The main purpose of holding this competition has always been to attract visitors of all nationalities to Blanes in order to promote tourism in the town.
It is estimated that a total of 900,000 people will watch this year’s fireworks displays in Blanes, held during the town’s festa major (main festival). Beaches, terraces, promenades, the leisure and commercial ports, and the Sant Joan and La Penya hills will be packed with people, with between 120,000 and 150,000 spectators every night.
The large number of visitors who flock to Blanes for the fireworks competition makes it one of the most well-attended events in Catalonia, approaching the popularity of major festivities in other parts of Spain, such as the San Fermín festival in Pamplona or the Fallas festival in Valencia.