Mark your calendars for a spectacular event – the Pyrotechnic Personnel Training Seminar on Saturday, April 27, 2024!  We’ll be holding our Annual Pyrotechnic Operator Seminar at Cerritos Park East, 13234 166th Street in Cerritos.  After the seminar, we are going to have a BBQ at the Cerritos Sports Complex, 19900 Bloomfield Ave, Cerritos at 6 PM for operators, helpers, and their immediate family. At 8:30 PM get ready to be blown away by a Spectacular fireworks Display. Make sure you bring your chairs, or blankets to watch the show.   Please RSVP to our office by Monday April ..read more

Pyro Spectaculars Way North Seminar April 6, 2024 Come join us for this year’s seminar and see our new location.  Date: Saturday, April 6th, 2024 Seminar Time: 9AM – 3PM PT Location:  11421 N. Market St, Mead, WA 99021 Cost: $18.00 – Includes Lunch April 6th 2024 9AM - 3PM PT Electric & Handfire class to follow  at Spokane Indians Baseball  RSVP to Pyro Way North Seminar Pyro Seminar RSVP Form Which Seminar Would You Like to Attend? * West Sacramento, CA (Pyro North) – Saturday, April 6th Mead, WA (Way North) – Saturday, April 6th Cerritos, C ..read more

Pedal to the Metal Pyro Musical show from Saturday, February 17th 2024 at Western Pyro Association's WinterBlast Event Check out this full show footage with music. Pyro Spectaculars would like to thank all of our staff and crew who made this stunning show come to life. Credits: Show Producer – Sam Bruggema Co-Producer – Pat Dyas Audio Production – Paul Souza Videographers: Alicia & Stephen Yoss Video Editing: Ariana Pickens Special Thanks to our many dedicated pyro helpers from the following Pyro Spectaculars regions, without whom this display would not have been possible: Pyro ..read more

Join us Saturday, April 6th, 2024 The annual Pyrotechnic Personnel Training Seminar is on Saturday, April 6th, 2024. Get ready for a full day of operator fun! We need you there. It won’t be the same without you!  Stay tuned for more info as it comes available. Date: Saturday, April 6th, 2024 Seminar Time: 9AM – 5PM PT Location:  Sutter Health Park  River Cats Stadium 400 Ballpark Drive West Sacramento, CA 95691 Cost: $25  April 6th 2024 9AM - 5PM PT *We will have a special Multi-Shot Cake Show Design and Layout course.  You must sign ..read more

Join us Saturday, February 24th, 2024 Date: Saturday, February 24th, 2024 Seminar Time: 9AM – 5PM PT Location:  Sutter Health Park  River Cats Stadium 400 Ballpark Drive West Sacramento, CA 95691 Cost: $25  The annual Pyrotechnic Personnel Training Seminar is on Saturday, April 15th, 2023. Get ready for a full day of operator fun! We need you there. It won’t be the same without you!  Stay tuned for more info as it comes available. April 15th 2023 9AM - 5PM PT *We will have a special Multi-Shot Cake Show Design and Layout course.  You m ..read more

From San Jose to Spain, thousands flocked to San Francisco to ring in the New Year — Bay Area style. Published: December 31, 2023 From: ABC 7 News By: Tara Campbell and Cornell Barnard SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The Bay Area is ready to ring out the old and ring in the new year. Fireworks will light up the skies over San Francisco’s waterfront at midnight. “Spectacular as always. We do our best to amaze,” said Pat Dyas from Pyro Spectaculars by Souza. Pyrotechnics expert Dyas says his crew was busy loading mortar shells on a barge for the New Year’s Eve fireworks show. They’ll ..read more

Space Needle dazzles with drone, light, and firework spectacular for T-Mobile New Year’s at the Needle Published: January 1, 2024 From: PR Newswire By: PR Newswire SEATTLE, Jan. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Seattle skies were glowing with color as the Space Needle rang in 2024 with a brilliant light, drone, and pyrotechnic spectacular for the West Coast—and the world—to see. The T-Mobile New Year’s at the Needle extravaganza was the longest show in the event’s 32-year history, stunning viewers with an 18-minute display. More viewers were able to tune in than ever b ..read more

(Image: Don Clapp / KOMO So Northwest Photography Facebook page)    Published: January 3, 2024 From: Seattle Refined By: Seattle Refined A clear New Year’s Eve brought thousands of revelers to the Seattle Center to ring in 2024. More than 500 drones wowed the crowd with a choreographed space-themed show as the clock neared midnight. As the calendar turned to 2024 in Seattle, fireworks were launched off the iconic 605-foot Space Needle. The dazzling show was set to songs that represented 2023, plus hits from local artists and nostalgic favorites. A layer of firework smoke around ..read more

The Gilfillan family. Ian Gilfillan, left, co-owner of Pyro Spectaculars, runs the Sacramento office with his sons Kevin, left, and Matthew, right. (Photo courtesy of Ian Gilfillan) Published: October 4, 2023 From: Comstocks’ Magazine By: Judy Farah The show producer opens his laptop, and with a touch of the keyboard the magic begins. Music swells, and a spectacular vision of multicolor sparkling flowers explodes in the night sky, along with golden starbursts and shiny cascading waterfalls. Pyro Spectaculars has just delivered the most-watched Fourth of July fireworks show in t ..read more

Professional Hands on Training for Licensed and Future Pyrotechnic Operators *When: September 30, 2023 **Where: Pyro Spectaculars Headquarters 3196 N Locust Ave, Rialto Ca Time: 8:00 AM to 11 :30 AM -Roundtable Classroom Instruction Break for Lunch 11 :30 AM to 1 2:30 PM Time: 12:30 till we run out of fireworks -Live firing, location to be announced in class. Be sure to bring your tools, hammer, wire cutters, hardhat, gloves, long sleeve shirt, long pants, closed toe shoes Pyro South Hands on Training RSVP Pyro South Hands on Training RSVP Name * Name First First Last Last Email ..read more