GlobalFest is an annual cultural celebration in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The festival is held every August since 2003, and is jointly organised by The Calgary Fireworks Festival Society and the International Avenue Arts and Culture Centre.

The International Fireworks Competition is held at Elliston Park in southeast Calgary. Each night of the competition showcases a different nation in the International Fireworks Competition. Competitors attend by invitation of the organizers.

Pyrotechnic displays take place over Elliston Park and are synchronized to music, thus the term ‘pyromusical’. Competitors have utilized fireworks launched from platforms on the water to some that bounce off the water. From there, the sky is truly the limit. This is why thousands flock to Elliston Park, to experience the music and the full panorama of the fireworks; something you cannot relate to if you watch from any distance outside the park.

A competitor is limited to winning two years in a row, afterwards the country has to take a year’s break. This is done to provide other countries an opportunity to win the competition.

Several countries have entered the explosive competition: Canada, USA, Mexico, India, South Africa, Germany, Portugal, and Japan.