2010 Falls Fireworks Season Starts

For Immediate Release
May 19, 2010

2010 Falls Fireworks Season Starts This Weekend

Niagara Falls, ON – The Niagara Parks Commission is ready to kick off the 2010 season over Victoria Day Weekend with the return of Canada’s longest running fireworks series, sponsored by Pizza Pizza. The skies will be lit up every Friday, Sunday and holiday at 10 p.m. beginning on Friday, May 21. Additional fireworks shows have been added for every Wednesday in July and August, and every Friday from September 10 to October 8.

Coca Cola Concert Series
The Coca Cola Concert Series takes place at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Sundays in May and June, on Saturdays and Sundays in July and August, as well as on holidays. Concerts are held on the Illumination Tower Stage next to Queen Victoria Place, directly across from the Falls. Concert goers will have a prime view of the fireworks displays, making for the perfect family outing.

Coca Cola Concert Series lineup for the Victoria Day long weekend:
May 21 Summerfield
May 23 Borderline
May 24 Lowdown

For fireworks schedules and updates on concert listings, please visit www.niagaraparks.com.

The tourism season is off to an early start and all Niagara Parks attractions and War of 1812 heritage sites are now open. Purchase a 2010 Niagara Falls & Great Gorge Adventure Pass and for one low price and enjoy admission to Maid of the Mist, Journey Behind the Falls, Niagara’s Fury and White Water Walk, plus you’ll receive discount coupons for the Butterfly Conservatory, Whirlpool Aero Car and more. Discount Season and Family Passes are also available. The Niagara Parks Commission is an agency of the Ministry of Tourism that has operated at no cost to taxpayers since 1885.

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For more information, please contact:

Tony Baldinelli, Communications Manager
tbaldinelli@niagaraparks.com
(905) 371-0837