Niagara Falls, ON – To kick off the FIFA World Cup 2026™, the Falls will be illuminated with a customized light show featuring the colours of the three host nations (Canada, Mexico and the United States), followed by a sequence showing the colours of each participating country as part of the group stage.
The 15-minute light show will be displayed at 10 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2026, along with the nightly fireworks at 10 p.m., to celebrate the official start of the world’s biggest sporting event. Following the light show, the Falls will be illuminated in green, white and red, to celebrate Mexico’s first game of the tournament as a host nation.
The special light show will continue to be displayed each night of the tournament during the nightly illumination of Niagara Falls, along with the colours of each host country on their respective game days throughout the group stage.
On Friday, June 12, 2026, Niagara Falls will be illuminated in red and white at 9:45 p.m. for 15 minutes to honour Team Canada’s first World Cup game played on Canadian soil, as Canada faces off against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto at 3 p.m. that day. At 10 p.m. that night, following the tournament-themed light show, the Falls will also be illuminated in red, white and blue to celebrate the United States’ first game against Paraguay set for 9 p.m.
As the tournament progresses, there will continue to be special illuminations of the Falls synchronized to key moments.
Link: Media assets and illumination photos are available here.
All special illumination requests are reviewed and approved by the Niagara Falls Illumination Board, which has financed and operated the “illumination of Niagara Falls” since 1925. The Niagara Falls Illumination Board is made up of representatives from the City of Niagara Falls Ontario, City of Niagara Falls, New York, Ontario Power Generation Inc., New York Power Authority, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and The Niagara Parks Commission. It is the Illumination Board’s responsibility and mandate to finance and maintain the nightly illumination of both the Horseshoe and American Falls.
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