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BRITISH FIREWORK CHAMPIONSHIPS
Annual two-day event, held in mid August. 21:30 Plymouth Hoe. Very spectacular. 6 firework companies battle over two nights for the title of British Fireworks Champion. 3 ten minute displays per evening, with each display firing about 500Kg (half a ton) of fireworks. Attendance 200,000 over the two days. Music stage, morris dancing, fairground rides, catering outlets etc. The fireworks are set off from Mountbatten Breakwater. Popular viewing areas are The Hoe and Queen Anne's Battery. Free entrance. Pictures taken Wednesday 16 Aug, 2006. Map
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More [external link] British Fireworks Championships, Plymouth.