Upcoming Illuminations:
April 1: Royal Blue and Saffron for Sikh Heritage Month
April 2: Red and Gold for World Autism Day
April 4: Purple for National Dental Hygienists Week
April 6: Yellow for Daffodil Month
April 13: Purple for Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
April 14: Blue and Orange for FND Awareness Day
April 15: Blue and Red for BC Emergency Service Dispatchers and 9-1-1 Awareness Week
April 17: Red for World Hemophilia Day
April 18: Blue, Pink and Yellow for Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day
April 19: Green for World Liver Day
April 24: Green for Canadian Fertility Awareness Week
April 28: Periwinkle for IBS Awareness Month
April 29: Blue for World Wish Day
April 30: Red and Gold for Autism Awareness Month
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.