Four weeks after Kiama’s New Year’s Eve fireworks were paused due to a lack of funding, fireworks will return this Saturday to light up the Kiama Showgrounds, promising a memorable night for families and locals.

The display, scheduled for 9pm on Saturday 24 January, is one of the most anticipated moments of the annual show and has delighted attendees for years - and it is fully funded by a local business.

Sponsored by Carter Ferguson Solicitors, the fireworks have become a long-standing highlight of the Kiama Show.

The firm has supported the Kiama Show Society and its fireworks display for a decade, helping to maintain a tradition that brings the community together each year.

“We’re proud to be a long-standing sponsor of the Kiama Show Society and its fireworks display,” said Paris Howcroft from Carter Ferguson Solicitors, which was founded more than 36 years ago in Gerringong by Tim Carter and Lloyd Ferguson.

“The Kiama Showgrounds continues to celebrate the region’s strong agricultural heritage while offering a fun, family-friendly experience for the community.”

Many of the firm’s staff live locally, and Carter Ferguson is well known for its pro-bono work and support of local organisations. Sponsorships like the Kiama Show fireworks are a way for the firm to give back to the communities that support it year after year.

This year marks the 178th running of the Kiama Show, which was first established in 1848. For nearly two centuries, the event has celebrated the region’s agricultural heritage while providing a fun, family-friendly weekend for generations of locals and visitors alike.

“As a locally based firm with offices throughout the region, supporting community events, charities and local initiatives is something we genuinely value,” Howcroft said.

“Many of our staff live and work locally, and we see sponsorships like this as a way of giving back to the communities that support us year after year.”

Meanwhile, Kiama Councillor Yasmin Tatrai is spearheading a community-lead petition to ensure the New Year’s Eve Fireworks are reinstated in 2026.

To date, over 500 people have signed the petition, which is still available on the website, Change.org. Others have called on Councillor Tatrai to focus on other explosive issues.

For now, Kiama Show will fill the void left by the dark skies of the 31^st December.

“Our kids sit on the hill overlooking Surf Beach to watch the Kiama Show fireworks every year,” a local mum told The Bugle. “For them, it’s a more memorable ritual than seeing in the New Year.”