GENERAL INFORMATION

The Festival of Lights in Niagara Falls is an annual event that lasts most of the winter. The opening of the festival takes place around the time of the first snowfall in November and lasts until the end of January. Supported by CAA, the Niagara Parks Commission, and other businesses, the Festival of Lights makes a great evening trip with family or a string of outings with friends. Most events happen during the day or early evening but the festival takes place almost exclusively at night; no reason not to have a little fun in the dark!

Most of the displays are concentrated in the main area surrounding the Falls themselves. Within a fifteen minute walk of the brink and set within several park areas.

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Click to play or download CAA Festival of Lights TripClip (mp3 format).

This destination is also part of the TripClip tour 'Community Events of Niagara.'

Hours of Operation

Nov. - Jan. - Evenings

*Start and End dates varies

DIRECTIONS

From Toronto:
(approx. 1 hr 38 min)

- Continue onto Queen Elizabeth Way

- Merge onto ON-403 W

- Slight left onto Queen Elizabeth Way (signs for Niagara/East Hamilton/Fort Erie)

- Take the exit on the left onto ON-420 E toward The Falls/Niagara Falls U.S.A.

- Continue onto Falls Ave

- Turn left onto Clifton Hill

- Turn right onto River Rd.

- Destination will be on the right

From Fort Erie:

(approx. 25 min)

- Head west on Peace Bridge Plaza

- Continue onto Queen Elizabeth Way

- Take exit onto ON-420 E towards Niagara Falls USA

- Continue onto Falls Ave/ Regional Road 420

- Take Victoria Avenue ramp to Falls

- Turn left onto Victoria Ave

- Turn right onto Eastwood Cresent

- Take 2nd right onto Eastwood St

- Turn right onto River Rd

- Destination will be on the left

Historical

The areas that the festival covers are rich in history and stories; one example would be the Zimmerman fountain. This fountain is named after Sammual Zimmerman who came to Canada in 1842. The fountain itself was first made in 1856 and is the last remaining piece of his estate that is now Queen Victoria Park.