The Singapore Fireworks Celebrations was an annual event held in Singapore as part of its National Day celebrations. It featured several local and foreign teams which launched fireworks displays on different nights.
The Singapore Fireworks Celebrations was an annual event held in Singapore as part of its National Day celebrations. It featured several local and foreign teams which launched fireworks displays on different nights.
First held in 2004 at Marina Bay, the event was initially known as the Singapore Fireworks Festival and was organised by Unusual Productions.
In 2007, the festival was renamed Singapore Fireworks Celebrations and had a new organiser Festival Square Circle. The event cost over S$1 million, and featured 130 varieties of fireworks over two days. The event was supported by the Singapore Tourism Board. [1]
The amount of fireworks used grew in magnitude from 4,000 rounds in 2004 to over 9,000 in 2006.
2004 (Marina Bay)
United States 
Singapore 
Hong Kong 2005 (Marina Bay)
2006 (Marina Bay)
Italy (Dynamic City) Singapore (Our City of Colours)
New Caledonia (Nature & Mystique / Truly Malanesian)
France (Celebration of Life)2007 (Marina Bay): The World Celebrates with Singapore
Spain [1] 
China [1] 2008 (Marina Bay): The World Celebrates with Us
France (French Romance)
South Korea (Korean Fantasia)
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