Eddie Iz back with a bang!

Growing up in the midst of the Sussex Bonfire Societies has turned Eddie Izzard into the big firework fan he is today. Some 30 years on, Eddie, who hails from Bexhill on Sea, has added pyrotechnics to his hilarious comedy routine of madcap philosophy, history and religion.  Following the success of last year’s open air […] Read more

Fantastic Fireworks mark TT Festival centenary

It’s one of the world’s great sporting events and as leading UK firework display organisers, Fantastic Fireworks were proud to be part of it. The 2011 Isle of Man TT races celebrated 100 years of the mountain course and we were asked to lay on a spectacular centenary fireworks display. Our fireworks display director Steve Boothman, head […] Read more

Foo Fighters go out in a blaze as Henley rocks

As the leading UK fireworks display company we are often asked to put on shows at short notice, so when we got the call to send Foo Fighters out with a bang last weekend, we were on the way to Milton Keynes  before you could say Long Road to Ruin!  It was a fantastic experience to be […] Read more

Delivering the WOW factor to your door

Staging amazing firework displays is only half of what we do. The other half is providing a dazzling array of  fireworks for sale to let off safely at home. We have scores of schools, scout groups, clubs & communities who buy fireworks online and stage their own firework displays each year, many raising thousands of pounds for […] Read more

Here comes summer fireworks!

Celebs were out in force for the annual Pimm’s Summer Party at the Garden Museum in Lambeth.  The celebration marked the clocks going forward to BST and the opportunity to sample the first Pimm’s of 2011. The event organisers Creative Styling called in Fantastic Fireworks to put their client’s name in lights and create some […] Read more

We do like to be beside the seaside

The supermoon, which some have blamed for all sorts of recent world catastrophes, was in a benevolent mood in Brighton on Saturday night.  Rising in a giant orb of pale orange it stood sentinel over a calm sea and near perfect conditions as our latest firework display took us down to the South Coast to […] Read more

Happy New Year from the fireworks capital of the world!

Happy New Year! Amidst all the celebrations we’ve been out to the firework capital of the world in search of even more exciting effects to light up  your shows in 2011. Brand new air terminals, smart new hotels and miles and miles of new motorways are some of the more conspicuous signs of China’s rapid […] Read more

Adding the WOW Factor to the X Factor & Coldplay

Fireworks are everywhere at this time of the year. They are in the sky, on the dance floor and even on Coldplay’s new single! Their Christmas Lights video was recorded on the South Bank earlier this month and our associate company ConfettiMagic was there with confetti blasters and pyro. The gig marked the start of a busy […] Read more

First class post!

As another firework season enters the final furlong it’s always a pleasure to look back at the many letters and emails from happy clients. From private gardens to playing fields and parks we’ve received a sackful of compliments. Here are just a few of the many: You exceeded all my expectations – and Mick’s! Jason Morais, Mick Hucknall birthday party […] Read more

Diamonds are forever!

The greatest, the most awesome and the most spectacular firework display ever seen at Drayton Manor Park. Not our words but those of Mr Colin Bryan, Managing Director of the Midlands theme park after the fireworks and laser show which marked the finale to their Diamond Jubilee year. ‘The word excellent is not wonderful enough to […] Read more

Celebrating 25 Years of WOW!

Birthdays are special occasions and we were delighted to be celebrating a very special one of our own. All roads led to Brocket Hall on September 24th when we staged a display marking our 25 years in fireworks.  Guests included such well-known names from the events & entertainment industry as David Heartfield of The Rival Organisation, Trevor Dunford from Hampton […] Read more

Eddie FIZZard!

Fantastic to find that Eddie Izzard is a big fireworks fan. So when Laughs in the Park premiered in St Albans last week we were thrilled to get the call. As with everything Eddie, the devil is in the detail. For the musical accompaniment he chose the sublime Le Grand Choral by the French composer Georges Delerue […] Read more