Winners announced: 2023 IGNITE Fireworks Show Challenge

Winners announced: 2023 IGNITE Fireworks Show Challenge

Congrats to the winners of our first-ever IGNITE Fireworks Show Challenge! Click here or scroll to the bottom to learn more about the contest.

First off, we’d like to give a huge THANK YOU to all who participated our contest for 2023. We received a total of 42 submissions, all of which wowed us. We’d like to offer our biggest congratulations to the challenge winners. These backyard firework displays delighted and impressed us in terms of choreography, presentation, and technique in utilizing the IGNITE Firing System. Enjoy!


2023 Winners

First Place: Aaron Hamlin

Second Place: Thomas McLaughlin

Third Place: Austin Gresham

Runner Up (1): Kevin Booth

Runner Up (2): Chad Bixby

Runner Up (3): Nicholas G Moran

Runner Up (4): Matt Havlik


2023 Submission Guidelines

Published June 2023:

Think you’ve designed the best fireworks show for shooting with the IGNITE Firing System or IGNITE Lite system? Submit your show by July 19th for a chance to win!

If you’re using your IGNITE i18 or IGNITE Lite Firing System this summer, this challenge is for you. Create a fireworks show of anywhere from 6 to 18+ cues and enter it into our Show Challenge by July 19th for your chance to win a new IGNITE module.

  • 1st place prize: An IGNITE i18 Module, Clip-on Igniters, SWAG, Certificate of Achievement, & $100 Fireworks Credit*
  • 2nd place prize: An IGNITE Lite Module, Clip-on Igniters, SWAG, Certificate of Achievement, & $100 Fireworks Credit*
  • 3rd place prize: An IGNITE Lite Module, Clip-on Igniters, SWAG, Certificate of Achievement, $100 Fireworks Credit*
  • Honorable Mentions: Clip-on Igniters, SWAG, Certificate of Achievement

Deadline: Shows must be submitted by July 19th, 2023.

Fireworks Photo and Video Contest 2020

Our 2020 winners have been announced! Thanks to all who participated. Watch the video to see winners for the 2020 contest. 

For details about our annual contest, click here.

After reveiwing over 400 submissions, we are happy to announce we’ve selected our winners. Congratulations to those whose submissions were selected, and thank you to all who entered.

— CONTEST DETAILS: Posted June 29, 2020 —

It’s time for the annual Spirit of ’76 Fireworks Photo & Video Contest! We want to see your fireworks stash, people enjoying fireworks, and fireworks in action.

THE PRIZES

This year, we are giving away $500 in fireworks credit, plus our popular ‘76 SWAG Bags! Each SWAG Bag contains fun items from Spirit of ‘76 Fireworks. Here’s how prizes will be determined:

  • VIDEO
    • 1st place (1 winner)  – $200 Fireworks Credit + ‘76 SWAG Bag
    • 2nd place (1 winner) – $100 Fireworks Credit + ‘76 SWAG Bag
    • Runners up (5 winners) – ‘76 SWAG Bag
  • PHOTO
    • 1st place (1 winner) – $100 Fireworks Credit + ‘76 SWAG Bag
    • 2nd place (2 winners) – $50 Fireworks Credit + ‘76 SWAG Bag
    • Runners up (10 winners) – ‘76 SWAG Bag

THE SUBMISSIONS
Photo and Video submissions may include:

  • Your fireworks stash 
    • Fireworks lined up in your garage or out in the field ready to go. Give us a tour! We want to see your fireworks and hear your thoughts.
  • People enjoying fireworks
    • The best part of fireworks is bringing friends and family together. Show us people enjoying, selling, buying, loading or setting up fireworks.
  • Fireworks in action
    • Let’s see your fireworks going off! Be creative (video of fireworks set to music, long-exposure photos, etc.)

HOW TO SUBMIT

  1. Carefully read the contest rules – keep scrolling!
  2. Capture fireworks photo(s) and/or video(s) – you may submit up to 5 entries of each.
  3. Send your entry or entries via email to [email protected] by July 17th. Winners will be announced August 14th.
  4. (Optional) Post your favorite entries on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter and tag us (@76fireworks or Spirit of ‘76 Fireworks Wholesaler). We will repost them!

