Orange LED light installation at City Hall

Light up City Hall and Burrard Street Bridge

Our Illumination Program manages the lighting of City Hall and the Burrard Street Bridge to recognize local events and cultural occasions relevant to Vancouver.

Eligible events and cultural occasions for illumination

These include:

Ongoing, annual official celebrations and observances approved by City Council
One-off events or awareness campaigns that meet eligibility criteria and are approved by the City Clerk
Requests submitted by xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, registered charities and non-profits in Canada, and sports organizations

Eligibility criteria
Submit your application at least 2 months and no more than 6 months before your requested date.

We accept requests that support:
- Local festivals or community events
- Local awareness issues that build community or are related to community health issues
  - Health-related requests must align with Health Canada’s calendar of health promotion days or demonstrate that the awareness campaign, event, or activity could significantly impact the community.
- Events or occasions that contribute to the economic, social, and cultural fabric of Vancouver
- Vancouver's professional sports teams or major national or international sporting events hosted in Vancouver
- Arts and culture events hosted in Vancouver, organized by either non-profit or for-profit entities or sponsors, that contribute to the economic, social, and cultural fabric of Vancouver
We reserve the right to deny requests that:
- Do not align with the above criteria
- Contravene our policies or by-laws
- Are mainly personal, political, religious, or commercial in nature
- Are organizations that do not have a presence in Canada
- Represent a nation or country other than Canada or xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, or seeks to commemorate a cultural or heritage day or month linked to another country or nation
- Do not meet application deadlines specified by the City Clerk
Requests are processed in the order in which they are received. You will be notified approximately two weeks prior to the requested date if your request is approved.
Terms and conditions
- In the event of extenuating circumstances, approved illumination requests may be subject to revision.
- Names of charities, non-profits, and organizations submitting requests will not appear in any communication from the City.
- Staff have full and final authority to implement the City Hall and Burrard Street Bridge Illumination Program criteria. By submitting a lighting request for City Hall or Burrard Bridge, you agree that the decisions of City staff are final.

Upcoming Illuminations

May 1, Speech and Hearing Awareness Month (Blue)
May 2, Bladder Cancer Awareness Month (Deep Red)
May 3, Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Awareness Day (Teal)
May 4, GBS/CIDP Awareness Month (Blue)
May 5, Red Dress Day (Red)
May 6, World Asthma Day (Blue)
May 7, Courage to Come Back Awards (Blue)
May 8, 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (Red)
May 10, World Lupus Day (Purple)
May 11, Melanoma Awareness Day (Red)
May 12, Fibromyalgia Awareness Day (Dark Purple)
May 13, International MPS Awareness Day (Blue)
May 14, LightItUp4HD (Blue)
May 15, Moose Hide Campaign (Gold)
May 16, Shine a Light on Celiac (Green)
May 17, Food Allergy Awareness Month (Teal)
May 18, Global Porphyria Awareness Day (Purple)
May 19, World IBD Day (Purple)
May 21, Shine a Light on NF (Blue)
May 23, Guru Nanak Jahaz Remembrance Day (Orange)
May 24, Honouring World Schizophrenia and Psychosis Awareness Day (Purple)
May 25, Pet Valu Walk for Dog Guides (Red)
May 26, Vancouver International Childrens Festival (Rainbow)
May 27, Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month (Blue)
May 30, World MS Day (Red)
May 31, BC Wild Salmon Day (Teal)

Ongoing illuminations (2025)

January 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yellow)
January 28, Lunar New Year (Red)*
January 29, Day of Remembrance and Action Against Islamophobia (Green)
February 1, Black History Month (Black, Red, Green and Gold)
February 28, Ramadan (Green)*
March 8, International Women's Day (Purple)
March 20, Nowruz (Green)*
March 21, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (UN Blue)
March 30, Eid al-Fitr (Green)*
March 31, Transgender Day of Visibility (Pink, Blue, White)
May 23, Guru Nanak Jahaz Remembrance Day (formerly Komagata Maru Remembrance Day (Orange)
June 1, Italian Heritage Month (Green, White, Red)
June 5, Eid al-Adha (Green)*
June 20, World Refugee Day (Orange)
June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day (Orange)
July 28, Pride Week (Rainbow)*
August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day (Purple)
September 30, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (Orange)
October 20, Diwali (Yellow)*
November 11, Remembrance Day (Red)
November 20, Transgender Day of Remembrance (Pink, Blue and White)
December 3, International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Purple)
TBC, Holiday Season (Blue, Red, Green)

* Date changes each year

Apply for a light display

Submit your form at least 2 months and no more than 6 months before your requested date.

Applications received after the deadline may not be processed.

Light up City Hall and Burrard Street Bridge

Eligible events and cultural occasions for illumination

Eligibility criteria

Terms and conditions

Upcoming Illuminations

Ongoing illuminations (2025)

Apply for a light display

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