Vancouver 
Events Description
The Honda Celebration of Light is British Columbia’s flagship public event, and the largest annual offshore fireworks competition in the world. This year, Vancouver shines bright for its 32nd anniversary of the Honda Celebration of Light!
Staged along Vancouver’s beautiful English Bay, the week-long festival showcases the city on the world stage and continues to be one of Vancouver’s best-known and most popular summer festivals.
The Honda Celebration of Light showcases pyrotechnic displays by competing countries during the three firework nights. World leaders in the pyrotechnic industry come together to represent their country through choreographed firework displays set to themed music.
The Honda Celebration of Light hosts a full day of festival programming with live music, food vendors, activities for kids, and roaming performances to enjoy leading up to the 10PM fireworks show each evening.
2025
Midnight Sun Fireworks – Team Yukon
Returning HCOL Champions of 2022–Midnight Sun Fireworks is an award-winning team of volunteer pyrotechnicians from the Yukon, known for their unique and imaginative fireworks displays. With the sky as their canvas, they create breathtaking shows filled with color, joy, and emotion. Every performance is a testament to their deep passion for the art of pyro-musical design, where light, sound, and creativity dance together in perfect harmony.
Royal Pyrotechnie – Team Quebec
Royal Pyrotechnie, celestial artisans since 1966, presents more than 500 fireworks shows each year. As a leading importer of pyrotechnic products in Canada, they distribute both family and professional fireworks from coast to coast. Their celestial artisans are passionate individuals who pour their hearts into their craft. Thanks to their experience and expertise, Royal Pyrotechnie has earned international recognition and is proud to represent Canada.
Fireworks FX – Team Nova Scotia
Fireworks FX is one of Canada’s leading fireworks companies and has been helping Canadians celebrate for over 40 years. FX is a family run business with its headquarters in the beautiful Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia, also with operations based in Barbados to serve the Caribbean islands. FX has done shows all over the world including England, Turkey, Turkmenistan on two different occasions, Japan, Canada’s Far North and all through the Caribbean. One of the many highlights of our company career were two massive shows for the 500th anniversary of Havana Cuba. Doing fireworks displays in exotic locations is exciting but nothing tops wowing hometown audiences right here in Canada, GO Canada!
Who is it for?
All ages – Family
HOW MUCH
Tickets : Free
Reserved bleacher seating/lounges: $67.97 and up!
The Concord Pacific Grandstand offer reserved family-friendly bleacher-style seating with elevated and direct sightlines to the fireworks barges, making it the most popular of our ticketed venues for visitors, families or groups.
Located at the Inukshuk peninsula overlooking English Bay, the Inukshuk Point offers a sophisticated yet relaxed atmosphere, with the closest viewing position to the fireworks display, alongside local food & beverage offerings that are curated based on cuisines from the competing countries.
How to get tickets?
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time:
Saturday, July 19 – YUKON
Wednesday, July 23 – Quebec
Saturday, July 26 – Nova Scotia
2:00 PM Honda Activation Open – located at Denman & Davie Street
2:00 PM Food Trucks Open – Available along Beach Avenue
6:30 PM Snowbirds – The Royal Canadian Airforce’s 43 Air Demonstration Squadron (Approx. Timing | July 19 + 23)
10:00 PM Electric Drone Show Presented by the BC Honda Dealers
10:15 PM FIREWORKS SHOW
Venue & Address :
Various Venues around English Bay, Vancouver
Inukshuk Point — 1700 Beach Avenue Vancouver (Beachfront beside the iconic Inukshuk)
Concord Pacific Grandstands — 1700 Beach Avenue Vancouver ( Elevated views along English Bay beach)
Kitsilano/Vanier Park
Public Transit: Trip Planning
Closest SkyTrain Station to the Festival is Burrard Station and the Yaletown-Roundhouse Station of the Canada Line. Numerous buses travel along Georgia St. to Denman, and the #6 will bring you from Granville St. to Denman St. Kitsilano is serviced by numerous bus lines however, there is no Skytrain service to the area.
ROAD CLOSURES ARE IN EFFECT STARTING BETWEEN 5PM-7PM in the West End, including Davie, Denman and Beach Avenue. Access roads into Kits Point are closed from 6:00 PM. Roads will re-open once crowds have dispersed and police have given their all clear at approximately 11:00 PM.
Residents will be allowed into the area at specific access points but must display a valid resident parking permit or recent proof of address. Please respect all parking notices to avoid having your vehicle towed as enforcement will be strict. Motorists are not permitted to stop on any city bridge to view the fireworks, as it is a serious safety and traffic flow concern.
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