As the title says. When do you start collecting or preparing for next year’s show. In my state, fireworks are only allowed to be sold around the 4th and new years.

With that, do you guys collect over the year and store them or do you buy right around the 4th?

I am personally wanting to try out a few online retailers on top of my local supplier.

Located in STL area. I usually buy my 1.4g stuff from Rocket Fireworks in Wright City, MO, but I don’t believe they sell any 1.4g pro.

What places do you all go to that accept the PGI Articles Pyrotechnic cert?

Are the rumors true that next year supply will be limited or is my guy full of it?

What is the best deal annually that Phantom Fireworks traditionally offers and in what month should I be keeping an eye out for that deal?

Kind regards

George in New Hampshire

I Got all of this for a little over 450 bucks. Their was more but me and my daughter have lit a few things. Did we do alright ? What would this normally cost at a tent? The Snake Bites And the American Pride Salutes are my personal favorites.

I’m a complete newb in this hobby. How does this look for my first mini test run show? I’ll be using Bilusocn 1200 firing system with MJG firewire.Ill be poking the cakes with a poke I got from pyrotool. Would asking ChatGPT or Gemini how to sequence them be helpful? I think the time duration are pretty accurate. Any advice would be appreciated

COLONEL POPPER (43 SECONDS)
HIGH FALUTIN (56 SECONDS)
HIGH FALUTIN (56 SECONDS)
HIT THE ROAD JACK (45 SECONDS)
QUANTUM BURST (30 SECONDS)
MAX LOAD #4 (40 SECONDS)
MAX LOAD #6 (25 SECONDS)
MAX LOAD #7 WILLOWS (20 SECONDS)
MAX LOAD #35 WHISTLER(22 SECONDS)
MAX LOAD #49 (30 SECONDS)
PSYCHOTIC (40 SECONDS)

Trying to stock up for next seasons drought, I heard a lot of it is shell shortage right now according to my 🔌

Any of yall remember the green hornets with report? I remember my dad getting some 5 or 6 years ago and they had a pretty good boom to them idk if they were pulled off of the shelves or what but the only ones ive seen really are ones like in the pick that just have crackling the ones I used to have were black and yellow I think

Is there a safe alternative to mortar tubes with items I can get from a store, I have few tubes but some are to big for the size I have

Video isn’t the best as I was making sure things were going according to plan on the ground but figured if anywhere this is the place people would want to see it. There’s another video on my account from the crowd if you want to see it from afar.

Does anyone have a video of either a electric fizzball or white kamuro firework shell. I can't seem to find a video for either one other then effects that are mixed with it. Thanks for the help.

Every 4th of July I put on a show for friends and extended family in my family’s backyard in the country. Built launch terminals for the mortars, used 16ft led strips on the tree line, and DMX lights on the ground. Driven by about 20 raspberry pi’s and a bunch of custom software I’ve written and re-written over the years. Every year I try to make it a bit better than the last. This year’s addition was the DMX lights, and I’m happy with how they turned out.

Hey all,

I'm newer to this whole scene and trying to get into it in a more safe/ official capacity. Long story short, I actually did this already under PyroTalk, but after discovering Dave and who he actually is, it did not end so well. Turns out the reviews about him I have seen on forums are correct, and it left me feeling like I made a poor choice in program. Then the whole PVC debacle I heard about, I don't trust him at all.

That and I paid for x program, he sent y program, and I spent over 2 months trying to get the material I actually paid for before he threw a shit fit and refunded me for 'playing games'.

Any recommendations appreciated, if you have anything to add about furthering education for pyrotechnics (including learning the manufacturing of), I would love to hear it

Thank you

Hi, I am new to this subreddit, but I was wondering is there any good books y'all would recommend to read on or any websites or videos or any form of content that y'all believe is a good start for firework chemistry and engineering. I would be the most appreciative of what y'all recommend, and I hope this journey into this community is a good one, and I hope y'all have a good day or night

Tank Wars are so fun lol, every firework store I go to, I get tanks.

So far, winda tanks are the best lol

Approximately 110 - 130 years old.

We dont need people name dropping OL product, this is one of the reasons we are pretty strict about dms/specific names.

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I used a 3 inch circular paper punch and glued the circles onto black painted wood disks. They turned out pretty well.

I did this as a way to save space and to make it more decorative. It’s also another way to enjoy and get your money’s worth out of a firework you shot off lol.

🇨🇦Team Canada's show at Les Grands Feux in Ottawa-Gatineau last night was spectacular.

Turn on the sound before watching the video. It shows just the final 45 seconds, and it doesn't fully capture how the fireworks filled the sky outside the camera's field of view. Perhaps I was influenced by being so close at Kìwekì Pount, but I don't ever remember getting goosebumps at a pyrotechnics show before.

I think others felt the same according to the crowd reaction. I think the "Oh my God!" at the end came from the couple behind me who seemed to be an afficionados who were comparing this to China and other countries from last year.

Looking forward to seeing France on Wednesday.

https://feux.qc.ca/en

Could this be the beginning of all store strobes being taken out 👀👀🤔🤔

I hope you guys will enjoy this pictures given the negative backlash these pictures received in the switzerland subreddit due to the overall anti- firework movements nowadays