Pyrotechnic Art Festival

A free, universal and spectacular show

From 4 July to 24 August 2025, six exceptional evenings will transform the Bay of Cannes into a veritable theatre of light. Fireworks synchronised to music, spectacular visual effects and immersive scenery bring the 500 metres of seafront to life for an unforgettable experience.

A top-level artistic and technical compétition

More than just a show, the Festival is a prestigious international compétition, whereù the world’s greatest fireworks experts compete for the Golden Vestal, the Jury Prize and the coveted Audience Prize. The companies in compétition in 2025:

• 4 July – Göteborgs Fyrverkeri Fabrik – Suède : « Voix de Stars »
• 14 July – Pirotecnia del Mediterraneo – Spain : « La Légende d’Avicii: an unforgettable musical journey »
• July 22 – Pirotecnica Morsani – Italy: « Italianissimo! : One night étoilé »
• 5 août – Pyrogenie Feuerwerk – Germany: « It’s Written in the Stars »
• 15 août – Ikebun – Shizuoka – Japan: « Sound of Resonance »
• 24 August – Kervenka – France: « La maturité en lumière » (excluding compétition)

Each company presents an original fire lasting a minimum of 20 minutes, meeting à a rigorous set of specifications including:

• Musical consistency,
• Aesthetic quality,
• Technical mastery.

The shows are pulled from five barges spaced 99 metres apart, supplemented by intermediary platforms (barges), for visual effects of unparalleled richness. Each show mobilises between 12 and 15 pyrotechnicians over four nights of set-up.

A mixed jury, guaranteeing’excellence :

• A technical jury, made up of two international experts who remain anonymous until August 24 (25% of the final score), evaluates rigour, safety, innovation and quality of execution.
• An artistic jury, made up of local figures from the world of art and culture, will judge the creativity, motion and visual direction.

Artistic Jury 2025 :

• • Hanna Baudet – Director of the Pôle d’Art Moderne et Contemporain de Cannes
  • Grégory Berben – Plastic painter
  • Laure Cayla – Director of the Cité des Entreprises – La Bastide Rouge
  • David Hertzog-Dessites – Director
  • Nicolas Perrin – Radio presenter
  • Ha Tran – Art diffuser, République des Arts

The Prix du Jury recognises boldness and originality, while the Vestale d’Or recognises absolute excellence in creativity.

The public also has its say

The Audience Prize is awarded through online voting:

👉 www.festival-pyrotechnique-cannes.com

After each fire, a week-long voting period opens. Each spectator can mark the performance from 1 to 5. The winner will be announced on 24 August during the closing night.

The Festival d’Art Pyrotechnique de Cannes has a new website!

From 4 June 2025, the Festival d’Art Pyrotechnique de Cannes will unveil a brand new website:

 www.festival-pyrotechnique-cannes.com

Immersive design, intuitive navigation and enriched content: this redesigned and cocooned platform offers a digital experience befitting of the festival.

A co-responsible festival

A pioneer in pyrotechnic co-design, the Festival innovates every year to reduce its environmental footprint without ever sacrificing the magic of the show. The Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, organiser of the event, is ISO 9001, ISO 18788 and ISO 20121 certified, underlining its commitment to quality, safety and sustainable development.

Facilitated access and soft mobility encouraged

To facilitate access and limit environmental impact :

• The SNCF is adapting its transport plan during the evenings of the Festival,
• The public is encouraged to carpool and use soft mobility

Strict protocols are in place to ensure the safety of the public

A fire may be postponed if:

• • the wind exceeds 20km/h at the time of firing,
  • if the swell is more than 1m making it impossible to install the barges
  • in the event of heavy rain or other unfavourable weather conditions. Any postponements will be announced on the official website and social networks.