Western Winter Blast 2018, Lake Havasu City, AZ

February 15th - 18th

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After wintering in Quartzsite, AZ, I decided to attend the winter fireworks program at the SARA Park Rodeo Grounds after the annual fiberglass trailer rally. While I arrived at the campground on the 12th, the nightly fireworks didn't start until Thursday, the 15th. There are programs where "Open Shooting" takes place 6:00PM to 10:00PM with some hour long breaks for "Public Display" programs. A major public program takes place Saturday night, with a Member Showcase on Sunday. The end result is lots of fireworks!

Some Samples - Many of these are of single bursts rather than a "show". Manufacturers and individuals use the show to demo their products & designs for most of the event, with "shows" as only part of the program. The first "show" was on Friday.

While I have seen & photographed some excellent fireworks at my hometown's Harborfest Festival put on by Fireworks by Grucci, I've seen some very different and innovative shells at this program.

Thursday, February 15th

 

Friday, February 16th

 

Saturday, February 17th

 

Sunday, February 18th

Here are the links to the pages I put together for each night:

Thursday, February 15th
Friday, February 16th
Saturday, February 17th
Sunday, February 18th


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Last Update: February 19, 2018