November 6, 2026 – December 30, 2026seasonalholidaymarketsparadeslights
🎄 Holiday Niagara: lights, parades and markets, week by week
By IanUpdated November 4, 2026Available through January 11, 2027
See these on the map →What's on across Niagara from early November to Christmas week, sorted week by week, weekends first. Past events drop off as the season goes.
✨ All season long
Lights, shows and markets that run for weeks, so you can fit them in on any visit.
Niagara Falls Illumination (holiday season)
Niagara Falls · Lights
The falls glow in multi-coloured light every evening, beamed from the Illumination Tower beside Queen Victoria Park. It's the easiest holiday outing in Niagara: no ticket, no booking, just you at the rail watching the water change colour.
Insider tip: Lights stay on until 2 AM all through the holidays, so a late-night look after dinner still counts.
Nightly, Nov 1–Jan 31 · Nov 1–Dec 31: 4:30 PM–2 AM nightly · Jan 1–31: 5 PM–1 AM · Queen Victoria Park · Free
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