Over the last couple of days the workers have been out in Queen Victoria Park setting up some of the displays for the Niagara Falls CAA Winter Festival of Lights. On the one hand, it seems a bit early. On the other hand, it is much better for the workers to be out in this…
From the Toronto Sun: It started as a way to keep up with our American competition. Now, nearly three decades later, the Niagara Falls Winter Festival of Lights has no competition. When rumblings of a winter lights festival first started in 1982, organizers watched what was happening across the border with envy. Established two years…
From 50plus.com: It’s the season for winter wonderlands, and Niagara Falls delivers its own unique twist with its annual CAA Winter Festival of Lights. It’s not a small undertaking — over one million visitors come each year, injecting enthusiasm and much-needed tourism dollars into the area. Here’s what there is to see.
From a press release seen on Hospitality Net: Niagara Falls welcomes the winter season with Canada’s largest illumination festival, the CAA Winter Niagara Festival of Lights. Running until January 31, 2011, the Niagara festival captures the magic of the holiday season turning Niagara Falls into a winter wonderland with over three million sparkling lights along…
From the Niagara Falls Review: Rink at the Brink will be allowed to promote its financial sponsorship with Toronto Dominion bank when the outdoor ice surface near the Horseshoe Falls opens next week. During a special meeting Friday morning, Niagara Parks commissioners approved a request from the Winter Festival of Lights for permission to erect…
From the Buffalo News: The holiday lights will go on again Wednesday in the city. For the last six years, the United Way has been trying to re-create the theme of the old Festival of Lights, and this year’s re-creation promises to be the most extensive yet.
From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Parks commissioners may be about to throw a kink in plans for the Rink at the Brink. On Monday, commissioners voiced their concerns about a request from the Winter Festival of Lights to erect signs and banners near the outdoor rink near Table Rock promoting the Toronto Dominion bank…
Last Saturday I went to the opening of ceremonies for the CAA Winter Festival of Lights. It is the first time I’ve ever been. I spoke to my wife about it earlier in the week, and we thought our kids would enjoy seeing Mickey and Minnie Mouse, as well as Greg Frewin, so we made…
From the Toronto Star: It’s Canada’s largest illuminated lights festival, with more than three million tree and ground lights twinkling in the Winter Wonderland. It features not only the world’s largest Canadian-American flag but also Canada’s largest illuminated menorah. This year, the more than 120 illuminated and animated light displays that make up Niagara Falls…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The leaves have fallen, the pumpkins are gone and the Christmas decorations are out of storage. But around Niagara Falls, the season doesn’t formally start until Mickey Mouse says so. The Disney icon will once again flip the switch Saturday night at Queen Victoria Park to get the 28th CAA…