded photos and drawings are exhibited at the lobby of Macau Tower.

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Does anybody know who won the contest?

France’s Artifices JCO netted the top prize in the Wynn Macau — 19th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest at a ceremony held at the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Center on October 1. Macau Government Tourist Director Joa~o Manuel Costa Antunes presented the trophy and prize to the winner.

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The winner also received a trophy from the title sponsor — Wynn Macau which handed by Wynn Macau President and General Manager, Mr Ian Coughlan

The winner also received US$6,000 and a certificate while Chinese Taiwan’s San Tai Fireworks Ind. Co.Ltd, the first runner up and Japan’s Marutamaya Ogatsu Fireworks Co. Ltd, second runner up won US$3,200 and US$1,800 respectively, plus trophies and certificates.

The contest this year featured ten teams from United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Chinese Taiwan, Portugal, the Philippines, United States of America, Japan, France and China

Mr. Antunes noted in his speech that Macau Government Tourist Office will continue to organize more promotional activities with features to enrich the tourism resources of Macau as well as to boost its charm. They will also strive to improve year on year the quality and standard of the Macau International Fireworks Display Contest.

The organizer arranged the last two fireworks shows on National Day, with marvelous fireworks displays from the last two teams - China’s Hunan Xintiancheng Fireworks Manufacturing Co., Ltd and Artifices JCO SA. from France to celebrate this special occasion and marked the finale of the Wynn Macau — 19th Macau International Fireworks Display Contest.

To add festive atmosphere to the fireworks display contest, MGTO and the General Union of Neighbors Association of Macau jointly presented the Fireworks Carnival 2007 on the shorefront beside the Macau Tower on each of the fireworks display nights, offering an array of live entertainment, cultural activities and culinary delights.

This year again, each participating team complemented their displays with carefully selected music, ranging from rock to orchestra, to enthrall the audience with a light and sound spectacular.

The Macau International Fireworks Display Contest, organized by Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO), has always been an important and renowned event. This year Wynn Macau is the title sponsor again for the International Fireworks Display Contest. The annual glamorous fireworks displays, together with the colorful activities have become a signature event that brings splendid experience to the public and visitors in Macau.

Source (http://macaudailyblog.com/macau-tourism/france-wins-macau-fireworks-display-contest/) : Macau Government Information Bureau

Does anybody know who won the contest?

1st France
2nd Taiwan
3rd Japan

I have watch all this year firework videos online and believe Taiwan one is probably the best, but it only come second.