Shanghai International Music Fireworks Festival

The 7th Shanghai Festival

Shanghai International Music Fireworks Festival started in the year 2000. The fireworks are fired from 7 barges and the other side of a lake in ShangHai Century Park. All fireworks are produced in China and they are designed by invited companies/designers.

13th Festival, 2012

• The Gold Medal: CBF Pyrotechnics Company from Belgium (Theme: Fall in love with Belgium)
• The Silver Medal: Apogee Fireworks Company from Canada (Theme: A tour of Aurora Borealis)
• The Copper Medal: SUREX Company from Poland (Theme: Passion and fire)

12th Festival, 2011

• 30 September: Dancing Fireworks, China (winner) / Göteborgs FyrverkeriFabrik, Sweden (Hefung Fireworks, China)
• 3 October: Hanwha, Korea (Sunny Fireworks, China) / Nanos, Greece (3rd ed.) (Jiangxi Jinshan Fireworks, China)
• 6 October: Luso Pirotecnia, Portugal (Lidu, China) / IP, Germany (2nd ed.) (Jiangxi Jinshan Fireworks, China)

11th Festival, 2010

• 30 September: The show was cancelled
• 3 October: Fiatlux-Ampleman, Canada / Pyro Spectaculars, USA (Hefung Fireworks, China)
• 6 October: Jiangxi Jinshan Fireworks, China (winner) / Lacroix-Ruggieri, France

10th Festival, 2009

• 30 September: Maxtro-Ipon Fireworks, Italy/Lidu, China
• 3 October: Hunan Liuyang Dongxin Fireworks, China / Pyrovision, UK
• 6 October: Bugano, Switzerland / Jiangxi Jinshan Fireworks, China (winner)

9th Festival, 2008

• 30 September: China / Bolshoy Prazdnik, Russia
• 3 October: China / Xieye Fireworks, Japan
• 6 October: China / IP, Fireworks, Germany (winner)
• (Chinese fireworks company didn't take part in the competition, only for displaying fireworks)

8th Festival, 2007

• 30 September: China / Melrose Pyrotechnics, USA (winner)
• 3 October: China / Hamex, Slovenia
• 6 October: China / Luso Pirotecnia, Portugal
• (Chinese fireworks company didn't take part in the competition, only for displaying fireworks)

7th Festival, 2006

• 30 September: Maxtro srl - Ipon Fireworks, Italy (2nd)
• 3 October: Firework Professionals, New Zealand (3rd)
• 6 October: Lacroix-Ruggieri, France (winner)

6th Festival, 2005

• 30 September: Howard & Sons Fireworks, Australia
• 3 October: Tähtiraketti, Finland
• 6 October: Nanos Fireworks, Greece (winner)

5th Festival, 2004

• 30 September: Jupiter Fireworks, Argentina (winner)
• 3 October: Bugano, Switzerland
• 6 October: Pyrovision, United Kingdom

4th Festival, 2003

• 30 September: Ipon Fireworks, Italy (winner)
• 3 October: Pyroproffs, Sweden
• 6 October: IP Fireworks, Germany

3rd Festival, 2002

• 30 September: Ricardo Caballer, Spain
• 3 October: Skylight Fireworks, the Netherlands
• 6 October: Concept Fiatlux, Canada (winner)

2nd Festival, 2001

• 26 September: Foti international Fireworks, Australia
• 30 September: Martarello Fuochi Artificial, Italy
• 4 October: Tamaya Pyrotechnics & Eitou Shouji Inc, Japan
• 7 October: Lidu, China (winner)

1st Festival, 2000

• no competition
• 29 October: Tamaya Pyrotechnics & Eitou Shouji Inc., Japan
• 1 November: Designer: Yves Relave, France
• 4 November: Macedos Fireworks Company, Portugal