Upcoming Illuminations:

May 1: Gold for Asian Heritage Month

May 2: Red and Yellow for Bladder Cancer Awareness Month

May 3: Lime Green for BC Lyme Awareness Day

May 4: Red for Fibromuscular Dysplasia Day

May 5: Red for Heart Failure Awareness Week

May 6: Blue for World Asthma Day

May 7: Blue for The Courage to Come Back Awards

May 8: Red and White for the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

May 9: Orange for Borderline Personality Disorder Month

May 10: Purple for World Lupus Day

May 11: Purple for Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

May 12: Yellow and Green for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) Awareness Day

May 13: Red and Black for Melanoma Awareness Month

May 14: Blue for Speech and Hearing Loss Awareness month & MEF2C Awareness Day

May 15: Blue and Yellow for International MPS Awareness Day

May 16: Green for Celiac Awareness Day

May 17: Green and Blue for Shine a Light on NF

May 18: Purple for Global Porphyria Awareness Day

May 19: Teal for Food Allergy Awareness Month

May 20: Blue and Purple for Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month

May 21: Red and Yellow for Bladder Cancer Awareness Month

May 22: Blue and Red for FMD Awareness Month

May 23: Purple for Fibromyalgia Awareness

May 24: Purple for World Schizophrenia and Psychosis Awareness Day

May 25: Blue and Green for Power To Be

May 26: Orange for Light It Up Challenge

May 27: Red for Menstrual Health Awareness Day     

May 29: Red for World MS Day

May 30: Dark Blue and Yellow for The Defeat Depression Campaign

ELIGIBILITY

The Vancouver Convention Centre and BC Place will consider lighting requests for community-based organizations and causes that are important to British Columbians.

All requests will be evaluated based on:

• Availability within the event and lighting schedule

• The nature of the request

• Background, goals and values of the organization, cause or event

• How the lighting will be used to benefit the cause/event

• How the request relates to the Convention Centre's goal of creating economic, community and social benefit for all British Columbians

Please note that special lighting cannot be considered for:

• Commercial requests (e.g. product launches, corporate events)

• Individual recognition or personal occasions (e.g. birthdays, anniversaries)

• Religious or political events or observances

• Institutions or professions (e.g. hospitals, schools)

• Requests made via petitions and/or social media campaigns

Please send your request at least 30 days before the lighting date(s) requested. Applicants will receive a response stating whether the request has been approved or not within one week of application receipt. Special lighting requests are approved at the sole discretion of PavCo and its facilities. All requests receive due consideration, however due to demand, some lighting requests may not be fulfilled.