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Let's explore some of the Guiness world records related to fireworks. The following explosive records have been taken from the Guinness world records website site. 1. Largest aerial firework shell On 9 September 2014, the largest aerial firework is fired at the Japanese Katakai-Matsuri Festival in Honshu, Japan. Now an annual event, the "Yonshakudama" shell is loaded into a pipe canon every 9th and 10th September.   It is fired to a height of around 850 m (2,700 ft) and was measured to bloom into a rosette form of about 800 m (2,624 ft) in diameter.   At 120 cm...

At Fireworks Boutique we are keen to cover as much of the UK as possible. You can buy fireworks from our showrooms in Luton and Kettering as well as an online delivery direct to your door service in Coventry. Luton and Kettering do also deliver to your door throughout the year but this is limited at the peak times. Coventry delivers all year round. We know that sometimes fireworks can be an impulse purchase especially around Chinese New Year, Diwali, Bonfire Night and New Year’s Eve and one of the most popular searches in Google can be ‘Fireworks near me’...

This is a sensitive one. We have recently had a few orders from customers who wanted to use one or a selection of fireworks in remembrance of a loved one at their funeral or anniversary of when they passed away. Unfortunately, this is not something we can help guide you on. You need to think about how appropriate it is yourself; did they enjoy fireworks? Do you want to send them off with a bang or a display of colour? Are the other guests in attendance going to find this respectful? If the answer is yes, then there are lots...

This is tough one! There are so many great fireworks out there. We have come a long way in the last 30 years from only being able to get a small selection box for your garden party with some small rockets, where typically you probably did not even know what they did until you lit them and watched. Now you can choose from hundreds of variations of fireworks, down to their specific colour, height and number of bursts. Over the years many manufactures have looked for gaps in the markets and made a wide variety of different effects and sizes....

Valentine’s day is significant for all of the lovers and romantics who want to celebrate their love for each other, in these modern times the most common way couples or families celebrate it is by going out for a meal or another experience. Unfortunately, this year will be different. We need to look at other ways to declare our love. Have you thought about doing fireworks instead? Or maybe you have to spend it apart from a loved one this year and would prefer to light a Sky Lantern with a wish attached. Each year at Fireworks Boutique we have...