Town of Niagara announces return of holiday favorites: Electric Light Parade, 'Noel at Niagara'

UPDATE: Due to the pending storm, Saturday's "Electric Light Parade and Noel at Niagara" illumination has been canceled.

Supervisor Lee Wallace issued the following statement: "Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control and with the possibility of a major weather event in our area and the surrounding communities, we have no choice but to cancel this year’s 'Noel at Niagara' parade and lighting event. I want to sincerely thank you all for your hard work and dedication to this event. With no possibility of a make-up date, my hope is that next year’s event will be bigger and better."
Information regarding the upcoming illumination of Veteran's Memorial Community Park will follow.

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The Town of Niagara “Electric Light Parade & Noel at Niagara” will return at 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, to Lockport Road and Veteran’s Memorial Community Park. 

The 50-plus-unit parade will begin at 5 p.m. at the Town of Niagara Town Hall, then head west on Lockport Road, into Veteran’s Memorial Community Park, where it will end at the Calvin K. Richards Senior/Youth Activity Center.

The illumination will then take place at approximately 6:30 p.m., as Santa Claus takes the stage and leads the children and adults in a countdown that will end with fireworks and brightly lit holiday displays throughout the park.

Vendors will include Tim Hortons, Lugia’s Ice Cream, Outlaw Popcorn, Roadside Diner and Viola’s subs.

Parking will also be available on Military Road at Rite Aid, Tops Supermarkets, Niagara Presbyterian Church, as well as Colonial Village School and Quarry Road. There will be a parking bus shuttle that will arrive at each location approximately every 15 minutes and drive to the park prior to the beginning of the parade at 5 p.m.

The light displays in the park will be illuminated from 5-9 p.m. daily, running through New Year’s Day. The complete schedule of events will be available at a later date by visiting townofniagararecreation.com.

For more information, contact the Recreation Department at 716-297-5243, ext. 1.

The Town of Niagara announced this week that holiday favorites the Electric Light Parade and “Noel at Niagara” would return Saturday, Nov. 19, starting at 5 p.m. on Lockport Road and Veteran’s Memorial Community Park.

“We are very excited to bring back both the Electric Light Parade and our ‘Noel at Niagara’ event at Veteran’s Memorial Community Park,” Supervisor Lee Wallace said. “We are taking over the parade, formally organized by the Town of Niagara Business and Professional Association, and tying it in with our ‘Noel at Niagara’ holiday lights display in our Veteran’s Memorial Community Park.”

Wallace said “Noel at Niagara” was not held in Veteran’s Community Park in 2021 due to the construction that was underway in 2021 and the first half of 2022.

The 50-plus-unit parade will begin at 5 p.m. at the Town of Niagara Town Hall, and then head west on Lockport Road, into the Veteran’s Memorial Community Park, where it will end at the Calvin K. Richards Senior/Youth Activity Center.

The illumination of the park will then take place at approximately 6:30 p.m., complete with a visit from Santa Claus and a tremendous fireworks display. Participating vendors at the park for the festivities will include Tim Hortons, Lugia’s Ice Cream, Outlaw Popcorn, Roadside Diner and Viola’s Subs.

Wallace said the holiday light displays at Veteran’s Park will be illuminated from 5 to 9 p.m. daily through New Year’s Day.

A complete schedule of events will be available at a later date at www.townofniagararecreation.com.

For more information, contact the Recreation Department at 716-297-5243, ext. 1.

In the photos, the Electric Light Parade held on Military Road, and the “Noel at Niagara” display. (Images courtesy of Bob Koshinski/All Services WNY)