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Not long after 11 p.m. on Thursday night, those just south of Yorkville got treated to an impromptu, spectacular, and very illegal fireworks show, launched by partygoers on a south-west facing balcony of one of the condos atop the Windsor Arms hotel at St. Thomas and Bloor. The first set of fireworks was visible from at least as far away as Museum station, where a small pack outside the subway watched, cheered, and shouted for more. They got it a few minutes later with a smaller set, and again a few minutes after that, with a last quick barrage of light and sound before the night skies went quiet again.

Ontario Place fireworks explode over the Princes' Gate as part of the city's annual Victoria Day celebrations.

This weekend Torontonians celebrate Victoria Day the only way we know how—by blowin' shit up! This is the first holiday of the year for which the public may legally purchase and light fireworks, Canada Day being the other. If you're not brave enough to light your own fireworks, there are several displays scheduled for the weekend.