Pictured Above: An aerial view of the easiest, and most hassle-free place to find Niagara Falls parking. Niagara Falls Parking
Now that Summer is in full swing, it means more people are flocking to Niagara Falls to take in the Falls and all our attractions and events. You don’t need to struggle to find some Niagara Falls parking with this one “secret” lot that is right in the middle of it all — just off Clifton Hill, a 5-minute walk from the Fallsview Casino and their adjoining restaurants, and it comes complete with a jolly cut that allows you to bypass crowds and get from the parking lot to the Queen Victoria Park in a matter of seconds! Queen Victoria Park is where you need to be to view the Falls, access the Hornblower Niagara Cruises and to watch the Niagara Falls fireworks shows. From Toronto: -QEW toward East Hamilton/Niagara/Fort Erie. -Keep left to take Hwy 420 E via exit 30A toward The Falls/Niagara Falls U.S.A. -Take Stanley Ave/RR-102 towards “Alternate To Falls”. -Turn left onto Robinson St. -At the end of Robinson Street is a dead-end. There is a huge parking lot on the left-hand side with plenty of parking. *Attached below this post is also a picture that is a shortcut right down to Queen Victoria Park to save you time. You will find this staircase at the dead-end.* From Buffalo: -I-190 N/New York State Thruway toward Peace Bridge/Ft. Erie, Canada. -Take exit 9 towards the Peace Bridge. -left onto Peace Bridge Plz/Peace Bridge. -Peace Bridge becomes QEW. -Marge onto Hwy 420 E via exit 30 towards Niagara Falls/Niagara Falls U.S.A. -Take Stanley Av./RR-102 towards “Alternate to the Falls”. -Turn left onto Robinson Street. -At the end of Robinson Street is a dead-end. There is a huge parking lot on the left-hand side with plenty of parking. *Attached below this post is also a picture that is a shortcut right down to Queen Victoria Park to save you time. You will find this staircase at the dead-end.*
*This is the end of Robinson Street. Parking lot is to the left where the arrow is pointing. You can see at the end of this dead-end is a shortcut stairway that leads you down to Queen Victoria Park.*
*Leads you right down to Queen Victoria Park. Not wheelchair accessible.
*Stairway leading you down into Queen Victoria Park.
*Bottom of staircase…ta da! You are in Queen Victoria Park.
Still unsure on the location? I made a short YouTube video that visually shows you this parking lot. There is more than enough space to accommodate your vehicles, and we welcome school buses and motor coaches to make your quest to find Niagara Falls parking a breeze!
http://youtu.be/eeoIk6F_v5w For any questions pertaining to this lot, please contact Peter Vegh – Guest Services Manager at 905-358-3293 x 2033.
Christine Lynn
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It is no mystery that Summer time sees millions of tourists to Niagara Falls each year. All the beautiful Niagara Parks attractions are open, the flowers have blossomed along the Niagara Parkway and Clifton Hill is hustling and bustling with families and travelers ready to enjoy all the fun and activities there is to do here. It is also the time when festivals are just about every other weekend in this region. There is so much excitement, it’s hard to choose what festivities to take part in. Here are some of the Most Popular Summer Festivals in Niagara: Virgil Stampede
This is one of the first festivals to kick off Summer happening over the Victoria Day weekend.
The Virgil Stampede takes place on Saturday, May 16th: 9:30am – 11:00pm, Sunday, May 17th: 11:00am – 11:00pm, and Monday, May 18th: 9:30am – 11:00pm. Carnival rides, London Reptiles, face painting, Kids’ Pavilion and pony rides for the children — plus many more activities for the whole family to enjoy like the Kids’ Bike Safety Rodeo, and the always popular “Mud Run”! Admission is $5.00 per Adult and Children under 15 are free. Admission is completely free for everyone on Sunday, May 17.
The Virgil Stampede in located at Virgil Sports Park, 1565 Four Mile Creek Road in Virgil, ON. www.virgilstampede.com Springlicious Springlicious is the festival to kick off the start of hot Summer days and nights! It has everything for the whole family to enjoy, and serves up culinary delights, beers and wines from the Niagara region, plus great family entertainment all happening on Queen Street in Downtown Niagara Falls. This year, musical Canadian icons, 54-40 will hit the stage!
Don’t forget to head down to Queen Victoria Park afterwards and on every Friday and Sunday night during the Summer at 10:00pm for the Niagara Falls Fireworks shows! Click here for more information on Springlicious, or visit www.springlicious.ca Niagara Falls Ribfest
Popular throughout Ontario and always falling on Father’s Day weekend in Niagara Falls, it is without a doubt “Ontario’s number ONE Ribfest.” This gets categorized as one of the best Summer Festivals in Niagara because of its award-winning ribs from competing vendors, amazing live entertainment and the ability to attract not only locals, but tourists itching to try out Canada’s delicious food!
