Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights, Make it your winter tradition!
Celebrate winter with Canada's Largest free lights festival with 51 Nights of Twinkling Lights at the Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights.
(Niagara Falls, ON) The 41st annual Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights is running from November 18, 2023 until January 7, 2024.
Festival goers can experience the beauty of icy Niagara Falls, explore the engaging outdoor displays, with plenty to see and do for visitors who may wish to enjoy multiple visits to this popular winter event.
With over 3 million lights and 75+ spectacular displays providing colourful visuals, Niagara Falls will be transformed into a twinkling winter wonderland along the Niagara Parkway, Dufferin Islands and across the tourism districts. Visitors to this popular annual festival can bundle up and walk or drive through the Festival route to explore the outdoor, socially distanced, self-guided experience.
Indulge in delicious offerings and spectacular settings in any of Niagara Falls’ exclusive restaurants with many restaurants open 365 days a year welcoming diners on December 25th and January 1st. Visit Monastery Cellars, the first vineyard adjacent to the Falls or The Niagara Distillery featuring six signature spirits that result in perfect pours either on their own or when mixed as a cocktail. A short walk from the Falls, The Niagara Brewing Company proudly represents Canada’s brewing heritage and today’s innovative craft beer scene. Or head to nearby Niagara Wine Country. Enjoy responsibly by booking a private guide or group tour. Half-day and full-day tours available with hotel pick-ups.
See the Canadian Horseshoe, American and Bridal Veil Falls brilliantly illuminated in a multi-coloured masterpiece. This stunning light display can be viewed 365 days a year from Queen Victoria Park, Fallsview hotels and restaurants, beginning at dusk.
Inspired by Nature: watch nature come to life with a nightly illumination display featuring colour palettes and movements inspired by nature, including the sunrise, aurora borealis, rainbow and sunset.
February - Birds on the Niagara Festival
Every February in Niagara Falls, bird lovers and conservationists celebrate the vast diversity of northern birds that call the mighty Niagara River corridor their home each winter at Birds on the Niagara International Bird Festival and Celebration, the only international bird festival in North America. With its proximity to the Niagara River corridor, one of the world’s most biodiverse places, Niagara Falls is an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) and four-season destination for bird lovers, adventure travellers and ecotourists alike. Over 280 bird species and 27 species of gulls, many of them rare, have been found here making it the best gull watching location in the world and a top destination for birders from around the globe hoping to add them to their list. According to eBird, 170 species can be sighted at Dufferin Islands alone in Niagara Falls.
Click here for more information about Bird species that can be found in Niagara Falls each season and where to find them.
February is Black History Month
Niagara Falls, Ontario holds a place in history as one of the final destinations of the renowned ‘Underground Railroad’, a secret network of routes from Fort Erie, Niagara Falls and on to Niagara-on-the-Lake that enslaved people from the United States followed to find freedom in Canada. It is estimated that 30,000-40,000 enslaved people escaped into Canada from the US from 1800-1865. For those who wish to retrace the final steps of the thousands who found freedom in Canada and pay hommage to the heroes and heroines who helped them, here are some ways to explore the region.
By Canadian winter standards, the weather in Niagara Falls is considered mild. Typical winter temperatures in the region range from +2 to - 8 degrees Celsius. Layer on your cozy winter outfits and journey outside for an adventure. Be sure to take advantage of savings with winter iconic attraction packages.
ABOUT NIAGARA FALLS CANADA
Home of the legendary Canadian Horseshoe, American and Bridal Veil waterfalls, Niagara Falls is a four-season destination renowned for its awe-inspiring natural wonders combined with world-class accommodation, thrilling entertainment and a burgeoning culinary scene. Visitors from Ontario, across North America and around the world who come to experience adventure, discover family fun, feel the romance and create unique and memorable experiences have made it Canada’s #1 leisure travel destination.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
For more information about unique and memorable experience in Niagara Falls, please visit www.niagarafallstourism.com and these helpful resources:
WHERE TO STAY
Book a room in nearby hotels within walking distance of the Falls or a Fallsview room to enjoy a Room with a View, the majesty of the Falls from the comfort of your bed, any time of the day. Niagara Falls campgrounds and cottages afford visitors a special way of getting a little closer to nature.
RESOURCES
- Niagara Falls Illumination: www.niagarafallstourism.com/Illumination/
- Niagara Falls Itinerary Ideas: www.niagarafallstourism.com/blog/itinerary/
- Attraction Packages: www.niagarafallstourism.com/attraction-packages/
- Niagara Falls 24/7 Live Cam from Fallsview Casino: Niagara Falls Live Stream
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