World-class designers and award-winning display teams, from daylight spectacles through to the 270° grand finale and Wall of Fire.
1Designed by Xplosive Events
Inspired by the vibrant daytime celebrations of Spain, this spectacular daylight display combines stunning coloured smoke effects, magnesium colour comets, crackling bursts and special noise effects, building to a dramatic finale of powerful thunder shells that will shake the airfield.
2Designed by Sam Radford & Karl Mitchell-Shead
A truly unique showcase featuring fireworks designed and manufactured entirely in the United Kingdom by Radford Pyrotechnics. Dedicated to keeping the art of firework design and production alive in Britain, Radford combines traditional craftsmanship with innovative effects to create displays unlike anything else in the world.
More than a year in the making, every firework in this showcase has been individually designed, hand-crafted and selected specifically for the Abingdon International Fireworks Festival. Expect rare effects, exceptional quality and some truly enormous calibre golden Kamuro shells as this celebration of British pyrotechnic artistry lights up the sky.
Sam Radford
Karl Mitchell-Shead
3Designed by Ash Merrick
Since 2016, Firemonkey Pyro has earned a reputation for delivering exciting, high-impact firework displays at festivals, public events, sporting occasions and celebrations across the UK. Combining creativity, technical precision and a passion for entertainment, their displays are designed to captivate audiences and create unforgettable memories.
For the Abingdon International Fireworks Festival, Firemonkey Pyro has partnered with Vivid Pyrotechnics to present a spectacular pyromusical showcasing some of the finest modern fireworks available from the Far East. Demonstrating just how far Chinese firework manufacturing has evolved in recent years, this display will feature vibrant colours, powerful effects, breathtaking aerial sequences and perfectly choreographed moments set to music.
Ash Merrick
4Designed by Callum Willmott
Founded in 2023, Pyrotek Fireworks brings together the worlds of live entertainment and pyrotechnics to create displays that are as musical as they are spectacular. Led by Company Director Callum Willmott, whose professional background is in lighting, sound and video production within the theatre and live events industry, the company approaches every display with a focus on timing, creativity and precision.
Created especially for the Abingdon International Fireworks Festival, this pyromusical showcases a carefully curated selection of premium pyrotechnics from around the world. The display will also mark the UK premiere of a new range of handcrafted Italian fireworks, imported exclusively by Pyrotek's sister company, Brocks Pyrotechnics. Manufactured by skilled artisans using traditional techniques alongside modern production methods, these fireworks are renowned for their rich colours, precision construction and outstanding performance.
From elegant colour-changing shells and beautifully crafted aerial effects to powerful sequences choreographed to music, the performance celebrates the craftsmanship, innovation and artistry that define modern professional pyrotechnics.
Callum Willmott
5Designed by Karl Mitchell-Shead
Prepare for an unforgettable finale as the internationally award-winning Illusion Fireworks Display Team presents a truly world-class pyromusical spectacular.
Designed by Karl Mitchell-Shead, this enormous 270-degree wraparound production combines breathtaking choreography, powerful storytelling and fireworks sourced from across the globe, including some of the largest and most impressive effects available anywhere in the world. Widely regarded as one of the largest and most ambitious displays of its kind in the UK, this immersive experience places the audience at the very heart of the action.
Set to an epic musical soundtrack, the display will take you on an emotional journey through moments of beauty, excitement, drama and awe as fireworks and music become one. Then, just when you think it cannot get any bigger, a jaw-dropping finale will erupt all around the audience, filling the sky from horizon to horizon in a spectacular conclusion to the Abingdon International Fireworks Festival.
Karl Mitchell-SheadPrevious show reel
Just when you think the festival is over, one final surprise awaits.
Before we send you home, the Illusion Fireworks Display Team's trademark Wall of Fire will ignite across the display field in a series of enormous fireball explosions, bathing the night sky in heat, light and pure pyrotechnic power.
A dramatic, crowd-favourite finale that can be felt as well as seen, bringing the Abingdon International Fireworks Festival to a spectacular and unforgettable close.