VIDEO: Annual River of Lights Set to Start Tonight at Blockhouse Island

City of Brockville Held A Sneak Peek of this year’s River of Lights for sponsors and media on Friday night!

Brockville – The annual Brockville River of Lights Presented by Canarm Ltd. is set to run tonight, Saturday, November 30th to Monday, January 6th on Blockhouse Island.

On Friday night the city held a sneak peak for media and sponsors. Brockville Mayor Matt Wren spoke to those in attendance before the lights were turned on.

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The River of Lights is a holiday light display on Blockhouse Island which includes thousands of twinkle lights and flood lights set to music. The show is approximately 40 minutes in length before repeating the Set. Tune your car radio to the show frequency and enjoy the show from the comfort of your vehicle.

The full light and sound show runs from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm (daily) with lights only (no music) from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm.

5:00 pm to 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm are sensory-friendly and feature soft glowing lights that slowly change from one colour to the next. No strobing or flashing lights, and no accompanying music or effects.

You can also vote for a song to be added to next year’s show – Take the survey here: https://brockville.com/things-to-do/riveroflights/#vote

For more information please visit: https://brockville.com/things-to-do/riveroflights/

You can also “Warm Up to Win” with the River of Lights partnership with Shop Where Your Heart Is: pick up a hot drink to go from one of the restaurant and café partners and make sure to ask for the River of Lights coffee sleeve for your cup. Or keep an eye out at dinner for our branded drink coaster from one of our participating restaurants and fill out your contact details.

Click here for our list of participating restaurants and cafes. https://brockville.com/things-to-do/riveroflights/

As well, try a different way to see the show: hop on the Aquatarium Holiday Train. Starting at the tunnel parking area on Blockhouse Island Parkway, the train will do 2 laps of Blockhouse to see the River of Lights.

Tickets are FREE (thanks to a generous donation to the Aquatarium) and can be reserved in advance. Hot chocolate is available for purchase at the starting location.

The holiday train operates on select nights:

November 30
December 6, 7, 14, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
January 2, 3, 4

Departure times:

6:00pm
6:30pm
7:00pm
7:30pm
8:00pm
8:30pm

The train cannot operate during inclement weather, please follow the Aquatarium on Facebook for announcements.

For more information, please visit the Aquatarium’s website.