A few pictures of lights in Queen Victoria Park

I’ll be posting some more about the Winter Festival of Lights, but here’s a start. On the night that my wife and I went to Sparks Steakhouse, we went for a walk afterwards. Here are a few pictures of some of the lights. Make sure you also check out the animated gif I created of…

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Sam Roberts, Serena Ryder for New Year’s show

From the Niagara Falls Review: Canadian rockers Serena Ryder and The Sam Roberts Band will headline this year’s free New Year’s Eve concert at Queen Victoria Park. And if it seems like deja vu, that’s because both performers played the show just three years ago. That concert, headlined by U.S. pop star Demi Lovato, was…

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New events expand festival route

From Niagara Falls Review: There’ll be a prehistoric addition to this year’s Ontario Power Generation Winter Festival of Lights. Among the new additions to the 34th edition of the festival will be a 10-foot-tall 3D woolly mammoth as part of the Canadian wildlife displays at Dufferin Islands… The expanded eight-kilometre illumination route runs along the…

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No TV for Falls New Year’s Eve once again

From Niagara This Week: Despite interest from a pair of broadcast outlets to televise the annual New Year’s Eve celebration, no cameras will be rolling when a variety of musical acts hit the stage at Queen Victoria Park on Dec. 31. “There was interest from two broadcasters,” Mayor Jim Diodati said. “The discussions were going…

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Final Tragically Hip show to be broadcast in Queen Victoria Park

From Niagara This Week: Add Queen Victoria Park to the list of places across Niagara where Tragically Hip fans can go to see the band’s final show. The CBC’s Tragically Hip: A National Celebration will be shown Saturday, Aug. 20 on two large screens in the park overlooking the Horseshoe and American falls. Admission is…

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ZAVITZ: Historic property ready for another chapter

From the Niagara Falls Review: As recently reported in the Review, a massive redevelopment is underway on the south side of Clifton Hill between Queen Victoria Park and Victoria Avenue. The property, a very popular entertainment and dining area on the Street of Fun, is owned by HOCO Ltd. As the company’s president Harry Oakes…

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Mayor: New Year’s show needs $2M in tourism support

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati wants to avoid last year’s mess with the New Year’s Eve show, but once again “the challenge is money.” He needs to convince the city’s tourism partners to help pay about $2 million to get the concert back on a national broadcaster, which is much…

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No TV, but fans flock to New Year’s concert

From Niagara Falls Review: With Queen Victoria Park filling up and fireworks about to go off, Alan Doyle took a moment to soak it all in New Year’s Eve. The former Great Big Sea singer was making his fourth appearance at the annual concert, and it’s among his favourite gigs. “I always think of Niagara…

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