Empire State Building Tower Lights Calendar
Please note if a date is not listed below, the Empire State Building was or will be lit in its signature white.
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Tonight
The Empire State Building will be lit in its signature white.
Upcoming Tower Lightings
March 2015
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Orange in honor of the National Kidney Foundation and World Kidney Day.
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Green in celebration of St. Patrick's Day.
Lightings during the past year
February 2015
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Green and blue in honor of National Eating Disorders Association.
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Blue in honor of CECP and its Board of Boards.
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Red, white and blue to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the "Miracle on Ice."
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Fireworks-inspired lighting of red and gold in honor of Chinese Lunar New Year.
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Red, white and blue in honor of Presidents’ Day.
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Purple and yellow in honor of the 139th Annual Westminster All Breed Dog Show.
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in a dynamic "Heart of NYC" heartbeat lighting in honor of Valentine's Day.
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in a rotation of NBA teams' colors in celebration of the 2015 All-Star Game.
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Red and white in honor of the Empire State Building Run-Up Presented by Marmot.
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Blue and orange in honor of American Cancer Society and World Cancer Day.
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as a virtual scoreboard in honor of Super Bowl XLIX.
January 2015
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in a rotation of all 32 NFL teams' colors in celebration of the 2014 season.
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Green and gold in honor of Australia Day.
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Red, black and green in honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Split lights in celebration of the AFC and NFC Championship games.
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Split lights in honor of The University of Oregon and The Ohio State University.
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Blue, white,red in memory of the victims in the recent, tragic events in France.
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Blue and gold to honor the memory of New York State Governor Mario Cuomo.
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for Christmas and a light show at 8:20 PM to celebrate Fox's new series EMPIRE.
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Blue with a siren in the mast to honor NYPD Officer Ramos and Officer Liu.
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Red and green with red-and-white candy cane stripes in celebration of Christmas.
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Red and green with red-and-white candy cane stripes in celebration of Christmas.
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Red and green with red-and-white candy cane stripes in celebration of Christmas.
December 2014
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Festive multi-color sparkle lighting in celebration of New Year's Eve.
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Red and green with red-and-white candy cane stripes in celebration of Christmas.
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Red and green with red-and-white candy cane stripes in celebration of Christmas.
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Red and green with red-and-white candy cane stripes in celebration of Christmas.
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Blue with a siren in the mast to honor NYPD Officer Ramos and Officer Liu.
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Split lights for Boston College and Penn State in honor of the Pinstripe Bowl.
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Red and green with red-and-white candy cane stripes in celebration of Christmas.
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Split lights in honor of Chanukah and Christmas.
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for Chanukah, but will dim its lights at 9:00 in honor of slain NYPD Officers.
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Blue and white in honor of Chanukah and a holiday music-to-light show at 7 p.m.
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Blue and white in honor of Chanukah and a holiday music-to-light show at 7 p.m.
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Blue and white in honor of Chanukah and a holiday music-to-light show at 7 p.m.
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Blue and white with a candle flickering antenna in honor of Chanukah.
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Blue and white with a candle flickering antenna in honor of Chanukah.
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Blue and white with a candle flickering antenna in honor of Chanukah.
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Blue and white with a candle flickering antenna in honor of Chanukah.
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Z100 Jingle Ball Music-to-Light Show at 7 p.m.
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Blue in honor of Human Rights Watch and Human Rights Day.
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Red, white and blue sparkles in honor of the visit of Their Royal Highnesses.
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Red, white and blue sparkles in honor of the visit of Their Royal Highnesses.
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Red, white and blue sparkles in honor of the visit of Their Royal Highnesses.
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Light blue and white in honor of UNICEF’s 10th Annual Snowflake Ball.
November 2014
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Autumnal colors in honor of Thanksgiving.
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Autumnal colors in honor of Thanksgiving.
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Orange in honor of UN Women.
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Split lights for the 150th Lehigh University vs Lafayette College Football Game.
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Teal in honor the Alzheimer's Foundation of America.
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Purple in honor of the March of Dimes Foundation and World Prematurity Day.
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Red and green in honor of the 2014 Radio City Christmas Spectacular
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Red, white and blue in honor of Veterans' Day.
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Red and blue for a special lighting in honor of Election Night.
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White and black in honor of the Brooklyn Nets 2014-2015 Home Opener.
October 2014
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for the Annual Halloween Light Show.
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Orange with sparkles in honor of iMentor's 15th Anniversary.
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White sparkes in honor of the World Federation of Great Towers.
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Yellow in honor of Afterschool Alliance and its Lights on Afterschool Campaign.
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Red, white and blue in honor of NY Police and Fire Widows’ & Children's Benefit.
