Military organisers estimated that 70,000 people attended a 'Meet the Forces' day in Cardiff Bay on Sunday, at the end of the Nato summit Wales week.
Police have hailed the security operation - the largest the UK has ever seen - as a success, with 31 arrests made in total.
World leaders including Barack Obama left Wales on Friday, praising Newport and Cardiff for a warm welcome.
More than 160 schools will be closed or operate reduced opening hours during the week of the NATO summit.
The majority of schools in Newport will be closed during the summit, with schools in Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Cardiff opting for reduced opening hours.
Almost all of the schools in the Vale of Glamorgan will open with reduced hours between Wednesday and Friday.
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Top policeman at Nato Summit says stun grenades were destroyed an hour before they were set to explode in path of world leaders.
'Meet the Forces' day was a crowd puller on Sunday as warships open up their decks in Cardiff Bay following Nato summit.
The day began with a spectacular fly-past over Cardiff and Newport by Nato aircraft.