The Niagara Falls New Year’s Eve concert returns on December 31, 2026, headlined by Riley Green with The Reklaws, Tenille Townes and Sacha performing outdoors at the Falls.
It is the first live New Year’s Eve concert at the brink of the Falls since 2019, and a 90 minute television special carries the night across Canada from 10:30 p.m. ET on Crave and CP24.
Niagara Falls New Year’s Eve concert returns after seven years
Niagara Falls built one of Canada’s signature holiday traditions around this concert, with past editions featuring Bryan Adams, Nick Jonas and Keith Urban and drawing thousands of visitors to one of the most recognizable landmarks in the country. The tradition paused after 2019, which makes this year’s return a genuine civic moment for the city as well as a music story. The celebration is produced by the Canadian Country Music Association in partnership with Niagara Parks and the City of Niagara Falls.
The timing adds a milestone layer. The CCMA is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026, having supported Canadian country music since 1976, and closing that anniversary year with an international headliner alongside three Canadian acts at Niagara Falls is a deliberate piece of programming. A countdown clock overlooking the Falls at Table Rock, first installed ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 celebrations, is already counting down to December 31.
Niagara Parks has also signalled that the lineup may not be finished. Chief executive David Adames has indicated that additional talent announcements are planned in the coming weeks, leaving room for more names to join the bill before the night itself.
The Canadian lineup carries the night
The Reklaws, siblings Jenna and Stuart Walker, bring eight JUNO nominations, 11 CCMA Awards and more than 475 million global streams to the bill. Their breakout hit Long Live the Night became the theme song for the CFL’s Thursday Night Football broadcasts, and their collaboration with Sacha, What the Truck, became the fastest Canadian country song to reach platinum certification in the streaming era. That shared history gives this lineup a built in moment: The Reklaws and Sacha on the same stage again, in front of a national television audience, on the biggest party night of the year.
Tenille Townes adds the songwriting weight. The Alberta born, Nashville based artist holds two JUNO Awards, two ACM Awards and 19 CCMA Awards, with songs including Somebody’s Daughter and Jersey on the Wall, and a touring history that runs through Shania Twain, Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, Reba McEntire, George Strait and Stevie Nicks. She arrives in an independent chapter of her career, following her self produced album The Acrobat and ahead of its expanded edition, The Acrobat: A Place to Land, arriving November 6 with four additional recordings.
Sacha rounds out the Canadian contingent as the rising name on the bill. Since her Grand Ole Opry debut in 2025, she has built a reputation for confident performances, with Hey Mom I Made It passing 11 million combined global streams, a debut album in Woman in the Mirror, and festival stops including Boots and Hearts, CMA Fest, LASSO and Cavendish.
Riley Green brings the headline set
Riley Green arrives as one of country music’s biggest contemporary live draws. The Alabama singer songwriter’s catalogue includes the platinum certified There Was This Girl and I Wish Grandpas Never Died, plus collaborations including Half of Me, you look like you love me and Different Round Here. He holds seven number one songs, five Academy of Country Music Awards and four Country Music Association Awards, and he released his fourth studio album, That’s Just Me, in September while travelling the world on his Cowboy As It Gets Tour.
For Canadian fans, the structure of the night is the appeal. A global headliner supplies the marquee, but the undercard is a genuine showcase of where Canadian country stands in 2026: a hit duo in its prime, a decorated songwriter in an independent run, and a rising artist a year past an Opry debut. That balance is what made the old Niagara Falls tradition work, and it is faithfully rebuilt here.
The television reach extends the night well beyond Ontario. The CCMA’s New Year’s Eve Special from Niagara Falls will be available live through eligible Crave subscriptions and a free Bell Media account, and on CP24, with coverage through iHeartRadio Canada and PURE Country and on demand viewing on Crave afterwards. For a winter tourism season that benefits directly from major public events, the concert is also expected to bring visitors into Niagara Falls restaurants and hotels at the end of December.
The Niagara Falls New Year’s Eve concert takes place December 31, 2026, with the live television special beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET on Crave and CP24. After seven quiet years at the Falls, the countdown has a stage again.
