Year-round
Queen Victoria Park, Niagara Falls
Falls Illumination
Experience the 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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| January 5 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Crime Stoppers Month | Blue, White |
| January 9 | 9:00 - 9:15 | In Memory of Charlie Burland | Blue, Yellow, Green |
| January 11 | 10:00 - 10:15 | In Memory of Veteran Jesse James Green Sr | Red, White, Blue |
| January 15 | 8:30 - 8:45 | Buffalo Bills | Red, White, Blue |
| January 17 | 7:00 - 7:15pm | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Red, Black, Green |
| Jnauary 27 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National School Choice Week | Yellow, Red |
| Jnauary 27 | 10:15 - 10:30 | International Holocaust Remembrance Day | Yellow |
| January 28 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome Awareness Day | Purple |
| January 29 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Quest for Kindness - Alzheimer Awareness Month | Blue, White, Blue, White |
| January 29 | 10:15 - 10:30 | National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack | Green |
| January 30 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World NTD Day | Orange, Purple |
| February 1 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Chinese New Year | Red |
| February 2 | 10:00 - 10:15 | 14th Annual International Prostate Cancer Awareness Observance Day | Blue |
| February 4 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Wear Red Day | Red |
| February 4 | 10:15 - 10:30 | World Cancer Day | Orange, Blue |
| February 7 | 10:00 - 10:15 | In Honour of Mr. Joe Hueglin former MP | Blue, Red |
| February 11 | 10:00 - 10:15 | 211 Day | Red |
| February 12 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Cholangiocarcinoma Day | Green |
| February 13 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Wear Red Canada | Red |
| February 14 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Valentine's Day | Pink, Red |
| February 14 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Congenital Heart Awareness Day | Red |
| February 16 | 7:00 - 7:15 | National Day of Lithuania | Yellow, Green, Red |
| February 22 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Girl Guides of Canada, World Thinking Day | Green, Blue |
| February 22 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Human Trafficking Awareness Day | Blue |
| February 22 | 10:30 - 10:45 | World Encephalitis Day | Red |
| February 27 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Independence Day of the Dominican Republic | Blue, White, Red |
| February 28 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Rare Disease Day | Pink, Green, Blue, Purple |
| March 3 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Day of Republic of Bulgaria | White, Green, Red |
| March 4 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Colorectal Cancer Awareness Day | Blue |
| March 5 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Endometriosis Awareness Month | Yellow |
| March 5 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Light The Night for Amyloidosis | Red |
| March 5 | 10:30 - 10:45 | International Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) Awareness Day | Blue |
| March 6 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Lymphedema Day (#WLD2022) | Teal |
| March 8 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Problem Gambling Awareness Month | Yellow |
| March 17 | 10:00 - 10:15 | St. Patrick's Day Global Greening | Green |
| March 19 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Day of Tunisia | Red, White |
| March 20 | 10:00 - 10:15 | CHAMP1 International Awareness Day | Purple |
| March 21 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Down Syndrome Day | Yellow, Blue |
| March 24 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World TB Day | Red |
| March 24 | 10:15 - 10:30 | SickKids Foundation "Be a Light" | Teal, Blue, Purple |
| March 25 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Day of Greece | Blue, White, Blue |
| March 26 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Endometriosis Awareness Day | Yellow |
| March 27 | 8:30 - 9:30 | Earth Hour | No illuminations/Tours |
| April 4 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Scottish Culture and Ontario Tartan Day | Blue, White |
| April 4 | 10:15 - 10:30 | National Oral Health Month | Purple |
| April 7 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Green Shirt Day 2022 | Green |
| April 19 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day | Blue, Pink, Yellow |
| April 22 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Earth Day | Green |
| April 27 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Day of the Netherlands | Orange |
| May 5 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Red Dress Campaign | Red |
| May 8 | 10:00 - 10:15 | WorldLitTeal - World Ovarian Cancer Day | Teal |
| May 9 | 10:00 - 10:15 | EU Day | Blue, Yellow, Blue |
| May 12 | 10:00 - 10:15 | MCS Awareness Day | Yellow, Green |
| May 12 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Fibromyalgia Awareness Day | Purple |
| May 14 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Apraxia Awareness Day | Blue |
| May 15 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Support Pack | Green |
| May 21 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Victoria Day | Purple |
| May 21 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Lyme Disease Awareness Month | Green |
| May 24 | 10:00 - 10:15 | VON Week | Blue, White, Blue, White |
| May 28 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Memorial Day | Red, White, Blue |
| May 28 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Rankin Cancer Run | Orange |
| May 28 | 10:30 - 10:45 | Menstrual Health Day | Red |
| May 29 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Day of the Republic of Croatia | Red, White, Blue |
| June 1 | 10:00 - 10:15 | LGBTQ2S+ Pride | Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple |
| June 1 | 10:15 - 10:30 | National Deafblind Awareness Month | Blue |
| June 5 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Environment Day | Green |
| June 19 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Juneteenth Freedom Day | Red, Green, Black |
| June 30 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Pride | Rainbow |
| July 1 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Canada Day | Red, White |
| July 4 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Independence Day | Red, White, Blue |
| July 10 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Nikola Tesla Day | Red, Blue, White |
| July 22 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Fragile X Day | Teal |
| August 5 | Hold Evening | ||
| August 10 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Ecuador Independence Day | Yellow, Blue, Red |
| August 13 | Hold Evening | ||
| August 21 | Hold Evening | ||
| August 31 | 10:00 - 10:15 | 60th Anniversary of the Independence of Trinidad and Tobago | Red, White, Black |
| September 1 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Day of the Slovak Republic | White, Blue, Red |
| September 15 | 9:00 - 9:15 | Canada and Women in Policing | Red, White |
| September 15 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Costa Rica Independence | Blue, White, Red |
| September 17 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Conquer Chiari Walk Across America | Purple |
| September 18 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Day of Chile | Red, Whtie, Blue |
| September 20 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Day of the Republic of Cyprus | Yellow, White |
| October 12 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Day of Spain | Waiting to hear back from the Embassy |
| October 15 | 10:00 - 10:15 | International Wave of Light on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day | Pink, Blue |
| November 8 | Hourly 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 & 11:00 | National Indigenous Vetrans Day | Orange |
| November 11 | Hourly 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 & 11:00 | Remembrance Day | Red |
| November 11 | Hourly 6:15, 7:15, 8:15, 9:15, 10:15 & 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 | ||
| November 17 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Children's Grief Awareness Day | Blue |
| November 28 | 10:00 - 10:15 | 100th Birthday of Easter Seals Ontario | Red, White |
Close and In compliance with the latest public health measures issued by the Government of Ontario, some Niagara Parks sites, including all attractions and indoor dining facilities are closed effective January 5, 2022.