Singapore Fireworks Festival
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Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
as part of its National Day
National Day (Singapore)
The National Day of Singapore is celebrated every year on 9 August, in commemoration of Singapore's independence from Malaysia in 1965. This holiday features a National Day Parade, an address by the Prime Minister of Singapore, and fireworks celebrations....
celebrations. It features several local and foreign teams which launch fireworks displays on different nights.
History
First held in 2004 at Marina Bay, the event was initially known as the Singapore Fireworks Festival and organised by Unusual Productions.In 2007, the festival was renamed to 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
Singapore Tourism Board
The Singapore Tourism Board is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore, tasked to promote the country's tourism industry.-History:...
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The amount of fireworks used has grown in magnitude over the past three years, from 4,000 rounds used in 2004 to over 9,000 in 2006.
List of performances and teams
2004 (Marina Bay)- August 1, 2000 hours -
United States - August 8, 2030 hours -
Singapore - August 15, 2000 hours -
Hong Kong
2005 (Marina Bay)
- August 6, 1940 hours -
Portugal - August 8, 2359 hours - Singapore
- August 14, 2000 hours -
Early Modern France
2006 (Marina Bay)
- August 5, 2100 hours -
Italy (Dynamic City) - August 8, 2100 hours - Singapore (Our City of Colours)
- August 11, 2100 hours -
New Caledonia (Nature & Mystique / Truly Malanesian) - August 12, 2100 hours - Early Modern France (Celebration of Life)
2007 (Marina Bay): The World Celebrates with Singapore
- August 17, 2100 hours - Pirotecnia Igual,
Spain - August 18, 2100 hours - Lidu Fireworks Corporation,
Mainland China
2008 (Marina Bay): The World Celebrates with Us
- August 22, 2100 hours - FéérieFéérieFéerie is the title of the resident stage show at the Moulin Rouge, a famous cabaret venue in Paris, France. The show premiered on 23 December 1999. It replaced the Moulin Rouge's centenary show Formidable, which ran from 20 February 1988, to 14 November 1999...
, Early Modern France (French Romance) - August 23, 2100 hours-
South Korea (Korean Fantasia)