France Events and Festivals

7/14/2009 - 8/24/2009International Festival of Pyrotechnic Art

An international cast of fireworks production companies compete for the laurels awarded at Cannes - resulting in some of the most explosively spectacular evenings of the summer. The event takes place at intervals through July and August over the Bay of Cannes. The flashes, starbursts, rocket tracers and fluorescent lights reflect gloriously from the surface of the sea while the sky is filled with the light and noise of a magnificent multicoloured display. Huge crowds turn up to watch, so it is advisable to arrive early - or consider watching from a boat. At the end of the annual festival, which was first held in 1967, eight judges sit down to decide who put on the best display.