WORTH TWP — Bolts rose in the cloudless sky and popped loudly, like gun shots, just moments before the national anthem began at 7:45 p.m. Saturday, the second and final day of PyroFest.

When the final note was hit, a flurry of flares flew from a large U.S. flag that dangled from a metal frame.

Accompanying this was a mishmash of colored smoke trails of white, blue and green rockets, crisscrossing and providing a backdrop for quick showers and flashing bursts.

Joe Musher, 22, of Zelienople said he had never seen daytime fireworks before coming to PyroFest.

“I like it,” he said. “It mixes it up, and it’s different.”

Gates opened at 3 p.m. and by the first small daytime display at 5:30 p.m. that began the event, a sea of people already had positioned themselves and their families with grills, coolers and outdoor games.

People seemed relieved not to have to deal with the chill and wind that was present Friday.

Beth Gatto, 49, of Valencia said she was at Friday’s PyroFest and felt the chill. She said some of her group returned Saturday to watch the fireworks from their cars.

Gatto said she was enjoying the VIP treatment Saturday with her husband and grandson, which made the nice weather even better.

The VIP tent included special parking, dinner and drinks, among other privileges. She recommended the VIP tent for those who dislike preparation hassles.

“You don’t have to come in with anything,” she said.

But the main reason she returned for PyroFest’s second day is her love of fireworks.

“I really like fireworks,” she said. “I’m like a kid at heart.”

Tayden Harrold, 7, Gatto’s grandson, said he was excited about the fireworks, but didn’t like the long lines Saturday at the Kids Zone, where children could get their faces painted and ride carnival rides.

Gatto said the lines were shorter Friday because not as many people showed for the first day.

“It was very sparse last night,” she said.

But Gatto said the larger numbers Saturday did not detract from her comfort.

“I think it’s a great choice (the new location at Cooper’s Lake Campground) because there’s so much more room,” she said. “Traffic wasn’t even a problem today or yesterday.”

The event even attracted visitors from out of state.

Boy Scout Troop 1 traveled five hours from Severn, Md., to camp and to have a new experience.

Scoutmaster Daniel Clark of Severn said the troop has only existed for three months, but members were excited to come to PyroFest.

“This is our first trip out of the state,” he said. “We have our Maryland flag flying in Pennsylvania.”

Clark said during the day the scouts worked on their skills and on merit badges at the campground.

He said the rest of the day was a treat for scouts working toward their goals.

Clark said he had a previous interest in pyrotechnics, even worked in the field professionally. That interest combined with connections with event workers, spurred the trip.

But despite his fireworks experience, he said he was awed by the displays.

“It was jaw drop stuff,” he said.

Music filled the park between displays as Jimbo & the Soupbones and Ruff Creek played early in the day, and Johnny Angel & The Halos played at 8 p.m. just before the night displays.

Musher, a Harmony Volunteer Fire Department member, said the vendors’ food was good, and the music was well organized and a good mixture of genres and eras.

“They hit it on the spot with the music,” he said. “It’s very family oriented.”

At 9:05 p.m. the Phantom fireworks display began. Phantom also sold its fireworks at a stall throughout the day.

The Fantasy in the Sky challenge first place finisher came next, which was designed and choreographed by Jason Farrell.

Following Farrell’s display, two world premieres ended the night. First, the Ricardo Caballer Ricasa fireworks production was performed.

Ricasa is an international fireworks production company in Spain, which supplied its fireworks to the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi.

The evening concluded with the next installment in Pyrotecnico Production’s “Voyage” series, “Voyage Through Hollywood.”

This was the fourth annual PyroFest, but the first in Butler County.