PGI Fireworks Convention Gillette, WY

If any of you out there are within driving distance of this, I would reccomend going. The convention is from August 10th-16th with shows the 11th 13th 14th and 16th.

Last year it was in mason city and I went to two of the shows, including the saturday show. Living in small town iowa I dont get to see awesome firework displays too often.

Well worth the cost of admission.

Make sure if spots are reserved you get a seat as high as possible as you will be wrenching your neck no matter what and a high seat will help some. If you can get a seat on the ground and have an anti-gravity reclining chair, that would probably be best.

Also, take hearing protection as some of the displays are crazy loud.

Also, hopefully the fireball dudes will make an appearance.

Skip to 1:25 for the fireball. Watch the whole thing to see what it was made of.
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More info in this article https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/local/article_6f8344af-0325-5e63-bc6d-119b0eec51ea.html
Edit: read the article, the fireball dudes will be there with their "supernuke" made with over 1000 gallons of gasoline. The "supernuke" in the video attached was 650 only gallons. It will be in the show on the 14th.

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