FIREWORKS 2023

Chronicle by Sergio Martinez

This year's edition of the International Fireworks Festival, sponsored by Loto Québec and held at La Ronde amusement park, came to an end on August 10. It is an event that enjoys high popularity because it can be seen —free of charge— from many other places; in fact, the Jacques Cartier bridge was closed to traffic every night of the fireworks show so that thousands of people could follow the event from there.

For the first time, one of the shows had to be cancelled because, due to the forest fires that affected the province at the end of June, a large amount of smoke impacted the air quality in Montreal. Incidentally, it was not considered advisable to add more particles that could have a negative impact on the city's atmosphere. All the rest of the presentations did take place without major problems.

In this competition, the quality of the pyrotechnic display, the synchronization between the music and the fireworks, and the technical execution of the presentation are taken into account to evaluate the shows.

The awards for the best presentations were as follows:

Golden Jupiter (First Prize): Finland (Joho Pyro).

Silver Jupiter (Second Prize): United States (Rozzi Fireworks)

Bronze Jupiter (Third Prize): Portugal (Macedos Pirotecnia LDA)