ABU DHABI (WAM)

Sheikh Zayed Festival, currently taking place at Al Wathba in Abu Dhabi, is preparing to welcome 2024 with exceptional fireworks that will light up the sky at midnight.

The festival's annual New Year's Eve celebration programme attracts Arab and foreign visitors from abroad, in addition to thousands of citizens and residents within the countr. Apart from fireworks, the programme also includes international folklore and artistic performances, recreational events for visitors, as well as various events and activities dedicated to children.

2024

Sheikh Zayed Festival will welcome 2024 with a fireworks display that will last for more than 40 minutes, breaking four new Guinness World Records in terms of quantity, time, and shape. Additionally, over 5,000 drones which will paint artistic images in the sky, breaking another Guinness record. Visitors will also enjoy the largest laser show ever in the region.

2023

On the occasion of welcoming the year 2023, the Sheikh Zayed Festival succeeded in breaking four Guinness World Records, three of which are for fireworks, and a new record for drones.

The following records were made: Most helicopter-shaped fireworks fired in 30 seconds; Most wheel-shaped fireworks fired in 30 seconds; Most repeated fireworks in 30 seconds; and the largest formation of a quick response (QR) code performed by drones.

2022

Sheikh Zayed Festival set three new Guinness World Records on New Year's Eve 2022 with the largest fireworks display.

The destival witnessed exceptional performances in which it broke the record for the largest number of fireworks in terms of quantity, time, and shape for 40 minutes.

The huge drone show that soared over Al Wathba skies displayed the text ‘WELCOME 2022’ using 2022 drones, which was a global first.

2021

Sheikh Zayed Festival broke two Guinness World Records within the first minutes of 2021 with huge fireworks displays that lit up the sky for 35 continuous minutes and were launched from 16 towers.

The first Guinness World Records to be broken was when the festival succeeded in using the Girandola technology to break the record in the number of shots by firing 300 Girandola shots in 30 seconds, a global first.

Additionally, for the first time ever, the Guinness World Record for the largest fireworks display with the largest number of shots in a straight line was broken on New Year's Eve 2021.