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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| October 1 | 8:30 - 9:00 | Landmark Lighting | Purple |
| October 1 | 9:45 - 10:00 | National Day of the Republic of Cyprus | White, Yellow, Green, White |
| October 1 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Dysautonomia Awareness Month | Blue |
| October 2 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Wrongful Conviction Day | Yellow |
| October 4 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Bullying Prevention Month | Blue |
| October 4 | 10:15 - 10:30 | World Habitat Day | Green, Blue, Green, Blue |
| October 5 | 9:00 - 9:45 | 24th Annual Fallen Firefighters Memorial Ceremony | Red |
| October 6 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World CP Day | Green |
| October 7 | 6:45 - 7:45 | Lakota and Six Nations | Red, Green, Blue, Yellow |
| October 7 | 10:00 - 10:15 | International Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day | Teal |
| October 8 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Indigenous Peoples Day | Orange |
| October 9 | 9:45 - 10:00 | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Awareness Month | Orange, Purple |
| October 9 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Nicolaides Baraitser Syndrome (NCBRS) | Orange, Green, Blue |
| October 9 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Day of the Republic of Bashkortostan | Blue, White, Green |
| October 9 | 11:00 - 11:15 | Lakota and Six Nations | Red, Green, Blue, Yellow |
| October 10 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Light Up Purple for World Mental Health Day | Purple |
| 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 16 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Food Day 2021 | Blue |
| October 18 | 9:00 - 10:00 | In Memory of Sandie Bellows | Pink |
| October 19 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Mark it Read | Red |
| October 19 | 10:15 - 10:30 | National Psoriatic Arthritis Awareness Day | Orange, Purple |
| October 21 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Light It Up for NDEAM | Blue , Purple |
| October 21 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Down Syndrome Awareness Month | Blue, Yellow |
| October 22 | 7:00 - 7:30 | Commemoration of the "65th" Anniversary of the Hungary | Red, White, Green |
| October 23 | 8:45 - 9:00 | Commemoration of the "65th" Anniversary of the Hungary | Red, White, Green |
| October 24 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Red Ribbon Week | Red |
| October 25 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Canadian Down Syndrome Week | Blue, Yellow |
| October 27 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Duty Counsel Day | Red, White |
| October 27 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Dress Purple Day | Purple |
| October 28 | 10:00 -10:15 | Respiratory Therapy Week 2021 | Orange, Purple |
| October 28 | 10:15 - 10:30 | National Lights On After School Day | Yellow |
| October 29 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Rett Syndrome Awareness Month | Purple |
| October 29 | 10:15 - 10:30 | 100th Anniversary of the Poppy as symbol of Remembrance in Canada | Red |
| October 30 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Hypophosphatasia (HPP) Day | Red, White |
| October 31 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Shine a Teal Light on food allergy | Teal |
| November 1 | 10:00 - 10:15 | MADD Canada's 2021 Project Red Ribbon | Red |
| November 1 | 10:15 - 10:30 | International LGS Awareness Day and Illuminate for LGS | Green, Purple |
| November 1 | 10:30 -10:45 | National Day of Nigeria | Green, Red, White |
| November 1 | 10:45 - 11:00 | Treaties Recognition Week 2021 | Purple, White |
| November 2 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Color The World Orange for CRPS/RSD Awareness | Orange |
| November 3 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Show Your 4-H Colours Day | Green |
| November 4 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Light the World in Teal Initiative | Teal |
| November 4 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Hold for Diwali | |
| November 5 | 10:00 - 10:15 | CRPS Awareness (Ian Potts Foundation) | Orange |
| November 7 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Period Equity Day | Red, Orange, Blue |
| November 8 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Runaway Prevention Month | Green |
| November 8 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Azerbaijan Flag Day | Blue, Red, Green |
| November 10 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World NET Cancer Day | Black, White |
| November 11 | Hourly 6:00 - 11:00 | Remembrance Day | Red |
| November 11 | Hourly 6:15 - 11:15 | Veterans Day | Red, White, Blue |
| November 14 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Diabetes Day | Blue |
| November 15 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month | Red |
| November 17 | 10:00 - 10:15 | First Anniversary of the WHO Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative | Teal |
| November 17 | 10:15 - 10:30 | World Prematurity Day | Purple |
| 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 18 | 10:15 - 10:30 | Children's Grief Awareness Day | Blue |
| November 19 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Enteropathic Arthritis Awareness Day | Purple |
| November 20 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Child 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 / Blue, White, Red |
| November 26 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Homespace Corporation | Orange, Blue |
| November 28 | 10:00 - 10:15 | 109th Anniversary of the Independence of the Republic of Albania and Albanian Heritage Month | Red, Black |
| November 30 | 10:00 - 10:15 | National Day of Scotland and the 185TH Anniversary of SAST | White, Blue, White, Blue |
| December 1 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World AIDS Day | Red |
| December 1 | 10:15 - 10:30 | National Day of Romania | Blue, Yellow, Red |
| December 2 | 10:00 - 10:15 | Women’s Brain Health Initiative and Women’s Brain Health Day | Purple |
| December 5 | 10:00 - 10:15 | International Volunteers Day | White, Green, Blue, Green |
| December 7 | 10:00 - 10:15 | World Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Awareness Day | Blue |
| December 9 | 10:00 - 10:15 | 25th Anniversary of Casino Niagara | Green, Yellow, Green, Yellow |
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