FIREWORKS AUGUST 15. Many fireworks are organized for the feast of the Assumption, this Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Due to the drought and the risk of fires, some prefectures have filed a prohibition order. Here is all the information.
[Mis à jour le 15 août 2023 à 13h15] On the occasion of the celebration of the Assumption, a Christian holiday and public holiday in France, many fireworks will be set off on the evening of this Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Some cities and towns have chosen to organize their pyrotechnic shows earlier in the weekend. Others have been forced to cancel them because of the drought and the risk of fires starting. The Minister of the Interior called for “the greatest caution”, reports BFMTV. Orders prohibiting fireworks have already been filed in fifteen prefectures including the North, Pas-de-Calais, Aveyron, Bouches-du-Rhône and Rhône.
Read our article to find out all the information about the fireworks in Biarritz, Toulon or Cannes. Follow our handy guide to find out which cities are holding fireworks:
On the theme “Unexpected”, the bay of Cannes offers a pyrotechnic and musical journey inspired by key titles from the 70s and 80s which have a real pyrotechnic “soul”. The fireworks on August 15, 2023 are set off at 10 p.m. as part of the “Cannes Pyrotechnic Art Festival”, a free event.
Like every year, a fireworks display is fired on August 15, 2023 at 10 p.m. from Fort Saint Louis. The pyrotechnic show is preceded by an aerobatic show by the Alphajets of the Patrouille de France above the beaches of Mourillon at 4 p.m. Remember to arrive in advance to find a place on Mourillon beach.
Tuesday August 15, 2023, on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the Landings in Provence, the municipality of Le Lavandou is organizing a ceremony of remembrance at 11 a.m. in the Square des Héros, then a reception at noon on the square of the Hôtel de City. The fireworks are set off at 10:30 p.m., followed by a popular ball. More informations.
La Baule is not organizing a fireworks display on August 15, but the day before, on Monday August 14, 2023, observable from La Baule beach opposite avenue du Général de Gaulle at 10:30 p.m. Shot from the bay of La Baule-Escoublac, special measures are in place to reinforce the safety of the event. Travel on foot or by bike is preferred and it is recommended to park far away because part of the seafront and avenue de Gaulle are closed to vehicles.
The city of Biarritz sets the sky ablaze with pyrotechnic creations on August 15, 2023 from 10:45 p.m. Go to the Grande Plage to watch the fire fired from the Rocher du Basta and from the Grande Plage on the side of the Hôtel du Palais. The device deploys for 20 minutes.
On the Port de l’Herbaudière in Noirmoutier-en-l’Île, a fireworks display is set off at 10:30 p.m. on August 15, 2023, followed by a concert by the groovy Lyon quintet Da Break.
For August 15, 2023, Le Touquet fireworks are traditionally fired from the Ypres garden, very close to the Town Hall, around 10:30 p.m. For those who would like to watch the celebrations from the seaside, they should be visible if you are on the beach.
In Royan, like every year, a pyro-melodic show takes place on August 15, 2023 at 10:30 p.m. from the Grande Conche de Royan. “The show is 180° since we also benefit from the fireworks on the other side of the Gironde estuary, on the Médoc side, like the Verdon” indicates the Royan Atlantique site.
The Cassis fireworks display is scheduled for Tuesday August 15 at 10 p.m. from the port, followed by a ball at 10:30 p.m. on Place Baragnon.
Arras may not be by the sea, but the city of Pas-de-Calais will still be entitled to its fireworks on Tuesday August 15, 2023. It will be fired from the Grandes leisure center Meadows around 11 p.m. More information.
