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City Hall
We light up the building for events which we have organised in City Hall or the grounds. We will only accept other requests to light up City Hall in exceptional circumstances. For information, email cityhallfunctions@belfastcity.gov.uk
We publish dates in 2023 when City Hall will be lit in different colours. Earlier illumination occasions in 2023 and occasions in 2022 are also shown on this page.
| Date | Occasion | Colour |
|---|---|---|
| 21 September | International Day of Peace | White |
Earlier occasions in 2023 when we illuminated City Hall are listed in this table.
| Date | Occasion | Colour |
|---|---|---|
| 18 September | Organ Donation Week 2023 | Pink |
| 16 September | Trans Pride Northern Ireland | Pink and blue |
| 11 September | Palliative Care week | Magenta |
| 10 September | Belfast Maritime Festival | Blue |
| 9 September | Belfast Maritime Festival | Blue |
| 2 September | Newhill Football Club 50th Anniversary | Blue and yellow |
| 1 September | Childhood Cancer Awareness Month | Gold |
| 31 July | 130 years of Conradh na Gaeilge | Green and navy |
| 29 July | Belfast Pride | Rainbow |
| 25 July | World Drowning Prevention Day | Blue |
| 12 July | Orangefest | Orange and Purple |
| 5 July | NHS 75th Anniversary | Blue |
| 4 July | Remembering Srebrenica Genocide | Green and white |
| 27 June | National Deafblind day | Green and purple |
| 21 June | Day of Reflection | Yellow |
| 19 June | Refugee Week | Red |
| 14 June | 14 June World Blood Donor Day | Red |
| 24 May | Civic charity - HERe NI | Purple |
| 19 May | World IBD Day (Inflammatory Bowel Diseases) | Purple |
| 18 May | Crusaders winning the Irish Cup | Red and Black |
| 14 May | Civic charity - Aching Arms | Green |
| 13 May | World Fairtrade Day | Green, blue, black |
| 12 May | International Nurses Day | Blue |
| 10 May | Civic Charity - Linenhall Library | Light Blue and White |
| 7 May | The Coronation of His Majesty The King | Red, white and blue |
| 5 May | Darkness into Light | Yellow |
| 1 May | May Day | Red |
| 25 April | Belfast Giants historic grand slam | Teal |
| 24 April | Global Intergenerational Week | Pink |
| 21 April | Eid al-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan | Green and white |
| 10 April | Good Friday Agreement 25th Anniversary | White |
| 8 April | Belfast Giants winning Elite League for 3rd time | Teal |
| 31 March | Transgender Day of Visibility | Blue and pink |
| 30 March | Brain Tumour Awareness Month | Pink and yellow |
| 29 March | Endometriosis Awareness Month | Yellow |
| 23 March | National Day of Reflection | Yellow |
| 21 March | World Down Syndrome Day | Blue and yellow |
| 17 March | St Patrick's Day | Green |
| 11 March | European Day for Victims of Terrorism | Red |
| 10 March | Sports Awards | Yellow |
| 8 March | International Women's Day | Purple |
| 7 March | Active Communities | Purple and teal |
| 1 March | Brain Tumour Awareness Month | Yellow and pink |
| 17 February | Belfast Asian Women's Academy | Red, green, yellow and pink |
| 16 February | Care Day | Multicoloured |
| 14 February | Valentine's Day | Red |
| 10 February | Second of two illuminations following the earthquake in Turkey and Syria | Red, black, white and green |
| 9 February | First of two illuminations following the earthquake in Turkey and Syria | Red and white |
| 27 January | Holocaust Memorial Day | Purple |
| 26 January | Donors' Day (promoting stem cell donation, blood donation and organ donation) | Pink |
| 25 January | Survivors of suicide | Yellow |
| 23 January | Cervical Cancer Week | Teal |
| 21 January | Chinese New Year | Orange and red |
| 16 January | Queer Space 25 anniversary | Rainbow |
This table shows occasions in 2022 when City Hall was illuminated.
