Niagara Falls has been celebrating a “Festival of Lights” in one form or another on both sides of the border since 1980. Celebrating the holiday season by illuminating the downtown area or other parts of the city first started in Niagara Falls, New York in 1980. Niagara Falls, Ontario then started their own festival in […]

Since 1991 the Our Lady of Fatima Shrine located on Swann Road in the Town of Lewiston has held a “Festival of Lights’ from Thanksgiving until the Epiphany (January 6th). The Festival features 75 displays, all designed by the Shrine’s Rector, Father Julio Ciavaglia, and created by the Shrine’s maintenance staff. Along with the beautiful […]

Niagara Falls USA may no longer have the Festival of Lights, but the holiday season has arrived in the form of light displays around the city. Below is a photo gallery of lights displayed on Old Falls Street, the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute, City Hall and Hyde Park. [Show slideshow]