The climax of the fest is considered to be a pyrotechnic show and breath taking light performances giving the name to the festival. Annually the area along the main road of the city is equipped with more than one hundred of incredible compositions, decorated with specially chosen illuminating lights. The length of this exposition is more than six kilometers. The unbelievable exhibition attracts annually more than a million of foreign guests.
The compositions are illuminated with more than three millions of small beaming lights each of them taking its specially allotted place. The compositions look much more impressive at nighttime that is why a major part of the entertaining events of the festival takes place at nightfall. The city of Niagara is often called the Honeymoon Capital of the World as the city is heavily visited by the newly married couples.
It is considered that the city has got this nickname due to the brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1804 Jerome visited the romantic city with his bride. Since that time his suite is followed by millions of people from all over the world. The city has also another specific nickname being the small Las Vegas. The city turned to the popular touristic center in the middle of the 20th century when the legendary movie “Niagara” with hot Marilyn Monroe just appeared in cinemas.
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