Falls Fireworks Season Begins


For Immediate Release
May 16, 2008

Falls Fireworks Resume this Weekend

Niagara Falls, ON – The Niagara Parks Commission (NPC), host of the longest running fireworks series in Canada, is pleased to announce that the season will officially begin tonight. Come to Queen Victoria Park to the Illumination Stage across from the Falls for the FREE Coca-Cola Concerts at 8:00 p.m. followed by Pizza Pizza Falls Fireworks at 10:00 p.m. NPC will light up the skies every Friday, Sunday and holiday from May 16 to August 31. Bonus shows (fireworks only) have been added for every Wednesday in July & August and for every Friday from September 5 - October 10, 2008. It’s the perfect family outing!

2008 Season Coca Cola Concert Lineup:

May 16 Good Question
May 18 PK Hummingbird
May 19 Jukebox Junkies
May 23 Summerfield
May 25 Borderline
May 26 Jukebox Junkies
May 30 The British Invasion
June 1  Lowdown
June 6  Portrait
June 8  Slip Five Agent
June 13 The Shift
June 15 Renegade
June 20 Good Question
June 27 Juke Box Junkies
June 29 Borderline
July 1  Renegade
July 4  Portrait
July 6  Lowdown
July 11 Renegade
July 13 The Shift
July 18 Good Question
July 20 Summerfield
July 25 P.K. Hummingbird
July 27 Slip Agent Five
August 1 Borderline
August 3 The Shift
August 8 Portrait
August 10 Renegade
August 15 Juke Box Junkies
August 17 Lowdown
August 22 Portrait
August 24 The Shift
August 29 Summerfield
August 31 Good Question

The tourism season is off to an early start and all of the Niagara Parks attractions are open. Purchase the Niagara Falls & Great Gorge Adventure Pass and for one low price enjoy Maid of the Mist, Journey Behind the Falls, White Water Walk and the Butterfly Conservatory. The Niagara Parks Commission is an agency of the Ministry of Tourism that has operated at no cost to taxpayers since 1885.

For more information, visit www.niagaraparks.com or contact:
Tony Baldinelli
Communications Manager
(905) 371-0837
tbaldinelli@niagaraparks.com 
       

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