| Date | Occasion | Colour |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December | New Year's Eve countdown | Multicoloured |
| 24 December | Santa siren | Red siren on City Hall dome |
| 17 November | Children’s Grief Awareness Week | Purple |
| 16 November | World Pancreatic Cancer Day | Purple |
| 13 November | Remembrance Sunday (Cenotaph) | Red |
| 11 November | Polish Independence Day | Rec and white |
| 31 October | Pretty in Pink | Pink and purple |
| 29 October | Illuminated in support of Women Demand Better rally | Red |
| 24 October | Diwali 2022 - Indian Festival of Light | Red and yellow |
| 23 October | Recycle Week 2022 | Green |
| 22 October | Clonard Waterpolo Club Centenary | Green and white |
| 21 October | Black History Month | Green and red |
| 20 October | Dementia NI | Red and yellow |
| 18 October | Anti-slavery Day | Red |
| 17 October | Parenting NI | Purple |
| 15 October | Baby Loss Awareness Week | Pink and blue |
| 14 October | Developmental Language Disorder | Purple |
| 10 October | Fragile X Awareness Day | Blue |
| 6 October | Guide Dogs Northern Ireland | Blue and yellow |
| 27 September | Organ Donation Week | Pink and Violet |
| 21 September | International Day of Peace | Blue |
| 4 September | 75 years of Relate NI | Blue, orange and honey |
| 1 August | Belfast Pride | Rainbow |
| 12 July | Orangefest | Orange and purple |
| 5 July | Remembering Srebrenica | Green and white |
| 25 June | St John's Ambulance Youth Day | Green and yellow |
| 22 June | Deafblind Awareness Week 2022 | Purple and orange |
| 21 June | Day of Reflection | Yellow |
| 20 June | Refugee Week 2022 | Red |
| 16 June | Clean Air Day 2022 | Sky blue |
| 13 June | Diabetes Week 2022 | Blue |
| 10 June | Centenary of the Catholic Chaplaincy at Queen’s University Belfast | Navy and gold |
| 7 June | Harkin Summit Belfast 2022 | Purple |
| 5 June | The Queen's Platinum Jubilee | Purple |
| 2 June | Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday | Red, white and blue |
| 28 May | Menstrual Hygiene Day | Red |
| 14 May | Word Fair Trade Day | Green, blue and black |
| 5 May | International Day of the Midwife 2022 | Purple and orange |
| 3 May | Eid-al-Fitr: marking the end of Ramadan | Green, white and pink |
| 2 May | May Day | Red |
| 10 April | World Irish Dancing Championships | Gold |
| 2 April | 150th anniversary or St Dominic's Grammar School | Claret and white |
| 31 March | Transgender Day of Visibility | Blue and pink stripes |
| 26 March | Lord Mayor's Charity 2021-2022 Youth Lyric | Blue |
| 25 March | Bredagh GAC 50th anniversary | Maroon and white |
| 24 March | Lord Mayor's Charity 2021-2022 Positive Life | Red |
| 23 March | National Day of Reflection | Yello |
| 21 March | World Down Syndrome Day | Blue and yellow |
| 17 March | St Patrick's Day | Green |
| 11 March | European Day for Victims | Red |
| 8 March | International Women's Day | Purple |
| 5 March | Solidarity for Ukraine | Yellow and blue |
| 14 February | Valentine's Day | Red |
| 1 February | Chinese New Year | Orange and red |
| 30 January | 10th Anniversary of the 4 Corners Festival | Red |
| 28 January | Donors' Day – promoting stem cell, blood and organ donation | Pink |
| 27 January | Holocaust Memorial Day | Purple |
| 21 January | 125th Anniversary of Ulster Hockey | Red and white |
Belfast City Hall is a Grade A listed building. We use white light to illuminate the exterior most of the time, which is best for highlighting the building's beautiful architectural features.
Our LED lighting system at City Hall reduces our energy costs and allows us to light up the building in various colours and combinations.
Due to our City Hall festive lighting programme, we are unable to accommodate illumination requests between Friday 17 November to Saturday 6 January 2024.
For more information and advice, get in touch.
cityhallfunctions@belfastcity.gov.uk
Belfast City Hall, Donegall Square, Belfast, BT1 5GS,
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