Tesla Fest
Mark your calendars for July 13th, 2024 from 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm at Tesla Fest, this free event is where we celebrate Nikola Tesla Day with a vibrant gathering in Queen Victoria Park, Niagara Falls. Join us for a day of inspiration and community as we honor Tesla’s birthday with exciting activities, groundbreaking demonstrations, and a collective tribute to his enduring legacy.
Enjoy live music, food, vendors, science and technology exhibits all in the beautiful Queen Victoria Park right beside the great Niagara Falls.
About Nikola Tesla
Serbian American engineer and physicist Nikola Tesla is known for his incredible breakthroughs in the production, transmission and application of electric power. He is credited for inventing the first alternating current (AC) motor and developed AC generation and transmission technology.
Tesla arrived in the United States in 1884, after he was hired as an electrical engineer at the New York office of Thomas Edison’s company. He arrived in the country with nothing more than four cents and a notebook of his favourite poems. Tesla left Edison’s company after six months to pursue his own work on alternating current machinery.
In 1888, Tesla partnered with American engineer and entrepreneur George Westinghouse to design the first high-frequency alternator. Their work introduced the concept of alternating current that changed the world.
![A black and white photo of Nikola Tesla](https://www.niagaraparks.com/media/2021/07/Tesla-1.jpg)