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 18 | 7:30 PM – 1 AM | ||||||||
| March 19 – March 31 | 7:30 PM – 2 AM | ||||||||
| April 1- May 14 | 8 PM – 2 AM | ||||||||
| May 15 – May 31 | 8:30 PM – 2 AM | ||||||||
| June 1 - 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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| July 1 | 9:00-9:30, 10:00-10:30, 11:00-11:30 | Canada Day | Red, White |
| July 1 | 9:30- 10:00, 10:30- 11:00, 11:30-12:00 | Indigenous Peoples | Orange |
| July 4 | 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 & 12:30 | Indigenous Peoples | Orange |
| July 4 | Hourly 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00 | Independence Day | Red, White, Blue |
| July 5 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Injury Prevention Day | Green |
| July 6 | 10:00 - 10:15 | 100th Anniversary of the Poppy as a symbol of Remembrance in Canada | Red |
| July 10 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Nikola Tesla Day | Red, Blue, White |
| July 14 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Bastille Day | Blue, White, Red |
| July 22 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Fragile X Day | Teal |
| July 23 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Egypt's National Day | Red, White, Black |
| July 23 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Opening of the Olympics | Olympic Ring Colours |
| July 25 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Julia's Journey (Help a Child Smile & Ronald McDonald House of Hamilton) | Green, Pink |
| July 28 | 9:45 - 10:00 | World Hepatitis Alliance | Green |
| July 28 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Bicentennial of the Peruvian Independence | Red, White |
| July 29 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Blue Jays return home | Blue, White |
| July 30 | 9:45 - 10:00 | National Gastroschisis Awareness Day | Green |
| July 30 | 10:00 - 10:15 | 22 Anniversary of Throne Feast | Red, Green |
| July 31 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Food Day Canada | Red, White |
| August 5 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Light it Up Green for MD | Green |
| August 6 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Bolivia Independence Day | Red, Yellow, Green |
| August 6 | 10:15 - 10:30 | National COVID Awareness Day | Yellow |
| August 10 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Ecuador Independence Day | Yellow, Blue, Red |
| August 13 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Brother Sister Community Day | Blue, Pink |
| August 14 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness | Purple |
| August 19 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Paralympic Games - WeThe15 | Purple, White |
| August 25 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Day of Uruguay | Yellow, Blue, White |
| August 31 | 9:45 - 10:00 | International Overdose Awareness Day | Purple |
| August 31 | 10:00 - 10:15 | 60th Anniversary of the Independence of Trinidad and Tobago | Red, White |
| September 1 | 9:30 - 9:45 | Arthritis Awareness Month | Blue |
| September 1 | 9:45 - 10:00 | National Day of the Slovak Republic | White, Blue, Red |
| September 1 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Chiari Malformation Awareness Month | Purple |
| September 2 | 10:00 - 10:15 | North American Festival of Wales 2021 | Red, Green, White |
| September 4 | 9:45 - 10:00 | National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day | Teal |
| September 4 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Alopecia Areata Awareness Month | Blue |
| September 6 | 9:00 - 10:00 | Childhood Cancer Awareness Month | Yellow |
| September 6 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Duchenne Awareness Day | Red |
| September 7 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Brazillian Independence Day | Yellow, Green |
| September 8 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Mexico´s National Day | Green, White, Red |
| September 9 | 10:00 - 10:15 | International FASD Awareness Day | Red |
| September 11 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Ovarian Cancer Walk of Hope | Teal |
| September 15 | 9:30 - 9:45 | World Lymphoma Awareness Day | Red |
| September 15 | 9:45 - 10:00 | 200 Central America Independence Celebration | Blue, White, Blue |
| September 16 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Bicentennial celebration of Honduras Independence | Blue, White, Blue |
| September 17 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Conquer Chiari Walk/5K Across America | Purple |
| September 18 | 9:45 - 10:00 | Jumpstart Day | Red, White |
| September 18 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Day of Chile | Red, Blue, White |
| September 18 | 10:15 - 10:30 | World Marrow Donor Day | Orange |
| September 25 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Franco-Ontarian Day | Green, White |
| September 30 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Neonatal Intensive Care Awareness Day | Green |
| September 30 | 10:15 - 10:30 | National Day of Truth and Reconciliation | Orange |
| October 1 | 9:45 - 10:00 | National Day of the Republic of Cyprus | White, Yellow, Green, White |
| October 6 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World CP Day | Green |
| October 7 | 10:00 - 10:15 | International Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day | Teal |
| October 12 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Thrombosis Day | Red & Blue |
| October 13 | 10:00 - 10:15 | #LightUpMBC - Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day | Green, Teal, Pink |
| October 14 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Skin Health Day | Green, Blue |
| October 15 | 9:45 - 10:00 | Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day | Yellow, Purple |
| October 15 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Shine a Light on Breast Cancer Day | Pink |
| October 15 | 10:15 - 10:30 | International Wave of Light on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day | Blue, Pink |
| October 19 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Mark it Read | Red |
| October 21 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Light It Up for NDEAM | Blue , Purple |
| October 23 | 8:45 - 9:00 | Commemoration of the "65th" Anniversary of the Hungarian | Red, White, Green |
| October 28 | 10:00 -10:15 | Respiratory Therapy Week 2021 | Orange, Purple |
| October 30 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Hypophosphatasia (HPP) Day | Red, White |
| November 1 | 10:00 - 10:15 | MADD Canada's 2021 Project Red Ribbon | Red |
| November 2 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Color The World Orange for CRPS/RSD Awareness | Orange |
| November 5 | 10:00 - 10:15 | CRPS Awareness (Ian Potts Foundation) | 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 | Veterans Day | Red, White, Blue |
| November 17 | 10:00 - 10:15 | First Anniversary of the WHO Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative | Teal |
| November 18 | 9:30 - 9:45 | Latvian Independence Day | Red, White, Red |
| November 18 | 9:45 - 10:00 | World Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Day | Purple |
| November 18 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Children's Grief Awareness Day | Blue |
| November 24 | 10:00 - 10:15 | 16 Days of Activism | Orange |
| November 25 | 10:00 - 10:15 | International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 2021 | Orange, followed by Blue, White, Red |
| December 1 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World AIDS Day | Red |
| December 2 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Women’s Brain Health Initiative and Women’s Brain Health Day | Purple |
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