The estimated crowd of 250,000 to 300,000 was smaller than expected for the first night of the 2013 Celebration of Light and people were generally good-natured and well behaved.
Liquor enforcement and interdiction continued to be a focus for all police agencies involved in the event. Officers had a very visible presence at SkyTrain stations in Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, New Westminster, Vancouver, and throughout the downtown core, which resulted in hundreds of liquor pour-outs.
There were a few alcohol-related disturbances throughout the evening and as crowds cleared out of the downtown core following the event, but no incidents of note.
- liquor pour outs: 612
- liquor seizures: 35
- weapon seizures: 8 (no specifics available)
- violation tickets issued: 135
- by-law tickets: 18
- arrests for intoxication in public: 9
- breach of the peace arrests: 7
- other arrests: 6
