"To see the Falls at night is to be wide awake in the land of dreams"
Every evening beginning at dusk the Falls are lit in the colours of the rainbow - don't miss the unmatched beauty of the Falls at night!
Illumination of the Falls has been Financed and Operated by The Niagara Falls Illumination Board since 1925.
Currently a total of 21 Xenon lights are used to illuminate the Falls. In
1998, 18 of these new lights replaced older lamps and fixtures at the Illumination
tower, doubling the intensity of the lights on the Falls without doubling the
hydro bills. Each Xenon spotlight illuminating the Falls at night has a brilliance
of 250,000,000 candlepower.
Funding for the year-round, nightly illumination of the Falls is provided by:
The City of Niagara Falls, New York
The City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
The Niagara Parks Commission
The Niagara Frontier State Park Authority of New York
Ontario Hydro.
2007 Schedule
Date
Hours
January 1 to January 8
5:00 p.m. - Midnight
January 9 to February 28
6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
March 1 to March 10
7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
March 11 to March 31 Monday to Thursday
8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
April 1 to April 30 Mondays to Thursdays
8:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
March 1 to April 30 Fridays to Sundays only
Off at midnight
May 1 to August 16
9:00 pm - Midnight
August 17 to September 30
8:30 p.m. - Midnight
October 1 to October 31
7:00 p.m. - Midnight
November 1 to November 2
6:30 p.m. - Midnight
November 3 to December 30
5:00 p.m. - Midnight
December 31
5:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
* NOTE: All times are approximate and subject to change according to light conditions
