On Saturday, Team China took over the night skies of English Bay for the first fireworks show celebrating the Honda Celebration of Light’s 25th anniversary.
An estimated 250,000 people crammed downtown Vancouver’s beaches to watch the 25 minute spectacle that began at 10 p.m. The show was put on by the Jiangxi Province Lidu Fireworks Corporation.
There were no major incidents during the fireworks night, with Vancouver Police reporting only liquor pour-outs and fines for smoking.
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The next show will be held by Team Brazil on Wednesday, July 29. This year’s fireworks festival will be concluded by Team Canada on Saturday, August 1. At this time, weather forecasts for both dates are optimal for fireworks viewing.
Here’s a compilation of photos and videos of fireworks, crowds and the Red Bull Air Show during China’s night:
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Video: Carey Griffin
China’s stunning finale over the night skies of #EnglishBay! #Vancouver #CelebrationOfLight Video by: Vancity Buzz
Posted by Vancity Buzz on Saturday, July 25, 2015
Red #China. #CelebrationOfLight #Vancouver #EnglishBay #fireworks #firework #VancityBuzz #fireworkshow A photo posted by Ken Chan (@iamkenjchan) on
Post fireworks crowds A photo posted by Chrissy P (@chrissy_cpd) on
All three viewing lounges are now OPEN for night one of the 25th anniversary of the Honda Celebration of Light! @thekegsteakhouse with The Keg Lounge, @clearlyca with the Clearly Spectacle Lounge, and @yvrairport with the YVR Observation Deck! #CelebOfLight A photo posted by Honda Celebration of Light (@celeboflight) on
A photo posted by Amin 🙂 (@aminsameni) on
#Zombie apocalypse… #celebrationoflight #vancity #walkingdead A photo posted by tinagolley (@tinagolley) on
#let #the #CelebrationOfLight #begin #englishbay #thewestend #vancouver #balkonumdan #manzaram
A photo posted by Aslı Tanrıöğen (@aslitaa) on
Aerobatics for the Celebration of Light 2015 #celebrationoflight A photo posted by Liam Hall (@liamhall_) on
Hearts and smilies lit up the sky at the Celebration of light 2015 in the beautiful English bay, Vancouver tonight! It was pretty amazing. #downtown #englishbay #pacific #vancouver #vancouverofficial #freedom #vancitybuzz #instagood #instagramvancouver #light #love #smile #inspire #beautiful #fireworks #beautifulbritishcolumbia #canada A video posted by Vinko Majstor (@vinmajstor) on
Red #China. #CelebrationOfLight #Vancouver #EnglishBay #fireworks #firework #VancityBuzz #fireworkshow A photo posted by Ken Chan (@iamkenjchan) on
Watching the #celebrationoflights #fireworks from far away #vancouverisawesome #vancitybuzz #vancouverskyline #fireworksabovethecity A photo posted by J | F Moments (@j_fyn) on
The sky is falling down A photo posted by Amin 🙂 (@aminsameni) on
#let #the #CelebrationOfLight #begin #englishbay #thewestend #vancouver #balkonumdan #manzaram A photo posted by Aslı Tanrıöğen (@aslitaa) on