A What's On Macau Key Event · Dates not yet published
The 35th Macao International Fireworks Display Contest, 2027.
Updated 13 November 2026
Macau's biggest sky show is expected back over the water in front of Macau Tower in September and October 2027. The 2027 dates and teams have not been published yet. Here is what we know, what the pattern says, and how to be told the moment the dates land.
- Dates
- Not yet published. Expected September to October 2027, on the contest's usual pattern of Saturday nights plus National Day, 1 October
- Edition
- 35th, organised by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO)
- Where
- Displays fire from the sea area in front of Macau Tower; watching from the waterfront is free
- Last edition
- The 34th contest fired on 12, 19 and 25 September and 1 and 4 October 2026, ten teams; South Korea's Faseecom took first place
Macao International Fireworks Display Contest
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What it is
For five nights each autumn, pyrotechnic teams from around the world fire competitive displays over the water in front of Macau Tower, two teams a night, each display around 18 minutes and set to music. It has run since 1989 and is the one event that reliably fills Macau's waterfront: the Macao Science Center shore, Anim'Arte Nam Van and the Taipa side all face the firing position. Watching is free; what you plan is where to stand, where to eat first, and where to sleep.
What we know about 2027
MGTO has not published the 2027 edition. Its contest pages still describe the standing pattern: several Saturday nights across September and October, plus China's National Day on 1 October. The 2026 edition followed exactly that pattern (12, 19 and 25 September, 1 and 4 October, displays at 9:00pm and 9:40pm, with drone shows joining for the first time). Expect the 35th edition to be announced in the summer of 2027, with the team list confirmed a few weeks before the first night. Until MGTO publishes, any specific 2027 date you see elsewhere is a guess, including ours: this page asserts none.
The 2026 guide stays up as the record of the last edition: the 34th contest, night by night.
Where to stay for the fireworks
Base yourself on the peninsula waterfront and you can walk to the viewing shore; base yourself in Cotai and you trade the walk for the big resorts and an easy trip back across the bridge after the finale.
We pick these ourselves, by location and trip logic. We may earn commission if you book, at no extra cost to you; commission does not decide who is picked.
Mandarin Oriental, Macau. The face-on pick. It stands on Avenida de Sagres, one of the official vantage points, with the firing position directly across the water. The trade-off: a quieter, older-school luxury stay, away from the Cotai spectacle. Check availability
Grand Lisboa. The peninsula landmark pick. The lotus tower above the old town puts you a short walk from the Nam Van viewing shore and in the middle of the city's dining. The trade-off: race-to-the-waterfront crowds on display nights, and a casino floor between you and your room. Check availability
The Venetian Macao. The Cotai pick. Macau's biggest resort, with the Taipa-side viewing shore at Avenida do Oceano a short ride away and every resort facility on site. The trade-off: you watch from across the water rather than under the bursts, and the post-finale ride back is shared with everyone else. Check availability
Picks checked November 2026.
Watching from a height or the water: viewing products
The contest itself is free and unticketed. These are viewing products for the same nights, sold as what they are, not as contest tickets.
Macau Tower at dusk: the displays fire from the sea in front of it.
Getting there from Hong Kong
Most visitors cross from Hong Kong for a display night. The ferries are the classic route; the bridge coach runs around the clock when the last ferry has gone.
More Key Events
The fireworks contest is one of the five events we treat as a Key Event: the ones worth planning a whole trip around. See all five Key Events.
Key Event page checked 13 November 2026.
Frequently asked
When is the 2027 fireworks contest?
MGTO has not published the dates. On the contest's standing pattern, expect Saturday nights in September and October 2027 plus National Day, 1 October. This page will carry the confirmed nights the day they are announced.
Is the fireworks contest free?
Yes. Watching from the waterfront and the official vantage points is free. Paid options like the Macau Tower deck are viewing products, not contest tickets.
Where is the best place to watch?
The Macao Science Center waterfront and Anim'Arte Nam Van are the official hubs; Avenida de Sagres faces the firing position directly, and Avenida do Oceano in Taipa looks back across the water.