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
December 2019
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Burgundy and White In honor of Qatar Airways and Qatar National Day
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Blue and White with a Flickering Candle in the Mast In honor of Chanukah
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Blue and White with a Flickering Candle in the Mast In honor of Chanukah
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Rotating Split Lights in honor of Chanukah and Christmas Eve
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Red and Green with Candy Cane Stripes in the Mast In celebration of Christmas
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Festive Multi-Color Sparkling In celebration of New Year’s Eve
Lightings during the past year
December 2019
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Blue honoring the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation & the 2019 Empire Ball
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Blue In honor of Human Rights Watch and Human Rights Day
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Red & White from 6-7pm honoring Shutterstock hitting $1B in Contributor Earnings
November 2019
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Blue for Women Impacting Public Policy, American Express, SmallBusiness Saturday
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Dynamic Lighting in Fall Colors In honor of Thanksgiving
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Dynamic Lighting in Fall Colors In honor of Thanksgiving
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White and Music-To-Light Show at 8pm to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Cheering for Me Now
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Purple & Red honoring Lupus Research Alliance & 2019 Lupus Breaking Through Gala
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Blue & Yellow honoring CBS's Collaboration celebrating ESB's Project Completion
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Cyan Blue In honor of UNICEF USA and World Children’s Day
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Green In honor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's “Making Marvels" Exhibit
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Red & Green with a Sparkle for Opening Night of the 2019 Christmas Spectacular
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Red, White and Blue In honor of Veteran’s Day
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Green and Yellow In honor of Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary
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Blue and White In honor of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
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Red and Orange In honor of Princeton University & Rutgers University Football
October 2019
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Blue and Orange In honor of C-Trip’s 20th Anniversary
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Orange In celebration of Diwali
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Blue and Yellow In honor of Afterschool Alliance and Lights on Afterschool
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White & Black In honor of the Brooklyn Nets’ 2019-20 Home Opener
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Gold In honor of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum’s 60th Anniversary
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In honor of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Medal of Philanthropy
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Red, White and Green In honor of Columbus Day
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Blue In honor of STOMP Out Bullying & National Bullying Prevention Awareness
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Blue & Orange for the 2019-20 Home Opening Night of the New York Islanders
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Blue & Red for NYPD, Fire Widows, Children’s Benefit Fund & Answer the Call Day
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Pink with Pink Ribbons for the Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Campaign
September 2019
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with Dynamic Light Show for the Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China
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Red, Yellow & Blue for FRIENDS 25th Anniversary with Music-to-Light Show at 8:30
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Yellow and White on Batman Day in celebration of Batman’s 80th Anniversary
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Red, White & Green for the Mexican Independence Day
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Blue In honor of the New York Giants 2019 Home Opener
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Red in honor of Save the Children's 100th Anniversary and Centennial Gala
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Red, White and Blue in memory of September 11th
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Red, Yellow, White & Green in honor of the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation
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Green, Blue & Yellow in honor of Brazilian Independence 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
August 2019
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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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White, with an 8pm music-to-light show in partnership with the Kosciuszko Bridge
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Green, White & Orange for the Federation of Indian Associations & India Day 2019
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Green In Honor of the Northern Trust
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Orange for Gun Violence Awareness
July 2019
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Orange in honor of the Poussey Washington Fund and Orange is the New Black
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Red, White and Blue celebrating U.S. Women’s National Team World Cup Victory
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In honor of Independence Day
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In honor of the New York Subway Series
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In honor of the New York Subway Series
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Red & White honoring the Consulate General of Canada in New York and Canada Day
June 2019
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in Rainbow Colors with an hourly sparkle in honor of World Pride & Stonewall 50
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Cyan, Magenta and Yellow for a Film Shoot
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Blue and Red In honor of the Brothers Trust and Spider- Man: Far From Home
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In celebration of Summer Solstice
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Blue in honor of USA for UNHCR and World Refugee Day
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Green in honor of Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC and Casino Jazz Night
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In honor of the New York Subway Series
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In honor of the New York Subway Series
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Orange in honor of Everytown for Gun Safety and Nat'l Gun Violence Awareness Day
