2024 Staff Picks: Top 10 Fireworks from Tako Pyrotechnics

Let’s Tako ’bout some great fireworks.

From snappers and fountains to artillery shells and 500-gram bangers, our staff has identified these as the best and brightest items from Tako Pyrotechnics for the 2024 season!

#10 – SN122 Seismic Snaps – Adult Snappers

These adult snappers pack a serious POP! They come in blister packaging for extra safety and reliability. An instant staple for summer fun.

#9 – FN163 Suppressor – Handheld Fountain

Stick ‘em up! Handheld toy gun fountains that emit flames and sparks for over a minute. A great day-or-night item for kids.

#8 – FN177 Revenge of the Houseplant – Fountain

Our favorite new fountain this year! The trendy cactus wrap is eye-catching and features both English and Spanish on the label. Inside is over a minute of prickly silver, gold, and green effects. It’s Safe & Sane, too!

#7 – MS161 Firing On All Cylinders (8 Shots)

It’s not easy to find a 200 Gram with this much firing power! Giant breaks and unique packaging made this a no-brainer for our Top 10 Tako list. Brand new for 2024.

#6 – MX175 Epic Trilogy – Assorted Cakes

Phenomenal price point and performance variety in this 350 Gram cake assortment! Each case contains two of Epic Journey (20 shots), Epic Battle (16 shots), and Epic Victory (20 shots). Watch the video and pick your favorite.

#5 – RC123 Super Gatling Blaster (668 Shots)

Bring on the CRACKLE with 668 loud shots of crackling tail to crackling reports. Fantastic by itself, but just imagine the pizazz two or more of these Roman Candles could bring to any show!

#4 – RL131 5″ Plutonium Shells

These shells are nuclear! Each 5″ monster artillery shell deflagrates into an amazing display with gold, silver, or red radioactive remains.

#3 – TB128 2” Titanium Willows (9 Shots)

A NOAB with one of the all-time best fireworks effects: Nishiki-style willows highlighted by neon dahlias. These 2” ball shells are every bit as impressive as 3” versions, and with a great price point (comes 4 to a case).

#2 – GM193 Opulence (30 Shots)

Patriotic and golden! Brocade tails lead up to stunning brocade breaks, deep red lace, and rich blue pistil. Ends in a rich display of willow and brocade.

#1 – GM196 Suppressing Fire (162 shots)

The ultimate zipper cake! Zig-zagging reports, giant aerial breaks, whistling strobe chasers, and a titanium willow finale make Suppressing Fire a war zone of sight and sound.

2024 Staff Picks: Top 10 Multi Shot Cakes from Sky Bacon Fireworks

Our 2024 staff favorite cakes from Sky Bacon are in! Check out these hog-tastic items guaranteed to sizzle like bacon this 4th of July.

#10 – GM165 Hog Smash (28 shots)

Smash the neighbors with the best colors and loudest breaks on the block! This cake is amazing from start to finish, wrapped in an eye-catching label. Packed 4/1.

#9 – GM101 Porkinator (12 shots)

One of the first Sky Bacon items ever made! Porkinator fires loud single, double, and triple-shot volleys. The fantastic price point and packaging on this cake along with a superior performance earned its way into our favorites list.

#8 – MX165 Ultimate Celebration (37 shots)

Talk about show-in-a-box AND an incredible bang for your buck. With 37 shots of vibrant breaks, this cake has it all: Mines, comets, palms, glitter, dahlia, and a booming finale of brocade and crackle.

#7 – MX176 Nishiki Forest (9 shots)

It’s not everyday you find a hard-hitting 9-shot cake at such an incredible value! Not only are the Nishiki breaks on point, they’re paired with gorgeous red glitter or blue pearls.

#6 – GM106 Mt. Rushmore (Assorted – 9 shots)

Since the Mt Rushmore monument display was canceled again this year, let’s express their freedom to shoot fireworks in our own backyards. Americans across the US can honor our country and Founding Fathers with these monumental cakes. They look amazing in the sky!

#5 – GM181 Hawgwarts (30 shots)

You don’t have to be a fan of HP to see why this fan-shape cake is magical. Silver tails and tourbillion tails (in a \S|S/ pattern) lead to breaks that completely fill the sky. You’ve just gotta see it to believe it!

#4 – GM168 Opposing Forces (48 shots)

Looking for color vibrancy? This cake has it all. 96 pyro packed shots per case! And we cannot get enough of the rapid-fire color horsetail effect. Plus, the superhero label is pretty dang sweet.

#3 – GM141 Black Dragon (7 shots)

HUGE BREAKS in such a small footprint, along with unique packaging and an incredible price we love, make Black Dragon a no-brainer for 2024.

#2 – GM150 Pirate’s Cove (Assorted – 9 shots)

This is our favorite assortment for 2024 across the board. The excellent price point, timeless packaging, and variety of powerful performances make Pirates Cove a dream item!

#1 – GM102 One Bad Piggy (30 shots)

Everyone on our team agrees this piggy is BAD (the good kinda bad)! It has one of those fan-shaped “show in a box” performances with sky-filling patriotic breaks and perfect pacing. It makes our Top 10 list so often, we went ahead and named it our #1 Sky Bacon cake this year.