Closing Ceremony
The XX Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony will take place on 3
August 2014 at Hampden Park . The Closing
Ceremony marks the end of the Commonwealth Games. As with the Games
Opening Ceremony, it is a chance to showcase the culture of Glasgow
and Scotland to the thousands of spectators in the stadium and the
millions of people in the worldwide television audience. It is also
an opportunity for the next Games host nation to feature a cultural
performance.
The Closing Ceremony is often the last media image of a
Commonwealth Games and being less formal than the Opening Ceremony,
it is typically more festive and celebratory. It is a chance for
the people of Glasgow, volunteers, OC staff and all involved to
revel in the successes of the Games, while uniting and celebrating
together for the last time.
Closing Ceremony protocol and creative segments are kept to a
minimum and a formal Parade of Nations never exists. Athletes enter
the stadium in large mixed masses to celebrate their participation
in the Games as friends.
The Closing Ceremony will feature a number of creative, festive
and cultural elements. Other official elements as governed by the
Commonwealth Games Federation protocol will also feature:
Arrival of the Head of the Commonwealth
The arrival of the Head of the Commonwealth, or his/her
representative, is marked by a guard of honour and the playing of
the Scottish national anthem.
The Lowering and Handover of the Commonwealth Games Federation
Ceremonial Flag
The Commonwealth Games Federation Ceremonial Flag is lowered and
returned to the Commonwealth Games Federation President who
formally hands the flag to a representative of the next Games host
nation.
Handover Ceremony
Following the handover the Commonwealth Games Federation
Ceremonial Flag to the next Games host nation, the next Games host
nation will stage a cultural performance. As with Glasgow 2014’s
‘Delhi Handover ’ performance at the
Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony, the handover
ceremony is an opportunity for the next Games host nation to give
the world a taste of its culture and the style of the Commonwealth
Games it will stage in 2018.