Niagara Winter Festival of Lights
Winter Lights · Niagara Falls, Canada
The festival
The Niagara Winter Festival of Lights is presented by its official site as Canada's largest free outdoor light festival. Its 44th edition illuminates Niagara Falls from Saturday, November 14, 2026 to Sunday, January 10, 2027, with three million lights, more than 25 new installations and interactive exhibitions.
The route extends over 8 kilometres along the Niagara Parkway, Queen Victoria Park and Dufferin Islands, facing the illuminated falls. Fireworks are fired over the falls on Friday and Saturday nights during the season.
Good to know
Free access to outdoor facilities (voluntary donations accepted at Dufferin Islands). Lights lit every evening from 5 p.m. to midnight. Fireworks at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays from November 14 to December 12, 2026, and every evening from December 18, 2026 to January 2, 2027, plus December 31 at midnight.