A firework packaging system includes a firework packaging assembly, including a first and second firework assemblies, each including a base unit and a plurality of launching tubes mounted in the base unit, such that the first firework assembly and the second firework assembly are packaged in an opposing overlapping configuration, with internal overlap such that first tubes slide into second tubes, or external overlap such that first tubes slide between adjacent second tubes. The fireworks packaging system can further include a shipping crate, containing a plurality of cases, each containing a plurality of firework packaging assemblies.