Sperry Tower Lighting Schedule

The following holidays, events, and observances have been approved for special color schemes or dynamic features in 2020 by vote of the City Council on December 17, 2019.

Image by Sue Vruno

Date - Observance Colors Used for Lighting January January 1 - New Year's Day Multi-color and Message January 10 & 11 - Vikings Playoff Game Purple and Yellow January 20 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day Red, White and Blue January 27 - International Holocaust Remembrance Day Blue February February 2 - Groundhog Day Brown February 9 - National Pizza Day Multi-Colored February 14 - Valentine's Day Red, Pink and White February 17 - Presidents' Day Red, White and Blue February 20 - Pilot Knob STEM Magnet School STEM Fair* Blue and Orange February 28 - National Eating Disorders Awareness Week* Blue and Green February 29 - World Rare Disease Day* Blue, Green and Pink March March 6 - Light the night for amyloidosis* Red, Pink and White March 8 - International Women's Day Pink March 9 - Colorectal Cancer Awareness* Blue March 10 - Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week* Orange March 17 - St. Patrick's Day Green March 20 - Day of Happiness Yellow March 22 - World Water Day Blue March 26 - Epilepsy Awareness - Purple Day* Purple April April 2 - World Autism Day Blue April 9 - Passover Blue and White April 10 & 11 - Spread Cheer #LightsforLife Rainbow April 12 - Easter Yellow, Pink and Green April 13 & 14 - Healthcare Worker Appreciation Blue April 15 & 16 - First Responders Appreciation White, Blue and Red April 17 - Donate Life Day (organ, tissue donation) Green and Blue April 18 & 19 - Restaurant and Grocery Store Worker Appreciation Red, Yellow, Orange, Green and Purple April 20 & 21 - Teacher and School Administrator Appreciation Rainbow April 22 - Earth Day Green and Blue April 24 - Ramadan Green and Black April 30 - Adopt a Shelter Pet Day Multi-colored May May 4 - International Firefighters' Day* Red May 7 - Children's Mental Health Awareness Day Green May 10 - Mother's Day Pink May 14 - Food Allergy Awareness Week* Teal May 15 - National Peace Officers Memorial Day Blue May 16 - NF Awareness Month* Blue and Green May 17-19, 21-23 National Public Works Week Orange and White May 20 - World Bee Day Yellow and Black May 25 - Memorial Day Red, White and Blue May 28 - Janitorial, Custodian, and Sanitation Workforce Appreciation White June June 1 - World Milk Day White June 4 - Eagan Graduates 2020* Green and Blue June 5 - National Donut Day Light Brown June 6 - D-Day* Red, White and Blue June 7 - Play Tetris Multi-color Dynamic Feature June 14 - Flag Day Red, White and Blue June 17 - National Eat Your Vegetables Day Multi-colored June 19 - Juneteenth and George Floyd Red, White, Blue and Black June 20 - Alzheimer's Awareness* Purple June 21 - Father's Day Light Blue June 22 - Pollinator Week* Orange, Yellow and Black June 28 - Gay Pride* Rainbow Colors July July 3 & 4 - Independence Day Red, White and Blue July 7 - World Chocolate Day Brown July 17 - Park & Recreation Professionals Day Bright Green & Dark Green July 22 - International Fragile X Awareness Day* Teal July 26 - Lynx Season Opener - Rescheduled Blue and Green July 28 - Twins Home Opener - Rescheduled Red and Blue July 29 - International Tiger Day Orange and Black August August 1 - 35W Bridge Memorial Red, White and Blue August 7 - International Beer Day Gold August 8 - World Cat Day White and Black August 25 - Celebrate Dogs! Orange and Blue August 26 - Women's Equality Day - #ForwardIntoLight* Purple, White and Gold August 31 - International Overdose Awareness Day* Purple September September 1 - World Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Day* Teal September 7 - Labor Day Red, White and Blue September 10 - Ovarian Cancer Awareness* Teal September 11 - 9/11 Memorial Red, White and Blue September 12 - Chiari Malformation Awareness* Purple September 13 - Vikings home opener Purple and Gold September 14 - Girl Scouts is a Force for Good* Green September 15 - Brain Aneurysm Awareness* Maroon September 16 - Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week* Blue, Orange and White September 19 - Rosh Hashanah Blue and White September 21 - International Day of Peace Red, Pink, Yellow, Brown, Black September 22 - Girl Scouts Spirit Week* Green September 24 - Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month #BlueUp4PF* Blue September 28 - Yom Kippur Blue and White September 29 - International Coffee Day Dark Brown September 30 - International Recovery Day* Purple and White October October 1 - Breast Cancer Awareness Month Pink October TBD - Wild home opener Red and Green October 4 - National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Red, Orange and Yellow October 5 - World Teachers Day Red, Yellow and Blue October 6-9 - Fire Prevention Week Red October 10 - World Mental Health Day Purple October 13 - Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day* Green, Pink and Teal October 15 - International Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day* Pink and Blue October 16 - Dyslexia Awareness Month* Red October TBD - Timberwolves home opener Blue, White and Green October 21 - Imagine a Day Without Water Blue October 23 - Red Ribbon Week - Drug Misuse Prevention* Red October 31 - Halloween Orange and Black November November 2 - Color The World Orange - CRPS Awareness* Orange November 3 - Election Day Red, White and Blue November 5 - Light the Word in Teal (Alzheimer's Awareness)* Teal November 11 - Veterans Day Red, White and Blue November 12 - World Pneumonia Day - PneumoLight* Blue November 13 - World Kindness Day Yellow, Orange and Pink November 14 - Diwali - Hindu Festival of Lights* Orange, Yellow, Red and Green November 19 - International Men's Day Light Blue November 26 - Thanksgiving Day Red, Brown and Orange December December 6 - Salvation Army Red Volunteering Red December 7 - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Red, White and Blue December 11 - Hanukkah Begins Blue and White December 24/25 - Christmas Eve/Day Red and Green December 26 - Kwanzaa begins Red, Black and Green December 31 - New Year's Eve Multi-colored

*Approved special lighting requests

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