Tower Lights
| Date | Colors | Occasion |
|---|
| 2012 | ||
| March 19 - April 5 | White / White / White | |
| March 16 - 18 | Green / Green / Green | In honor of St. Patrick's Day |
| March 13 - 15 | White / White / White | |
| March 12 | Green / Green / Green | In honor of the 100th Anniversary of the Girl Scouts of the USA |
| March 9 - 11 | Blue / White / Red | In honor of the Big East Conference and the 2012 Big East Men's Championships |
| March 6 - 8 | White / White / White | |
| March 5 | Blue / Blue / Blue | In honor of the 125th Anniversary of Hearst Magazines |
| February 29 - March 4 | White / White / White | |
| February 28 | Green / Blue / Green | In honor of the National Eating Disorders Association and National Eating Disorders Awareness Week |
| February 27 | Green / Blue / Green | In honor of the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy and Corporate Philanthropy Day |
| February 21 - 26 | White / White / White | |
| February 18 - 20 | Red / White / Blue | In honor of President's Day |
| February 17 | Blue / Orange / Blue | In memory of baseball Hall of Famer, World Series champion, humanitarian, and beloved New York Met - Gary Carter |
| February 15 - 16 | White / White / White | |
| February 14 | Red / Pink / White | In honor of Valentine's Day |
| February 13 | Purple / Purple / Yellow | In honor of the 136th Annual Westminster Kennel Club All-Breed Dog Show |
| February 10 - 12 | Blue / White / Blue | In honor of the 105th Millrose Games |
| February 9 | White / White / White | |
| February 8 | Orange / Orange / White | In honor of the 35th Annual Empire State Building Run-Up Powered by the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation |
| February 6 - 7 | Blue / Blue / Blue | In celebration of the New York Giants’ Super Bowl XLVI Victory |
| February 4 - 5 | Blue / Blue / Blue | In honor of the New York Giants, Super Bowl XLVI Against the New England Patriots |
| February 3 | Blue / Orange / Blue | In honor of the American Cancer Society and World Cancer Day |
| January 26 - February 2 | White / White / White | |
| January 25 | Yellow / Red / Yellow | Private Lighting |
| January 24 | White / White / White | |
| January 23 | Red / Yellow / Red | In honor of Lunar New Year |
| January 21 - 22 | Blue / Blue / Blue | In honor of the New York Giants, NFC Championship Against the San Francisco 49ers |
| January 20 | Red / Yellow / Red | In honor of Lunar New Year |
| January 17 - 19 | White / White / White | |
| January 16 | Red / Black / Green | In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| January 13 - 15 | Blue / Blue / Blue | In honor of the New York Giants, NFC Divisional Playoffs Against the Green Bay Packers |
| January 12 | Yellow / Orange / Red | In celebration of the 60th Anniversary of TODAY |
| January 9 - 11 | White / White / White | |
| January 6 - 8 | Blue / Blue / Blue | In honor of the New York Giants, Wild Card Play-Offs Against the Atlanta Falcons |
| January 4 - 5 | White / White / White | |
| 2011 | ||
| December 30 - January 3 | Red / Green / Green | In celebration of Christmas |
| December 29 | North/South Sides: Red/White/Red East/West Sides: Red/Yellow/Red |
In celebration of the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium Rutgers University vs. Iowa State University |
| December 28 | North/South sides: Orange/Orange/White – Philadelphia Flyers East/West sides: Blue/Red/White – New York Rangers |
In celebration of the 2012 Bridgestone National Hockey League Winter Classic |
| December 23 - 27 | North/South Sides: Red/Green/Green East/West Sides: Blue/White/Blue |
In celebration of Christmas In celebration of Chanukah |
| December 20 - 22 | Blue / White / Blue | In celebration of Chanukah |
| December 19 | Red / Green / Green | Filming |
| December 12 - 18 | White / White / White | |
| December 9 - 11 | Red / Red / Red | To raise awareness for "The Cove" |
| December 6 - 8 | White / White / White | |
| December 5 | Blue / Green / Green | In honor of the Baby Buggy 10th Anniversary |
| December 2 - 4 | White / White / White | |
| December 1 | Red / Red / Red | In honor of (RED) and World AIDS Day |
| November 28 - 30 | White / White / White | |
