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The following is a list of the lighting configurations of the Empire State Building. The default setting is White-White-White.
Specific arrangements, color layout known
[edit]Colors are listed in ascending order
| Holiday/Event | Cite | Bottom third | Middle third | Top third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Reunification Day | [1] | Black | Yellow | Red |
| United Nations Day Diabetes Awareness Month |
[2] | Blue | White | Blue |
| Bastille Day | [3] | Blue | White | Red |
| Christmas | [2] | Red | Green | Green |
| Eid al-Fitr | [4] | Green | Green | Green |
| Independence Day (India) | [5] | Green | White | Orange |
| Gay Pride Day | [6] | Lavender | Lavender | Lavender |
| Running of the New York City Marathon | [2] | Orange | Orange | Blue |
| Martin Luther King Day | [5] | Red | Black | Green |
| Fire Prevention Week | [5] | Red | Red | Red |
| Valentine's Day | [7] | Red | Pink | White |
| Fourth of July, Presidents' Day, Veterans' Day, Labor Day, Flag Day, Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day |
[5] | Red | White | Blue |
| St. David's Day (2003) | [8] | Red | White | Green |
| Columbus Day | [5] | Red | White | Green |
| Portugal Day | [1][5] | Red | Yellow | Green |
| Lunar New Year | [7] | Red | Yellow | Red |
| Independence Day (Ukraine) | [9] | Yellow | Blue | Blue |
| POW/MIA Awareness | [5] | Blue | White | Red |
| World AIDS Day | [5] | None | None | None |
Specific arrangements, color layout unknown
[edit]- Blue and white: Hanukkah,[6] Greek Independence Day, New York Yankees win World Series.[5]
- Red and green: Holiday season.[5]
- Red and white: Pulaski Day.[6]
- Red and yellow: Autumn.[5]
- Pink and white: Breast Cancer Awareness.[3]
- Purple and white: Alzheimer's Awareness Day.[1]
- Yellow and white: Spring/Easter.[5]
Unique arrangements
[edit]- The lights were completely shut off the day Leona Helmsley went to jail in 1992.[6]
- Blue and white: Yitzhak Rabin's assassination.[6]
- Cyan blue: UNICEF's 60th anniversary.[10]
- Blue and white (north and south sides) and orange and white (east and west sides): The 2007 game between the New York Yankees and New York Mets. It was the first time the Empire State Building had lit different sides different colors.[11]
- Orange-Orange-White: Queen Beatrix's Silver Jubilee in 2005.[12]
- Red-White-Black: Honoring Anwar Sadat (1981).[13]
- Blue-Blue-Blue:New York Giants' victory in Super Bowl XLII,[7] Frank Sinatra's birthday.[6]
- Blue-Pink-Blue: March of Dimes' Premature Awareness Month (November 1, 2007).[14]
- Purple-Purple-Yellow: Westminster Kennel Club 132nd Annual All Breed Dog Show (2008).[7]
Promotional arrangements
[edit]- Blue-Blue-Blue: Blue M&M's.[1]
- Red-Yellow-Green: Microsoft's Windows 95.[1]
- Yellow-Yellow-Yellow: The Simpsons Movie.[15]