Lighting Calendar
The twin-span crossing’s architectural features are lit nightly using energy-efficient LED fixtures. On occasion, the bridge is lit with colors to commemorate important or impactful moments.
The dates include:
Swipe the image above to compare the bridge’s lighting
January
- January 21 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February
- February 12 – President Lincoln’s Birthday
- February 14 – Valentine’s Day
- February 18 – President’s Day
March
- March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day
- March 20 – Holi
- March 21 – First Day of Spring
April
- April 21 – Easter
- April 22 – Earth Day (lights off)
- April 28 – Easter (Orthodox)
May
- May 6 – Ramadan
- May 12 – Mother’s Day
- May 27 – Memorial Day
June
- June 4 – Eid al-Fitr
- June 15 – Governor Mario M. Cuomo’s Birthday
- June 16 – Father’s Day
- June 21 – First Day of Summer
- June 27/28 – Transgender Pride
- June 29/30 – LGBT Pride
July
- July 4 – Independence Day
September
- September 2 – Labor Day
- September 11 – 9/11 Memorial
- September 21 – First Day of Fall
- September 29 – Rosh Hashana
October
- October 6 – Breast Cancer Awareness
- October 9 – Yom Kippur
- October 13 – Domestic Violence Awareness
- October 14 – Columbus Day
- October 27 – Diwali
- October 31 – Halloween
November
- November 11 – Veteran’s Day
- November 28 – Thanksgiving
December
- December 7 – Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
- December 21 – First Day of Winter
- December 23 – First Day of Hanukkah
- December 24 – Christmas Eve
- December 25 – Christmas Day
- December 26 – Kwanzaa
- December 31 – New Year’s Eve