THE CONTEST RULES

  1. No purchase necessary to enter to win. 
  2. Submissions must have been created/captured no earlier than June 31st, 2019.
  3. Up to five (5) submissions of each type are allowed per entrant, i.e. up to five photo submissions AND up to five video submissions.
  4. Video submissions:
    1. Must not exceed 5 minutes in duration (show highlights are great).
    2. Must be steady footage (when in doubt, please use a tripod).
    3. Subject(s) must be in focus for the majority of the video clip.
  5. Photo submissions:
    1. Subject(s) must be in focus.
  6. To be eligible to win the prize, you must be at least 18 years old and submit your entry by July 17, 2020.  By entering the contest you are representing to Spirit of ’76, L.L.C., and Spirit is relying upon your representation, that you are the sole owner to the rights of the content submitted and that any other persons shown in the submission have been informed, and understand, that their likeness may be used by Spirit as outlined in these rules.
  7. Valid in the fifty United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico only. Void where prohibited. 
  8. The prize winners will be selected within the sole, subjective discretion of Spirit of ’76, L.L.C.
  9. By entering this contest, all entrants agree that the Spirit of ’76, L.L.C. may use, regardless of whether the entrant is a prize winner or not, the entrants name and pictures/videos presented for marketing, advertising and promotional purposes, in any form whatsoever, without further consideration, unless prohibited by law. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, THE PARTICIPANT AGREES THAT SPIRIT, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, ITS AFFILIATES AND ALL OF SPIRIT’S OFFICERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES AND REPRESENTATIVES, WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND WILL BE HELD HARMLESS FOR ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND TO ANY PERSONS, AND PROPERTY, DUE IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, RESULTING FROM THE SUBMISSION AND YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST OR ANY PRIZE RELATED ACTIVITY.

2019 76 Fireworks Photo and Video Contest Winners

For current information on the ’76 Fireworks contest, please click here.

We are happy to announce our winners for the ‘76 Fireworks Photo & Video Contest 2019! 

We received many great submissions which made choosing difficult. Thank you very much to all who participated, and congratulations to the winners.

Watch our announcement video to view all winning submissions: https://youtu.be/Avl5_0K-KjE   

Photo Winners:

3rd Place (10 winners)

Ronnie Wilkerson

Taylor Malsam

Ed Grillo

Jim Kreml

Luke Woodward

Nick Viggiano

Allan & Angela Berry

Mark Lebioda

Edwin Libby

David Hanson

2nd Place (2 winners)

Garrett Webb

Mike Allan

1st Place

Alvin Cunningham

Video winners:

3rd Place (5 winners)

Darrel Kay

Blake Nasif

Rich Hagemeyer

Robert Schnettler

Bo Domestic

2nd Place (2 winners)

Ed Grillo

Allan & Angela Berry

1st Place

Mark Lebioda

’76 Fireworks Photo and Video Contest 2018 Winners

We’re happy to announce this year’s winners of the ’76 Fireworks Photo and Video Contest! 

For current information on our ’76 Fireworks contest, please click here.

Thank you to all who entered, and congratulations to the winners.

Video

1st Place – Bo Domescik

2nd Place – Ed Grillo –  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HHxPOnlRD8

3rd Place (5 winners)
Erik Albright –  https://goo.gl/9aC4kY
Aaron Farrey –  https://youtu.be/jLBaHDeq82M
Brad Glass –  https://goo.gl/DEaSzQ  
Josh Newman –  https://goo.gl/QTV1Z2
Derek Taylor –  https://goo.gl/Ea6iEx

Photo

1st Place

David Hanson

2nd Place (2 winners)

Cody Hanna

Mark Lebioda

3rd Place (10 winners) 

Shane Chesnut

Kelli Easley

Chad Fennel

Gage Fritz

Shaun Hauter

Eric Hoke

Devin Lounder

Randy Nance

Robert “BJ” Schnettler

Luke Walz

2017 Fireworks Photo and Video Contest

Recap on our 2017 Fireworks contest. For current contest information, please click here.

This year’s contest was our best yet. We love watching our customers enjoying their fireworks, seeing their fireworks stash, setup, teardown, and all the rest. Each year our contestants get more creative and we appreciate the effort you put in. 

Thank you to all of our customers who submitted their entries! 

And now for the winners…

3rd Place (14 winners)

Brian B.

*Some winners’ videos are no longer available.


2nd Place


1st Place (1 winner)

Bo D.