PHOTOS: Canada Day in Ottawa

Thousands flocked to Parliament Hill and other community events around the capital to celebrate the country’s 149th birthday.

#CanadaDay @PresChoice pyromusical fireworks were all kinds of awesome! Bigger, better and more musical than ever! pic.twitter.com/EbCZL55OJW

— Canada Day – Capital (@Canadadaycap) July 2, 2016

Kaboom! Watching the fireworks from the road leading up to the Alexandra Bridge last night. #CanadaDay #MyOttawa pic.twitter.com/br4zqBQUgW

— James Peltzer (@jpeltzer) July 2, 2016

Amongst the crowds on #CanadaDay2016 . @OttawaPolice keeping people safe. Enjoy the day! pic.twitter.com/6dqbZVHuQ9

— Charles Bordeleau (@ChiefBordeleau) July 1, 2016

@ottawaparamedic #bikemedic keeping an eye out during #changingoftheguard @Ottawa_Tourism pic.twitter.com/1v7soFHNiV

— OttawaParamedicServ (@OttBikeMedic) July 2, 2016

#CanadaDay2016 Raising the roof! pic.twitter.com/NPAJMFnU3W

— Vicki Heyman (@vshey) July 1, 2016

An impressive sight in the Nation's Capital. Sea of red, white and festive spirits for #CanadaDay2016 pic.twitter.com/YpWdiVNXjl

— Erin McCracken (@erin_mccracken) July 1, 2016

Easily the most amazing photo of yesterday's #CanadaDay storm in #Ottawa. Courtesy Matthew Brown #onstorm #ottcity pic.twitter.com/edIWLCjG0H

— Kyle Smith (@KylesWeather) July 2, 2016

The hush of the city after a day of celebrations. #canadaday #insideott #myottawa #sonya7s #Ottawa #canada #canadian #igersottawa #igerscanada #exploreyourcity #explorationgram #travelgram #igtravel #ottawaphoto #shareyourontario #discoverontario #discoverON #narcityottawa #tourism #capital #travel #sightseeing #tourcanada #explorecanada

A photo posted by A Guy in Ottawa (@aguyinottawa) on Jul 2, 2016 at 10:01am PDT

Dtown Cday #fireworks

A photo posted by I’m Not AJ (@aj_b613) on Jul 1, 2016 at 7:38pm PDT

Clarke Fields in Barrhaven for #CanadaDay from Pump 44. storms made for a busy night for @OttFire and dispatchers pic.twitter.com/Nvdn3bGHUY

— Devon Ralph (@steelercrue) July 2, 2016

Happy Canada Day!!! DJ Noah is live from Walter Baker Park, time to get your dancing shoes on! pic.twitter.com/LTfEbDP5es

— LiVE 88.5 FM (@Live885fm) July 2, 2016

@ottawastart Contemplating the world around him… pic.twitter.com/3OoeUXhgP4

— Jason R (@teacherace) July 2, 2016