Lighting Requests

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.

Date Campaign Colour
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
January 29 Lunar New Year Red, Yellow
February 1 Black History Month Red, Black, Green
February 4 World Cancer Day Orange
February 10 International Epilepsy Day Purple
February 11 211 Day Red
February 13 Wear Red Canada Red
February 14 Valentine's Day Red
February 15 International Childhood Cancer Awareness Day Gold
February 26 Pink Shirt Day Pink
March 3 Liver Health Awareness Month Blue
March 8 International Women's Day Purple
March 16 World Young Rheumatic Disease Day Blue
March 17  Saint Patrick's Day Green
March 21 Down Syndrome Day Blue, Yellow
March 22 Earth Hour  8:30-9:30 (OFF)
March 22 StrideFest 2025 Yellow, Red, Blue
March 26 Epilepsy Society Purple
March 31 Trans Visibility Day Blue, Pink, White
April 1 Daffodil Month Yellow
April 2 World Autism Day Red, Gold
April 3 Support for Ukraine Yellow, Blue
April 7 Green Shirt Day (Organ Transplant Awareness) Green
April 8-10 Tourism Week Green, Blue
April 11 Parkinson's Awareness Day Red
April 13 Sikh Heritage Month and Vaisakhi Dark Blue, Orange, Yellow
April 22 Earth Day Green
May 1  National Speech and Hearing Month Blue
May 2 Lyme Disease Awareness Month  Light green
May 5 Red Dress Day Red
May 8 International Thalassemia Day Red
May 12 Fibromyalgia Awareness Day Purple
May 13 Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Day Yellow, Green
May 15 #LightItUp4HD  Blue, Purple
May 17  Shine a Light on NF Day Blue, Green
May 18 Global Porphyria Awareness Day Purple
May 19 Food Allergy Awareness Month Teal
May 21 World Day for Cultural Diversity  Rainbow
May 28 Menstrual Health Day  Red
May 30 World MS Day  Red
June 1 Deafblind Awareness Month Blue
June 8 World Oceans Day  Blue
June 16 Pollinator Week Yellow, Black, White
June 21 Indigenous Peoples Day  Multicolour
July 1 Canada Day Multicolour
July 20-26 Burnaby Pride Multicolour
August 7 World PVNH Awareness Day Pink, Yellow
August 28-31 International Overdose Awareness Day  Purple
September 1-4 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Blue
September 7 Living Donation Week Green
September 8 International Literacy Day Purple
September 10 World Suicide Prevention Yellow, Orange
September 12 United Way BC Day Red
September 13 World Sepsis Day Pink
September 20 World Mitochondrial Disease Week Green
September 23 International Day of Sign Languages Blue
September 30 National Day For Truth and Reconciliation Orange

City of Burnaby lighting request form

Requestor information

Organization name
Name
Address

Lighting information

New or repeat request
Is this an annual or one-time event?
Your Privacy

Your personal information is being collected and used for the purpose of administering the lighting request program and will be managed in accordance with s. 26 (c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. All personal information collected through this form will remain confidential and will be de-identified when shared. For questions regarding the collection of Personal Information and receipt of electronic messages please contact: Marketing and Corporate Communications at [email protected].
 

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