Team UK closed out the Celebration of light with a bang.
Team Pyrotex Fireworx brought the 2024 Celebration to a close July 27, 2024, as thousands of people gathered under the stars to catch the massive fireworks show.
It was the last night, with teams from Portugal and Malaysia competing July 20 and 24, respectively.
Like the previous show, a Red Bull airshow opened the skywards entertainment, followed by drones at dusk, before the explosive finale around 10 p.m.
From a public order point of view, the Vancouver Police Department says it was a relatively calm evening with a couple of minor issues and a few lost children (all of whom were returned safely).
"It was another very positive night. There were lots of families and people having a good time," says Const. Tania Visintin in an email to V.I.A.
For the final night the British team focused on films, with songs ranging from the iconic 20th Century Fox Movies intro to a piece from Top Gun: Maverick to "You're The One That I Want" from Grease.
Here's the playlist:
- 20th Century Fox Movies intro
- "Main Titles (You've Been Called Back to Top Gun)"
- "Dancing Queen" by Abba
- "A Sky Full of Stars" by Coldplay
- "Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
- "I Want to Break Free" by Queen
- "You're the One That I Want" by Olivia Newton John and John Travolta
- "Love Me Like I Do" by Ellie Goulding
- "The Greatest Show" from The Greatest Showman featuring Hugh Jackman
- "Zorba the Greek" by Atenna
- "He's a Pirate" by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer from Pirates of the Caribbean
- "Never Enough" by Loren Allred
- "Heart of Courage" by Two Steps from Hell
- Star Wars snippet by John Williams
After the Brits' performance, people shared their photos and videos of the event on social media. Here are some of the highlights.
Some impressive fireworks in Vancouver last night #IETF120 pic.twitter.com/jha5KpD18A
— Andrew Campling (@Andrew_Campling) July 25, 2024
another grand fireworks festival complete this year pic.twitter.com/D5n83b5x0r
— Brendan Dawe (@BrendanDawe) July 28, 2024
@veronicainvan team UK 🇬🇧😍 #fireworks #hondacelebrationoflight #honda #thingstodoinvancouver #vancouver #britishcolumbia #bucketlist #placestovisit ♬ original sound - boycrazy
Vancouver fireworks 🎆♥️ pic.twitter.com/qTE2jCSq48
— Ale Garza (@alegarzalopez1) July 28, 2024
Celebration of Light - United Kingdom 🇬🇧#celebrationoflight #celeboflight #yvr #vancouver #fireworks #lumixgx9 #photography @CelebOfLight #timelapse pic.twitter.com/ayNJwSJNRx
— morbital 🇺🇦 (@morbital) July 28, 2024
@lauradenton351 Celebration of Light - Team UK. Vancouver, BC July 27, 2024 #celebrationoflight #hondacelebrationoflight #fireworks #vancouverbc ♬ Clocks - Coldplay
The Vancouver fireworks display was just too good! Tonight was the finale presented by the United Kingdom🇬🇧. It was truly explosive! 🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/ZBOu5eNzew
— Manimugdha Sharma (@quizzicalguy) July 28, 2024
