Year-round
Queen Victoria Park, Niagara Falls
Falls Illumination
Every evening beginning at dusk, Niagara Falls is transformed into an incredible, multi-coloured water and light masterpiece.
Niagara Falls Illumination Experience the dazzling lights on Niagara Falls
Every evening beginning at dusk, Niagara Falls is transformed into an incredible, multi-coloured water and light masterpiece.
Special lights are housed in the Illumination Tower, next to Queen Victoria Place; on the roof of Table Rock Centre, at the brink of the Horseshoe Falls; and deep in the Niagara Gorge, across from the American Falls. Together, these lights work to create a breathtaking view not to be missed. The falls are also lit in custom colours for short durations to mark significant dates in support of charitable causes. Special colour illuminations are provided courtesy of The Niagara Falls Illumination Board.
This special illumination display features colour palettes and movements inspired by nature, including the sunrise, aurora borealis, rainbow and sunset. The mighty American and Canadian Horseshoe Falls come alive every evening with this tribute to the natural beauty all around us.
“Inspired by Nature” display is part of the regular nightly illumination of the Falls, with the five-minute lighting display playing through three times on the half hour, beginning at 9:30 each evening, with additional displays at 10:30, 11:30, and 12:30am.
The New Falls Illumination
In 2016, almost 20 years since the last major investment in falls lighting, the existing Xenon lights were replaced with new, energy-efficient LED lighting technology. These new lights provide more than twice the previous lighting levels, programmable lighting, and a wider spectrum of colour. The new lights also fill gaps to provide a more consistent lighting effect.
The ‘Illumination of the Falls’ has been financed and operated by The Niagara Falls Illumination Board since 1925.
Falls Illumination Schedule
| January 1 – January 31 | 5 PM – 1 AM | ||||||||
| February 1 – March 11 | 5:30 PM – 1 AM | ||||||||
| March 12 – March 31 | 7:30 PM – 2 AM | ||||||||
| April 1- May 14 | 8:00 PM – 2 AM | ||||||||
| May 15 – July 31 | 8:30 PM – 2 AM | ||||||||
| August 1 - August 15 | 8:00 PM – 2 AM | ||||||||
| August 16 - August 31 | 7:30 PM – 2 AM | ||||||||
| September 1 - 19 | 7:00 PM – 2 AM | ||||||||
| September 20 - 30 | 6:30 PM – 2 AM | ||||||||
| October 1 - 15 | 6:15 PM – 2 AM | ||||||||
| October 16 - October 31 | 6:00 PM – 2 AM | ||||||||
| November 1 - December 31 | 4:30 PM – 2 AM | ||||||||
The Niagara Falls are often lit in special colours for many registered charities marking a significant date in support of their cause. Special Colour Illuminations are provided courtesy of The Niagara Falls Illumination Board.
Special Illumination Calendar
| Date | Time | Cause | Colour(s) |
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| September 1 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Day of the Slovak Republic | White, Blue, Red |
| September 1 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Make Canada Gold | Yellow |
| September 1 | 10:30 - 10:45 | Arthritis Awareness Month | Blue |
| September 1 | 10:45 - 11:00 | World PCOS Day/ PCOS Awareness Month | Teal |
| September 2 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Alopecia Areata Awareness Month: Light It Up Blue for Alopecia Areata | Blue |
| September 2 | 10:15 - 10:30 | SHINE GOLD for the Kids | Gold |
| September 4 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day | Teal |
| September 5 | Hourly 9:00 & 11:00 | Labour Day | |
| September 5 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Dystonia Awareness Month | Blue, White |
| September 5 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Prostate Cancer Awareness Month | Blue |
| September 5 | 10:30 -10:45 | Suicide Prevention Awareness Month | Purple, Teal |
| September 5 | 10:45 - 11:00 | Patriotic | Red, White, Blue |
| September 6 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Childhood Cancer Awareness | Yellow |
| September 7 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Duchenne Awareness Day | Red |
| September 7 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Bicentennial of the Independence of Brazil | Green, Yellow, Blue, White |
| September 8 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Mexico's National Day | Green, White, Red |
| September 9 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World of FASD Day | Red |
| September 9 | 10:15 - 10:30 | International FASD Awareness Day | Red |
| September 9 | 10:30 - 10:45 | Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month | Blue, Teal, Blue, Blue |
| September 9 | 10:45 - 11:00 | General Pulaski Association | White, Red, White, Red |
| September 9 | 11:00 - 11:15 | World Suicide Prevention Day | Teal, Purple |
| September 10 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Viva Mexico at the Falls | Green, White, Red |
| September 10 | 10:15 - 10:30 | World Suicide Prevention Day | Yellow |
| September 10 | 10:30 - 10:45 | Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month | Red, Blue |
| September 11 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Walk of Hope | Teal |
| September 11 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Memorial and Museum, Tribute in Lights | Blue |
| September 12 | 9:00 - 9:15 | International Association of Women in Policing insupport of Ukrain | Blue, Yellow |
| September 12 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Living Donation Week | Green |
| September 12 | 10:30 - Midnight | In Memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II | Royal Blue |
| September 13 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Sepsis Day | Pink |
| September 13 | 10:30 - Midnight | In Memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II | Royal Blue |
| September 14 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Craniofacial Acceptance Month | Red, Blue, Yellow |
| September 14 | 10:30 - Midnight | In Memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II | Royal Blue |
| September 15 | 9:00 - 9:15 | International Association of Women in Policing | Red, White |
| September 15 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Costa Rica Independence | Blue, White, Red |
| September 15 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Light it Red for Lymphona - World Lymphoma Awareness Day | Red |
| September 15 | 10:30 - Midnight | In Memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II | Royal Blue |
| September 16 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Chiari Malformation Awareness | Purple |
| September 16 | 10:15 - 10:30 | 20th Bi-Annual National Scleroderma Conference | Blue, Teal, White |
