Light up City Hall and Burrard Street Bridge

Information icon 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
  • Important note Health-related requests must align with Health Canada’s calendar of health promotion days External website, opens in new tab 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 

Information icon 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.

• 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.