This year, the 11th Annual Niagara Falls Ribfestwill be held at the Niagara Square. There will be plenty of assorted food and shopping vendors, and plenty of delicious ribs to go around, live entertainment all weekend long, 50/50 draws, a Midway for the kids, and much, much more! June 12, 13, 14, 2015
Friday – noon to 1: 00 am
Saturday – 11 am – 1:00 am
Sunday – 11 am – 8 pm
Entertainment Line-Up:
Friday June 12
4 pm – 6 pm Cory Cruise
6:30 – 8:30 Maddhatters…
9:00 – 11:00 Vinyl Flux
Saturday, June 13
noon – 1:00 Crown’s Down
1:30 – 3:30 Travelling Beer Bellies
4:00 – 6:00 Soul Jam
6:30 – 8:30 Rita Carrey – No Strings Attached
9:00 -11:00 Marty Allen and the Cadillac Cowboys
Sunday, June 14
noon – 2:00 Broken Lyre
2:30 – 4:30 Jonesy
4:30 – 5:15 Announcements – Ribber Awards, Rotary Presentations, 5 Car Early Bird Draw
5:30 – 7:30 The MudMen
For more information on the Niagara Falls Ribfest please go to www.niagarafallsribfest.com. Parking and admission is FREE! Fort Erie Friendship Festival
The Fort Erie Friendship Festival continues and maintains its mission statement:
“To promote an international Friendship Festival celebrating the good relations between Canada and the United States of America since the end of the War of 1812.
To support and promote better relations between Canada and the USA.
To support and promote the economic development of the Region of Niagara South in general, and the Town of Fort Erie in particular.
To support and promote tourism and cultural activities”.
This is a Summer Festival that has it all. A Midway, food and marketplace vendors, entertainment, a live concert series, a talent show, a Family Interactive Area and Kids Zone, fireworks, and much more! It runs on Canada Day weekend from Friday, June 26th, 2015 to Sunday, June 28th, 2015.
As always, talent abounds on Saturday, June 27th as the Fort Erie Friendship Festival’s main concert stage has a free entertainment competition featuring very talented singers, jugglers, dancers, musicians, and more with the “Festival’s Got Talent” portion of the festival.
The Fort Erie Friendship Festival is located at Mather Arch in Fort Erie. From the QEW heading towards the Peace Bridge, take the last exit “Central Avenue” and turn right. From Buffalo, go across the Peace Bridge and take “Central Avenue” exit (right under the Central Avenue overpass). For more information on the Fort Erie Friendship Festival please call Toll Free: 888-333-1987 or visit them online at www.friendshipfestival.com Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival
It is known as “Niagara’s Premier Summer Festival.” Each year more than 300,000 people visit the festival over four days and it has grown by leaps and bounds over the four decades that this festival has been around. Tall ships gather in Port Colborne each Civic holiday weekend, and the festival includes everything for everyone to enjoy. Car shows, a children’s area, food and shopping vendors, live entertainment, always an amazing concert series, plus so much more yet to be announced!
The Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival encompasses the entire community, with activities at a dozen different venues: HH Knoll Lakeview Park hosts Ontario’s Largest outdoor Classic Car and International kite show. The Seaway Park children’s area has games, entertainment and kid’s activities throughout the weekend. The Port Colborne Marine Museum has the history of the Canal on display, and heritage artisans can be seen working their trade. Saturday offers a day of live jazz at the Roselawn Centre. Festival guests can ride the free Canal Days shuttle to the Vale Centre where the indoor Craft Show is held. Festival food and shopping kiosks fill historic West Street, and the Market Square concert venue features top-notch entertainment nightly.
Canal Days runs from July 31st – August 3rd, 2015. For more information on Canal Days please visit www.canaldays.ca
This is just a short list of popular Summer Festivals in Niagara. Stay connected to me for more information on upcoming events in the Niagara Region!
Hidden parking lot!
As we all know, tomorrow is the “Snowbirds over the Falls” event and everyone will be fighting their way for a parking spot. Not many people know about our “hidden” parking lot that has plenty of parking throughout the field…until now. This will also help you to avoid traffic backups on the Niagara Parkway which there will definitely be and high parking costs. Hahaha! From Toronto:
-QEW toward East Hamilton/Niagara/Fort Erie.
-Keep left to take Hwy 420 E via exit 30A toward The Falls/Niagara Falls U.S.A.
-Take Stanley Ave/RR-102 towards “Alternate To Falls”.
-Turn left onto Robinson St.
-At the end of Robinson Street is a dead end. There is a huge parking lot on the left-hand side with plenty of parking. *Attached below this post is also a picture that is a shortcut right down to Queen Victoria Park to save you time. You will find this staircase at the dead end.* From Buffalo:
-I-190 N/New York State Thruway toward Peace Bridge/Ft. Erie, Canada.
-Take exit 9 towards the Peace Bridge.
-left onto Peace Bridge Plz/Peace Bridge.
-Peace Bridge becomes QEW.
-Marge onto Hwy 420 E via exit 30 towards Niagara Falls/Niagara Falls U.S.A.
-Take Stanley Av./RR-102 towards “Alternate to the Falls”.
-Turn left onto Robinson Street.
-At the end of Robinson Street is a dead end. There is a huge parking lot on the left-hand side with plenty of parking. *Attached below this post is also a picture that is a shortcut right down to Queen Victoria Park to save you time. You will find this staircase at the dead end.*
*This is the end of Robinson Street. Parking lot is to the left where the arrow is pointing. You can see at the end of this dead end is a shortcut stairway that leads you down to Queen Victoria Park.*
*Leads you right down to Queen Victoria Park. Not wheelchair accessible.
*Stairway leading you down into Queen Victoria Park.
*Bottom of staircase…ta da! You are in Queen Victoria Park.
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