I will admit to loving fireworks and when by co-incidence was in Vancouver, Canada on one of the night's of the 'Celebration of
Light' I had to go. In fact it would have been hard to miss it, as it is
the biggest annual event held in Vancouver and the largest offshore
firework competition in the world.
For the last 23 years during the last week of July, three teams compete for the title of Champion of the Celebration of Light, it is watched by an incredible 400,000 people each evening, sitting along the shore of English Bay in Vancouver and the party atmosphere is wonderful.
As locals and regular visitors know you need to pick your favourite site and arrive early as it does get incredibly busy and the Police and Stewards who do an amazing job have many of the streets closed.
There are many superb vantage points from Stanley Park, English Bay Beach, Sunset Beach and around to Hadden Park - we picked up some drinks and picnic food and headed off to Sunset Beach, and found an amazing viewpoint so we could watch the sunset.
As more and more people arrived, the atmosphere got livelier and friendlier. The music from the bands and radio hosts ensured the evening was really hotting up. The Canadian people around us were incredibly friendly, offering to share their food and drinks and volunteers wandered through the crowds offering free ice cream and drinks. - This is one amazing Party and that was before the 'main event ' even started.