| November 23 - 27 | Red / Orange / Yellow | In celebration of Thanksgiving |
| November 21 - 22 | White / White / White | |
| November 18 - 20 | Green / Green / Red | In honor of Marines’ Toys for Tots and the 12 Days of Arthur Christmas |
| November 17 | Purple / Purple / White | In honor of March of Dimes and World Prematurity Day |
| November 16 | Green / White / Red | In honor of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular |
| November 15 | Blue / Blue / Blue | In honor of the 5th Anniversary of Mary Poppins on Broadway |
| November 14 | Pink / Pink / White | In memory of Evelyn Lauder and her courageous work raising awareness about and fundraising to fight breast cancer |
| November 11 - 13 | Red / White / Blue | In honor of Veteran's Day |
| November 10 | Tie-Dye Colors | ESB Private Lighting |
| November 9 | Purple / Blue / Yellow | In honor of Only Make Believe |
| November 8 | Red / White / Blue | In honor of Election Day |
| November 7 | White / White / White | |
| November 4 - 6 | Orange / White / Blue | In honor of the New York Road Runners and the 2011 ING New York City Marathon |
| November 2 - 3 | White / White / White | |
| November 1 | Orange / Orange / White | In honor of the Food Bank for NYC's "Go Orange – Fill the Plate" Campaign |
| October 31 | Orange / Black / White | In celebration of Halloween |
| October 28 - 30 | Blue / Blue / Blue | In honor of The Doe Fund |
| October 27 | Pink / Pink / White | In honor of The Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign and Global Landmark Illumination Initiative |
| October 24 - 26 | White / White / White | |
| October 21 - 23 | Purple / Purple / White | In honor of the Alzheimer's Association and the 2011 Walk to End Alzheimer's |
| October 20 | Yellow / Yellow / Yellow | In honor of the Afterschool Alliance and Lights on Afterschool |
| October 19 | White / White / White | |
| October 18 | Blue / Pink / White | In honor of MAMMA MIA'S 10th Anniversary |
| October 17 | White / White / White | |
| October 14 - 16 | Pink / Pink / White | In honor of Martina McBride "Lighting the Empire State Building Pink" for Breast Cancer Awareness Month |
| October 13 | North/South Sides: Red/White/White East/West Sides: Blue/White/White |
In honor of the New York Police & Fire Widows' and Children’s Benefit Fund |
| October 12 | Blue / Blue / Blue | In honor of the Arthritis Foundation and World Arthritis Day |
| October 11 | White / White / White | |
| October 7 - 10 | Red / White / Green | In honor of Columbus Day |
| October 6 | Red / Red / Red | In honor of Jumpstart's "Read for the Record" |
| October 3 - 5 | White / White / White | |
| September 30 - October 2 | Green / Green / Green | In honor of Robin Hood and the Black Eyed Peas and Friends Concert 4 NYC |
| September 27 - 29 | White / White / White | |
| September 26 | Blue / Red / Blue | In honor of Family Day, A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children |
| September 22 - 25 | White / White / White | |
| September 21 | White / Red / White | In honor of 170th Anniversary of the New York Philharmonic |
| September 19 - 20 | White / White / White | |
| September 16 - 18 | Yellow / Red / Black | In honor of the 54th Annual Steuben Day Parade |
| September 15 | Red / White / Green | In honor of Mexico's Independence Day |
| September 13 - 14 | White / White / White | |
| September 12 | Blue / Blue / Blue | In honor of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum Opening |
| September 11 | Red / White / Blue | In memory of September 11 |
| September 9 - 10 | Yellow / Yellow / Yellow | In honor of Finals Weekend at the US Open |
| September 6 - 8 | White / White / White | |
| September 2 - 5 | Red / White / Blue | In honor of Labor Day |
| August 31 - September 1 | White / White / White | |
| August 30 | Green / Green / Green | In honor of Eid-al-Fitr |
| August 29 | Yellow / Yellow / Yellow | In honor of Opening Day at the US Open |
| August 26 - 28 | Red / Blue / Yellow | In honor of the 2011 World Police & Fire Games |
| August 23 - 25 | White / White / White | |
| August 22 | Orange / White / Blue | In honor of the 350th Anniversary of Staten Island |
