Arduino New Year's Eve Fireworks

2026-03-30 | By Ron Cutts

License: GNU Lesser General Public License Microcontrollers Arduino ESP32

Make a New Year's Eve Fireworks using Arduino and the ST7735 LCD.

Watch the Video!

The project file can be downloaded below.

Learn more about Visuino: What is Visuino

What You Will Need

Arduino UNO (or any other Arduino)
ST7735 or ST7789 Display
Breadboard
Jumper wires
Visuino program: Download Visuino

What You Will Need

What You Will Need photo 2

What You Will Need photo 3

What You Will Need photo 4

What You Will Need photo 5

The Circuit

Connect:

1.8 TFT Display PIN [LED] to Arduino PIN [3.3 V]
1.8 TFT Display PIN [SCK] to Arduino PIN [13]
1.8 TFT Display PIN [SDA] to Arduino PIN [11]
1.8 TFT Display PIN [A0 or DC] to Arduino PIN [9]
1.8 TFT Display PIN [RESET] to Arduino PIN [8]
1.8 TFT Display PIN [CS] to Arduino PIN [10]
1.8 TFT Display PIN [GND] to Arduino PIN [GND]
1.8 TFT Display PIN [VCC] to Arduino PIN [5V]

NOTE: Some Arduino boards have different SPI pins, so make sure you check your board documentation.

The Circuit

The Circuit photo 2

The Circuit photo 3

Download & Start Visuino

Download & Install Visuino program: Download Visuino

Start Visuino and load the project File attached here.
Note: In case you experience some wrong painting on the Display, please check the type of your Display and in Visuino select a different type of LCD. (See Picture 1)

Download & Start Visuino

Generate, Compile, and Upload the Arduino Code

In Visuino, at the bottom, click on the "Build" tab, make sure the correct port is selected, then click on the "Compile/Build and Upload" button.

Generate, Compile, and Upload the Arduino Code

Play

If you power the Arduino module, the LCD will start to show the fireworks at random positions.
If you want to improve the project, you can add a piezo; see my other projects to see how to play sounds using the piezo module.

Congratulations! You have completed your project with Visuino. Also attached is the Visuino project that I created for this tutorial. You can download it and open it in Visuino: https://www.visuino.eu