PyroFest to return to Cooper's Lake
WORTH TWP — For the second year, PyroFest will take place at Cooper’s Lake on Memorial Day weekend.
The event, sponsored by fireworks company Pyrotecnico of New Castle, will be May 28 to 29.
Celebrating its fifth year, PyroFest will for the first time feature four international headlining pyrotechnic companies. These techniques and products from around the globe create daytime and nighttime pyrotechnic displays.
“We are creating more than an event. We are building a phenomenon that people look forward to year-to-year,” said Stephen Vitale, president and CEO of Pyrotecnico, in a news release.
The action will start May 28 with Vulcan and Ricardo Caballer Ricasa. Vulcan of Guangxi, China, will bring its action-packed show “Road Trip Ramble,” an extravaganza that took bronze at the 2015 L’International des Feux Loto in Montreal.
Ricardo Caballer Ricasa will follow Vulcan. The Spanish company supplies pyrotechnics products on five continents and is the provider of special effects fireworks to several thematic parks, including Disney.
On May 29, Sirius Pyrotechnics of Quebec, Canada, and Pyrotecnico will ignite the sky. Sirius did the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Games.
The event also will include a performance from the band Rusted Root, including a choreographed special effects production. Additionally, there will be other musical performances, a military salute, food vendors and a children’s area.
