City Hall and BC Parkway light displays available to mark events, causes and special occasions
Coloured light displays at Burnaby City Hall and along the BC Parkway between Willingdon and Imperial are open to requests from community groups and organizations looking to “shine a light” on a cause, event or special occasion. Using advanced, low-energy technology, City Hall and the BC Parkway can be lit up in a multitude of colours. Some illuminations may be initiated by the City—for example, red on Valentines Day or orange on the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. Others may be requested by community groups and organizations whose causes or events are associated with a specific colour.
Lighting requests will be considered for:
- charitable causes, initiatives or events
- arts and cultural celebrations
- public awareness or fundraising campaigns
- other issues of local importance in Burnaby
We will not consider requests that:
- may be contentious or divisive
- contravene City policies or bylaws
- are partisan political or commercial in nature
- have no relevance to Burnaby
Requests will be taken and reviewed on an annual basis and must be received by November 1 in the year prior to the request. Applicants will be notified in December if their request has been approved.
The City reserves the right to change its lighting calendar without notice.
- January 1, Alzheimer’s Month (Blue, Orange)
- January 4, World Braille Day (Blue)
- January 27, Family Literacy Day (Purple)
- January 28, Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome Awareness Day (Purple)
- February 1, Black History Month (Red, Black, Green)
- February 3, STRIDE Burnaby Arts Festival (Yellow, Red, Blue)
- February 4, World Cancer Day (Orange)
- February 7, For the Love of Burnaby (Blue, Teal, Purple, Yellow, Green)
- February 10, Lunar New Year (Red, Yellow)
- February 11, 211 Day (Red)
- February 12, International Epilepsy Day (Purple)
- February 13, Wear Red Canada (Red)
- February 14, Valentine's Day (Red)
- February 15, Childhood Cancer Awareness Day (Gold)
- February 22, Girl Guides of Canada-World Thinking Day (Blue)
- February 28, Pink Shirt Day (Pink)
- March 8, International Womens Day (Purple)
- March 17, Saint Patricks Day (Green)
- March 21, Down Syndrome Day (Blue, Yellow)
- March 23, Earth Hour (8:30-9:30 OFF)
- March 26, Epilepsy Society (Purple)
- March 31, Trans Visibility Day (Blue, Pink, White)
- April 1, Daffodil Month (Yellow)
- April 2, World Autism Day (Blue)
- April 3, Royal Canadian Air Force Centennial (Airforce Blue)
- April 7, Green Shirt Day - Organ Transplant Awareness (Green)
- April 11, Parkinson's Awareness Day (Red)
- April 22, Earth Day (Green)
- May 2, Lyme Disease Awareness Month (Light Green)
- May 5, Red Dress Day (Red)
- May 6, Tourism Week (Blue, Green)
- May 7-8, #Lightitup4HD - Huntington Disease & Juvenile Huntington Disease (Blue, Purple)
- May 9, Europe Day (Blue, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Black, White)
- May 12, Fibromyalgia Awareness Day (Purple)
- May 17, Shine a Light on NF Day (Blue, Green)
- May 18, Global Porphyira Awareness Day (Purple)
- May 19, World IBD Day (Purple)
- May 21, World Day for Cultural Diversity (Rainbow)
- May 24, World Schizophrenia Day (Purple)
- May 30, World MS Day (Red)
- June 1, Deafblind Awareness Day (Blue)
- June 8, World Oceans Day (Blue)
- June 19-20, Pollinator Week (Yellow, Black, White)
- June 21, Indigenous Peoples Day (Multicolour)