2017 will mark the 27th season for the Celebration of Light, and this year Japan, United Kingdom and Canada will compete to light up the coast!

2017 Celebration of Light
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The 2017 Honda Celebration of Light competition begins over English Bay at 10:00pm each night, rain or shine, this year being held on July 29th (Japan), August 2nd (United Kingdom) and August 5th (Canada).

Japan will be represented by AKARIYA Fireworks, who have competed before, actually taking the title in 2014. The UK’s Jubilee Fireworks is a newcomer to the competition and Canada will be represented by Royal Pyrotechnie.

2017 Celebration of Light
Celebration of Light Facebook Page

 

Over one million people viewed last year’s fireworks festival at English Bay; here’s what it looked like:

 

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