| September 16 | 10:30 - Midnight | In Memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II | Royal Blue |
| September 17 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Conquer Chiari Walk Across America | Purple |
| September 17 | 10:15 - 10:30 | World Patient Safety Day | Orange |
| September 17 | 10:30 - Midnight | In Memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II | Royal Blue |
| September 18 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Day of Chile | Red, Whtie, Blue |
| September 18 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Terry Fox Run | Red, Blue |
| September 18 | 10:30 - midnight | In Memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II | Royal Blue |
| September 19 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Aspire of Western New York - 75th Anniversary | Gold, Teal |
| September 19 | 10:30 - Midnight | In Memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II | Royal Blue |
| September 20 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Day of the Republic of Cyprus | Yellow, White |
| September 20 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Ontario Homebuilders Association | Green |
| September 20 | 10:30 - 10:45 | Honduras Independence Day Celebration | Teal, White, Teal |
| September 20 | 10:45 - 11:00 | Independence Day of El Salvador | Blue, White |
| September 21 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Alzheimer Awareness Day | Blue |
| Septeber 22 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Buffalo Broadcasters Association's 100th Year | Blue |
| September 23 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Hunger Action Day | Orange |
| September 23 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Bi Visibility Day | Blue, Pink, Purple |
| September 24 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Light Up for Mito - World Mitochondrial Disease Week | Green |
| September 26 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Mesothelioma Awareness Day | Blue |
| September 28 | 10:00 - 10:15 | British Home Child Day | Blue, White, Red |
| September 28 | 10:15 - 10:30 | VIP Tour | |
| September 28 | 10:30 - 10:45 | Rowan's Law | Purple |
| September 30 | Hourly 7:00 - 11:00 | National Day of Truth and Reconciliation | Orange |
| September 30 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Light up green for NICU Awareness Day | Green |
| October 1 | 10:00 - 10:15 | University of Buffalo Homecoming | Blue |
| October 1 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Dysautonomia Awareness Month: Make Noise for Turquoise | Teal, White, Teal |
| October 2 | 10:00 - 10:15 | 85th Annual Pulaski Day Parade | White, Red |
| October 2 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Wrongful Conviction Day | Yellow, White |
| October 7 | 10:00 - 10:15 | 10th International Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day | Teal |
| October 8 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Fallen Fire Fighters | Red |
| October 12 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Day of Spain | Waiting to hear back from the Embassy |
| October 13 | 10:00 - 10:15 | #LightUpMBC/Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day | Green, Pink, Teal |
| October 13 | 10:15 - 10:30 | World Thrombosis Day | Blue, Red |
| October 14 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Skin Disease Awareness Day | Green, Blue |
| October 15 | 10:00 - 10:15 | International Wave of Light on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day | Pink, Blue |
| October 17 | 10:00 -10:15 | Secret Path week - in memory of Gord Downie | Purple |
| October 16 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Food Day 2022 | Blue |
| October 16 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Mark it Read for Dyslexia | Red |
| October 20 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Light It Up! For NDEAM® | Purple, Blue |
| October 20 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Lights on Afterschool | Yellow, Blue |
| October 22 | 10:00 - 10:15 | International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD) | Green |
| October 22 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Secret Path week - in memory of Chanie Wenjack | Purple |
| November 1 | 10:00 - 10:15 | International LGS Awareness Day | Green, Purple, Green, Purple |
| November 1 | 10:15 - 10:30 | MADD Canada's 2022 Project Red Ribbon | Red |
| November 1 | 10:30 - 10:45 | National Hospice and Palliative Care Month | Teal, Yellow |
| November 3 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Light the World in Teal | Teal |
| November 7 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Colour the World Orange for CRPS/RSD Awareness | Orange |
| November 7 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Eczema Awareness Month | Blue |
| November 8 | Hourly 6:00 - 11:00 | National Indigenous Vetrans Day | Orange |
| November 9 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Azerbaijan National Flag Day | Blue, Red, Green |
| November 11 | Hourly 6:00 - 11:00 | Remembrance Day | Red |
| November 11 | Hourly 6:15 - 11:15 | Vetrans Day | Red, White, Blue |
| November 12 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Light for Education and Prevention of Pneumonia | Blue |
| November 12 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Centennial Celebration - 100 years of Greater Service, Greater Progress around the world | Royal Blue, Gold, Gold, Royal Blue |
| November 14 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Diabetes Day | Blue |
| November 17 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Children's Grief Awareness Day | Blue |
| November 17 | 10:15 - 10:30 | World Pancreatic Cancer Day | Purple |
| November 17 | 10:30 - 10:45 | World Prematurity Day | Purple |
| November 18 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Independence Day of Latvia | Red, White, Red |
| November 19 | 10:00 - 10:15 | November Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month | Purple |
| November 20 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Child Day in Canada | Blue |
| November 24 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Zonta Says NO-16 Days of Activism | Orange |
| November 28 | 10:00 - 10:15 | 100th Birthday of Easter Seals Ontario | Red, White |
| November 29 | 10:00 - 10:15 | GivingTuesday 2022 | Red, White, Blue, Yellow |
| November 30 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Stomach Cancer Awareness Day | Blue, Purple |
| December 1 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World AIDS Day | Red |
| December 10 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Human Rights Day | Blue |
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