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Event Information:
At the
Niagara Falls for New Year's Eve
, marking the beginning of the
New Year tens of thousands will
gather outside at Queen Victoria
Park, in front of the Falls to whoop
it up on New Year's Eve. Festivities
include a free, live concert and
fireworks 9 PM and midnight. an
exciting roster of musical talent
has been assembled for this year’s
free New Year's concert in Queen
Victoria Park.
The
evening kicks off with emerging
recording artist Stephanie McIlroy,
followed by performances by The
Sheepdogs, Saskatoon's international
rock phenomenon and JUNO
award-winner Keshia Chanté. Alt-rock
legends, Our Lady Peace, will then
keep the momentum going as the clock
ticks down to midnight with pop/punk
group, Simple Plan, one of Canada's
most prolific bands, taking to the
stage for a rousing finish. The
Niagara Falls New Year’s concert in
Queen Victoria Park (QVP) draws
approximately 40,000 people to the
Park, and this year is expected to
be no different.
In
major metropolitan and tourist
destinations in Canada such as
Toronto, Niagara Falls, and
Montreal, the holiday is celebrated
with major celebrations including
concerts and fireworks. Other New
Year's Eve celebrations such as
late-night partying, sporting events
and concerts are major events in
these cities and other places around
Canada. In some areas, such as in
rural Quebec, people ice fish and
drink with their friends until the
early hours of January 1. Peak
numbers of visitors occur in the
summertime, when Niagara Falls are
both a daytime and evening
attraction. From the Canadian side,
floodlights illuminate both sides of
the falls for several hours after
dark (until midnight). The number of
visitors in 2007 was expected to
total 20 million and by 2009, the
annual rate was expected to top 28
million tourists per year.
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