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Purple in honor of GLAAD and National Bullying Prevention Month.
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Purple in honor of the Office of the Mayor and its NYC "Go Purple" Day Campaign.
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Red, white and green in honor of Columbus Day.
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Pink honor of Plan International USA and International Day of the Girl.
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Red in honor of the Rubin Museum of Art's 10th Anniversary.
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Purple in honor of the Lupus Foundation of America.
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White sparkles in celebration of the Grand Opening of ESB's STATE Grill and Bar.
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Blue in honor of the 125th Anniversary of Barnard College.
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Pink in honor of Estée Lauder and its Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign.
September 2014
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Blue and white pinstripes in honor of Derek Jeter.
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Blue and white pinstripes in honor of Derek Jeter.
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White and red in honor of Global Poverty Project.
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Green in honor of Climate Week NYC.
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Green and white in celebration of the third section of the High Line opening.
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Gold, red and black in honor of the 57th Annual Steuben Day Parade.
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Red in honor of iHeartMedia.
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White and red in honor of the New York Philharmonic's 173rd Season.
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Red, white and green in honor of Mexican Independence Day.
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Red, white and blue in memory of September 11.
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Orange in honor of Food Bank of New York and its "Go Orange" Campaign.
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for a private lighting.
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Green, blue and yellow sparkle in honor of the Finals Weekend at the US Open.
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Green, blue and yellow sparkle in honor of the Finals Weekend at the US Open.
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Green, blue and yellow sparkle in honor of the Finals Weekend at the US Open.
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Green, blue and yellow sparkle in honor of the Finals Weekend at the US Open.
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Red, white and blue in honor of Labor Day.
August 2014
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Red, white and blue in honor of Labor Day.
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Red, white and blue in honor of Labor Day.
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Red, white and blue in honor of Labor Day.
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Green, blue, and yellow in honor of the Opening Night Ceremony for the US Open.
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Green, white and orange in honor of India Day.
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Blue and Light Blue for the DNC Site Selection Committee Visit.
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Blue & Light Blue for the DNC Site Selection Committee Visit.
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Purple in honor of the Military Order of the Purple Heart.
July 2014
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Green in honor of Eid al-Fitr.
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Green in honor of Eid al-Fitr.
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White sparkles to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Andy Warhol’s “Empire.”
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Green and blue in honor of Empire State Realty Trust.
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Gold, red and black in celebration of Germany's World Cup victory.
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National colors of Germany and Argentina in honor of the World Cup finalists.
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National colors of Germany and Argentina in honor of the World Cup finalists.
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National colors of Germany and Argentina in honor of the World Cup finalists.
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Light blue, white and yellow for Argentina's World Cup semi-finals victory.
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Gold, red and black in celebration of Germany's World Cup semi-finals victory.
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National colors of Argentina, Brazil, Germany and the Netherlands.
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Red, white and blue in honor of Independence Day.
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Red, white and blue in honor of Independence Day.
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Red, white and blue flourishes in honor of Independence Day.
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Red, white and blue in honor of Independence Day.
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Red, white and blue in honor of Independence Day.
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Red and white in honor of Canada Day.
June 2014
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Purple, blue and yellow in honor of the 15th Anniversary of Only Make Believe.
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Blue, red and yellow in honor of the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games.
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Red, white and blue in honor of Flag Day.
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Rotation of the national colors of the countries participating in the World Cup.
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Purple, blue and light blue in honor of World Oceans Day.
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Yellow in honor of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers.
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Blue, white and red in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Little League Baseball.
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Red, white and green in honor of the National Italian American Foundation.
May 2014
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Blue and white in honor of the 2014 Celebrate Israel Parade.
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Green and white in honor of the Police Athletic League's 100th Anniversary.
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Red, white and blue in honor of Memorial Day.
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Red, white and blue in honor of Memorial Day.
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Red, white and blue in honor of Memorial Day.
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Red, white and blue in honor of Memorial Day.
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Light blue and white in honor of Columbia University's 2014 Commencement.
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Purple and white in honor of New York University's 2014 Commencement.
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Yellow, white and blue in honor of National EMS Week.
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Green in honor of City Harvest and the Skip Lunch Fight Hunger Campaign.
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Red in honor of AIDS Walk New York.
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Green in honor of the Robin Hood Foundation.
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Blue and purple in honor of Police Memorial Week.
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Red, yellow, green, blue, orange and white in honor of Liberty Science Center.
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Red and white in honor of COTY Inc. and the 8th annual DKMS Gala.
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Purple in honor of Education Through Music.
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Blue and yellow in honor of E.U. Day.
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Black and white in honor of the Brooklyn Nets.
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White sparkles In celebration of the Empire State Building's 83rd birthday.