| August 21 | Blue / White / Orange | In honor of the Student & Youth Travel Association’s Annual Conference |
| August 19 - 20 | Green / White / Orange | In honor of the 31st Annual India Day Parade |
| July 28 - August 18 | White / White / White | |
| July 27 | Blue / White / Blue | In honor of New York Yankees' HOPE Week |
| July 26 | North/South Sides - White/Blue/Green East/West Sides - Red/Red/Red |
In honor of the Major League Soccer All-Stars versus Manchester United Game at Red Bull Arena |
| July 25 | Blue / Blue / Blue | In honor of Be Smurfy and Donate to UNICEF |
| July 21 - 24 | White / White / White | |
| July 20 | Red / White / Blue | In honor of the NASA Space Shuttle Program |
| July 19 | White / White / White | |
| July 18 | White / Red / White | In honor of the 2011 Women’s World Cup Winner - Japan |
| July 15 - 17 | North/South Sides Red/White/Blue for the U.S.A. East/West Sides White/Red/White for Japan |
In honor of the 2011 Women's World Cup |
| July 5 - 14 | White / White / White | |
| July 2 - 4 | Red / White / Blue | In honor of Independence Day |
| July 1 | Purple / Lavender / Blue | Private Lighting |
| June 30 | Red / White / Red | In honor of Canada Day |
| June 27 - 29 | White / White / White | |
| June 24 - 26 | North/South Sides - Red/Orange/Yellow East/West Sides - Purple/Blue/Green |
Rainbow Colors – In honor of New York City Pride Week |
| June 21 - 23 | White / White / White | |
| June 20 | Blue / Blue / Blue | In honor of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and World Refugee Day |
| June 15 - 19 | White / White / White | |
| June 14 | Red / White / Blue | In honor of Flag Day |
| June 13 | White / White / White | |
| June 10 - 12 | Blue / Green / Yellow | In honor of the Caribbean Tourism Organization and Caribbean Week |
| June 9 | Green / Green / Green | In honor of Robin Hood and the Black Eyed Peas and Friends Concert 4 NYC |
| June 8 | Purple / Blue / White | In honor of the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and the United Nations World Oceans Day |
| June 7 | Green / White / Green | In honor of the New York Racing Association and the 2011 Belmont Stakes |
| June 6 | White / White / White | |
| June 3 - 5 | Blue / White / Blue | In honor of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, 63rd Annual Celebrate Israel Parade |
| June 2 | White / White / White | |
| June 1 | North/South Sides – Red/White/Blue West/East Sides – Blue/Orange/Blue |
In honor of the New York Mets’ Teammates in the Community Week |
| May 31 | Yellow / Yellow / Yellow | In honor of the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, 2011 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards |
| May 25 - 30 | Red / White / Blue | In honor of Memorial Day and New York City Fleet Week |
| May 24 | Red / White / Blue | Filming |
| May 23 | Green / Green / Green | In honor of the 100th Anniversary of the Indy 500 |
| May 20 - 22 | North/South Sides - Blue/White/Blue East/West Sides - Blue/Orange/Blue |
In honor of the Mets and Yankees “Subway Series” |
| May 19 | White / White / White | |
| May 18 | Blue / White / Blue | Columbia University, 2011 Commencement |
| May 17 | Purple / Purple / White | New York University, 2011 Commencement |
| May 16 | Yellow / White / Blue | Fire Department of the City of New York, EMS Week |
| May 13 - 15 | Orange / White / Blue | Bronx Tourism Council, 40th Anniversary of Bronx Week |
| May 12 | White / White / White | |
| May 11 | Green / Green / Green | City Harvest, Skip Lunch Fight Hunger Campaign |
| May 10 | White / White / White | |
| May 9 | Blue / Blue / Blue | Police Memorial Week |
| May 6 - 8 | Blue / Yellow / Blue | Delegation of the European Union to the U.N., Europe Day |
| May 5 | Red / Red / Red | Carnegie Hall, 120th Anniversary |
| May 4 | Blue / Orange / Blue | Operation Smile, 2011 Smile Event |
| May 3 | White / White / White | |
| May 2 | Green / Green / Green | Central Park Conservancy, 30th Anniversary |
| April 30 - May 1 | White / White / White | Empire State Building's 80th Anniversary |
| April 29 | Blue / White / Red | British Consulate General in New York, In Celebration of the Royal Wedding of His Highness Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton |
