We've installed lighting on some of our most iconic town centre buildings to improve the look of the town. The lighting can be changed to different colours, so we're able to light up the buildings to recognise significant events.
If you'd like to request that the buildings are lit to celebrate or commemorate a specific event, you can send your request to civics@middlesbrough.gov.uk. Try to make your request as detailed as possible, and include some evidence that your event is for a recognised cause (for example, a website link).
Buildings which can be lit up include: Town Hall, Centre Square, Central Library, Dorman Museum, Zetland car park, and St. Hilda's bells (outside McDonald's on Linthorpe Road).
Please email at least 2 weeks before the date you'd like the lights on. If we're able to support your event, we'll contact you for more information.
Please note, we can only light the buildings for recognised events, like celebrations or national awareness days, and not personal events like birthdays.
Calendar of events
These are the events we'll be lighting up our buildings for in 2024. You can find out more by clicking on the event name.
- 15 January - Russ Devereux Headlight Project
- 27 January - Holocaust Memorial Day
- from 1 February - LGBT+ History Month
- 4 February - World Cancer Day
- 5 to 11 February - Sexual Violence Week
- 14 February - Valentine's Day
- 16 February - Go Red British Heart Foundation Month
- 22 February - World Encephalitis Day
- 24 February - commemorating the invasion of Ukraine
- 5 March - Cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) International Awareness Day
- 8 March - International Women's Day
- 11 March - Commonwealth Day
- 14 March - World Kidney Day
- 17 March - St Patrick's Day
- 23 March - National Day of Reflection
- 23 March - Earth Hour (lights will be switched off from 8:30pm to 9:30pm)
- 28 March - Brain Tumour Wear A Hat Day
- 31 March - Easter Sunday
- 2 April - Autism Acceptance Day
- 5 April - Roary's Big Week (MFC)
- 8 April - Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
- 10 April - Eid al Fitr
- 11 April - World Parkinson's Day
- 22 April - Earth Day
- 23 April - St George's Day
- 24 to 28 April - MS Awareness Week
- 1 May - Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome awareness month
- from 2 May - Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week
- 11 May - Eurovision
- 17 May - International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT)
- 22 May - Shine a Light on Neurofibromatosis Type 2
- 24 May - Acquired Brain Injury Awareness Week
- 31 May - Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) Awareness Month
- from 1 June - LGBT+ pride month
- 6 June - D-Day 80th anniversary
- 7 June - Tourette's Awareness Day
- 10 June - Guru Arjan
- 16 June - Eid
- 29 June - Armed Forces Day
- 5 July - NHS and Frontline Workers Day
- 5 July - Action Mesothelioma Day
- 21 July - Dharma Day
- 28 July - World Hepatitis Day
- 11 to 13 August - Middlesbrough Mela
- 24 August - Ukraine Independence Day
- 31 August - Overdose Awareness Day
- 1 September - PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) Awareness Month
- 3 September - Merchant Navy Day
- 9 September - 999 Day
- 10 September - World Suicide Prevention Day
- 11 September - Fairtrade Fortnight
- 13 September - Recovery Month
- 15 September - Battle of Britain Parade
- from 16 September - Organ Donation Week
- 22 September - Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week
- from 23 September - Recovery Week
- 1 October - Black History Month
- from 9 October - Baby Loss Awareness Week
- from 21 October - Recycle Week
- 25 October - Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) Awareness Day
- 28 to 30 October - Child Brain Injury Trust GloWeek 2024
- 31 October - Halloween
- 1 November - Diwali
- from 5 November - Remembrance Week
- 17 November - World Prematurity Day
- 19 November - Road Safety Week (Brake)
- 25 November - International Day to End Violence Against Women and Girls
- 1 December - World AIDS Day
- throughout November and December - Christmas
- 10 December - Human Rights Day
- 17 December - International End Violence against Sex Workers Day