WATCH: New Year’s Eve 2016 fireworks display in downtown Edmonton

According to city officials, more than 36,000 people gathered in Churchill Square in downtown Edmonton Saturday night to ring in the new year. But if you were not one of the thousands who braved the crowds, you can rewatch the fireworks display from the comfort of your own home.

Here is the entire 10-minute fireworks spectacular, which went off with a bang at midnight.

READ MORE: 10 ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve 2016 in Edmonton

Watch below: Margeaux Morin live from Churchill Square ahead of the big midnight fireworks display

1:53 New Year’s Eve festivities in downtown Edmonton

This year, there were two fireworks shows – one at 8:30 p.m. and another at midnight. The fireworks at 8:30 p.m. were meant for those with young families but also coincided with the stroke of midnight in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada’s first time zone to ring in 2017.

Mayor Don Iveson was in Churchill Square for the festivities and spoke with Margeaux Morin about what’s to come for Edmonton in 2017.

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Watch below: The city’s largest New Year’s Eve celebration ended in downtown Edmonton early Sunday morning with a bang as people gathered to watch a massive fireworks display. As Shallima Maharaj reports, attendance at the event exceeded the city’s expectations.

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