The 2023 Celebration of Light went out with a bang Saturday night.
The final competitor in the annual fireworks competition, Team Philippines light up the sky above English Bay on July 29, delighting an audience that spread across Vancouver, and into North and West Vancouver.
Bringing hundreds of thousands of people out to look out over the ocean, the festival wrapped up after previously seeing displays from teams from Australia and Mexico earlier in July.
The show also included stage performances from Filipino artists, food trucks and more, depending on where you were in the city.
Here's how the last night of fiery explosions looked.
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Celebration of light at English Bay Beach 麻豆传媒映画 馃咙馃嚟
— William Wong (@willclwong)
Fireworks were awesome last night~!!
— Riku (@RikuLanceALot)
Breathtaking
Of course, after the massive show comes the nearly equally spectacular heard of visitors who have to walk out of the West End after the show.
Crowd leaving
— Sergio (@CityTheSpring)
After fireworks, struggle is real馃馃憤
Celebration of Light finishes for another year.
— Andrew Burns (@andrew_w_burns)