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Green in honor of Eid al-Fitr
May 2019
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Orange in honor of the 2019 Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic
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Red in honor of DKMS and World Blood Cancer Day
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Red, White & Blue in honor of Memorial Day
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Red, White & Blue in honor of Memorial Day
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Red, White & Blue in honor of Memorial Day
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Red, White & Blue in honor of Memorial Day
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Red in honor of Red Nose Day
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Blue and White in celebration of Columbia University’s 265th Commencement
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Purple & White for NYU graduation & hourly purple sparkle for iHeart Radio & BTS
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Yellow, White and Blue with a Siren Effect in honor of EMS Week and the FDNY
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Yellow and Blue in honor of PGA of America and the 2019 PGA Championship
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Red and White in honor of the 42nd Annual Empire State Building Run-Up
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Green with Sparkles in honor of the Robin Hood Foundation
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Blue and Purple in honor of Police Memorial Week
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Blue and Yellow with Sparkles In celebration of EU Day
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Magenta in honor of EF Educational Tours and Teacher Appreciation Week
April 2019
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Orange and White In celebration of Easterseals’ 100th Anniversary
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Pastel Colors in honor of Easter
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Pastel Colors in honor of Easter
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Pastel Colors in honor of Easter
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Blue, White and Red in solidarity with France after Fire at Notre Dame Cathedral
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Green in honor of the 2019 PGA Masters Tournament
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Orange and White for The Michael J. Fox Foundation & Parkinson's Awareness Month
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for the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
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Gold and Red in celebration of WWE and Wrestlemania
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In rotation of NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four Teams’ Colors
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Blue in honor of NYC & Co. and Global Meetings Industry Day
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Blue and Orange in Celebration of the New York Mets' 2019 Home Opener
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Blue in honor of Autism Speaks and the "Light it Up Blue" Campaign
March 2019
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In Honor of Earth Hour, featuring a faint sparkle from 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
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Orange, White and Green in honor of St Patrick's Day
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for the Big East Conference and the 2018 Men’s Basketball Tournament
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In darkness in sympathy for the victims of the attack in New Zealand
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Orange in honor of the National Kidney Foundation and World Kidney Day
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Pink in celebration of Barbie’s 60th Anniversary
February 2019
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Green, Pink, Light Blue and Purple in honor of Rocket Pharm & Rare Disease Day
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Green and Blue in honor of National Eating Disorders Association Awareness Week
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Blue in honor of CECP and its 14th Annual Board of Boards
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Red & White in honor of the Institute of International Education’s 100th Year
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Red, White and Blue in honor of Presidents’ Day
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featuring dynamic Heartbeat Lighting in honor of Valentine's Day.
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Purple, Gold and Purple in honor of the 143rd Annual Westminster Dog Show.
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in honor of Lunar New Year.
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in honor of Lunar New Year.
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in honor of Super Bowl LIII
January 2019
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Red, black and green in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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In honor of the NFC and AFC Championships.
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Green in celebration of Dartmouth College's 250th Anniversary.
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Gold and black in honor of the 2019 College Football Championship.
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In celebration of Christmas.
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In celebration of Christmas.
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In celebration of Christmas.
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In celebration of Christmas.
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In celebration of Christmas.
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In celebration of Christmas.
December 2018
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In celebration of New Year's Eve.
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In celebration of Christmas.
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In celebration of Christmas.
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In celebration of Christmas.
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In celebration of Christmas.
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In honor of the 2018 New Era Pinstripe Bowl.
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In celebration of Christmas and at 8:30 will feature our Holiday Light Show.
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In celebration of Christmas and at 8:30 will feature our Holiday Light Show.
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at 8:30 pm with the 2018 Holiday Music-to-Light Show.
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at 8:30 pm with the 2018 Holiday Music-to-Light Show.
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at 8:30 pm with the 2018 Holiday Music-to-Light Show.
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Yellow in celebration of the commitment to brightening kids' lives.
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at 8:30 pm with the 2018 Holiday Music-to-Light Show.
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Yellow in celebration of The Simpsons' 30th Anniversary.