| April 28 | Red / Red / White | Coty Inc., 5th Annual DKMS Linked Against Leukemia Gala |
| April 26 - 27 | White / White / White | |
| April 25 | Orange / Orange / White | New York City Department of Buildings, Construction Safety Week |
| April 23 - 24 | Green / Pink / Yellow | Easter |
| April 22 | Green / Green / Green | Earth Day |
| April 15 - 21 | White / White / White | |
| April 14 | Orange / Orange / White | The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), 145th Anniversary of the ASPCA and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month |
| April 13 | Blue / Blue / Blue | Blue Man Group, 20th Anniversary |
| April 11 - 12 | White / White / White | |
| April 8 - 10 | Orange / Orange / White | The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Parkinson’s Awareness Month |
| April 5 - 7 | White / White / White | |
| April 4 | White / Red / White | Empire State Building Leads a Worldwide Lighting for Japan's Disaster Relief |
| April 1 - 3 | Blue / Blue / Blue | Autism Speaks, Autism Awareness Month and World Autism Awareness Day |
| March 27 - 31 | White / White / White | |
| March 26 | White / White / White Lights Off from 8:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. |
World Wildlife Fund, Earth Hour 2011 |
| March 21 - 25 | White / White / White | |
| March 18 - 20 | Yellow / Blue / Red | WNET, The Celebration of Teaching and Learning |
| March 17 | Green / Green / Green | St. Patrick's Day |
| March 14 - 16 | White / White / White | |
| March 11 - 13 | Blue / Red / White | Big East Conference, 2011 Big East Men's Basketball Championship |
| March 10 | Tie-Dye Colors | ESB Private Lighting |
| March 9 | White / White / White | |
| March 8 | Orange / Yellow / Yellow | CARE, 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day |
| March 2 - 7 | White / White / White | |
| March 1 | Red / White / Blue | Peace Corps, 50th Anniversary |
| February 28 | Green / Blue / Green | Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, International Corporate Philanthropy Day |
| February 22 - 27 | White / White / White | |
Note: Colors are listed from bottom to top as they appear from the street.
Become a Lighting Partner
The Empire State Building (ESB) celebrates many cultures and causes in the world community with iconic lightings. Its tower lights recognize key milestones, events, charitable organizations, countries and holidays throughout the world, not political or religion-related events. Outside of its tradition of lightings for the religious holidays of Easter, Eid al-Fitr, Hanukah and Christmas, ESB has a specific policy against lighting for religious figures, religious organizations, and additional religious holidays.
ESB is privately owned by Empire State Building Company, L.L.C. (ESBC); it is not owned or run by the City or State of New York. Its official Lighting Partner program was established after the prior managing agent was replaced in August 2006. Its policies and practices are subject to change in accord with ownership's preferences.
Selection as an ESB Lighting Partner is a privilege, not an entitlement. Only the applicants on the original submitted application will receive written notification on official ESB Lighting Partner letterhead, stating whether your application has been approved or denied. Follow-up calls, e-mails and/or faxes are not necessary; please assume that the written notification you receive is the final response from ESB.
Applying to become an ESB Lighting Partner does not guarantee approval. Moreover, past Lighting Partners must apply each year to be considered and are not automatically guaranteed to be selected again.
ESBC is under no obligation to provide specific feedback to any individual or organization regarding the status, merit and/or denial of its application.
If you do not agree to these terms, your application will not be considered nor submitted through the review process.
Please download the application and either fax it to (212) 760-1418 or send via e-mail to lightingpartner@esbnyc.com.
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