Hamilton Signature Sign
On Friday April 27, 2018 Mayor Fred Eisenberger hosted the official lighting ceremony for the HAMILTON sign. This sign was fully funded by generous sponsors, and fabricated by local Dundas business Hamilton Scenic Specialty Inc.
In addition to bringing some “life and colour” to the forecourt, we have witnessed the sign’s popularity for residents and tourists alike. Since its debut, social media has been flooded with selfies and pictures using the hashtag #HamOntSign.
Facts
- The sign contains 493 running feet of waterproof LED comprised of 15,000 individual LED diodes with a life expectancy of 40,000 hours; with sign lighting is controlled by 96 channels of DMX control.
- The average electrical consumption is 600 watts which is about equal to the wattage of a small coffee maker; at an average hydro rate of 10 cents per kilowatt hour, the sign will cost on about 6 cents per hour to run.
- The sign is 60 feet long by 6 feet deep with letters at 90” tall and 24” deep and weighs approximately 9700 pounds.
- The base and letter structure is all aluminum and contains 2,450 running feet of aluminum framing material.
- The sign contains 4800 screws and bolts and 45 sheets of internal aluminum reinforcement plate and 45 sheets of exterior aluminum composite panelling.
2019 Lighting Schedule
January
January 20
Vigil for Pawel Adamowicz Mayor of Gdansk, Poland
Colour: Red & White
February
February 1 to 3
Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Colour: Purple
February 4
World Cancer Day
Colour: Pink
February 5
Chinese New Year
Colour: Red & Yellow
February 14
Valentine's Day
Colour: Pink, Purple & Red
February 15
National Flag Day
Colour: Red & White
February 17 to 23
Be More Than A Bystander Month
Colour: Purple & Gray
February 24
101st Anniversary of Estonia’s Independence
Colour: Blue, White & Black
February 27
Pink Shirt Day
Colour: Pink
February 28
Bosnia’s Independence Day
Colour: Yellow & Blue
March
March 1
Bosnia’s Independence Day
Colour: Yellow & Blue
March 8
Internation Women's Day
Colour: Purple & White
March 13
Mac Women`s Basketball Champs
Colour: Maroon
March 17
St. Patrick's Day
Colour: Green, Gold & Orange
March 23 to 24
Endometriosis Awareness Month
Colour: Yellow
March 26
Epilepsy Awareness Day
Colour: Purple
March 27
World Theatre Day
Colour: Orange
March 29
Easter Seals Month
Colour: Red & White
March 30
Earth Hour (8:30 to 9:30 pm)
Lights Dimmed
April
April 2
Autism Awareness Day
Colour: Blue
April 6
Anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos Tragedy
Colour: Green & Gold
April 7
World Health Day
Colour: Blue & White
April 10
International Day of Pink
Colour: Pink
April 15
Limb Loss Awareness Month
Colour: Orange
April 22
Earth Day
Colour: Green
April 24
National Human Values Day
Colour: Red, Blue, Green, Yellow & Orange
April 26 to 27
Forge FC first season opening weekend
Colour: Orange
April 27
One-year Anniversary of HAMILTON sign
Light show every hour
April 28
National Day of Mourning
Colour: Yellow
May
May 3
Sri Lankan Attacks Memorial
Colour: Maroon., Green, Yellow & Orange
May 6 to 7
CMHA Mental Health Week
Colour: Green
May 8
World Ovarian Cancer Day
Colour: Teal
May 9 to 12
CMHA Mental Health Week
Colour: Green
May 13 to 17
Huntington Disease Awareness
Colour: Purple & Blue
May 19 to 25
Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Canada week
Colour: Blue
May 26
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
Colour: Blue & Teal
May 29
Tourette Awareness Month
Colour: Teal
June
June 2
World Eating Disorder Action Day
Colour: Purple
June 3 to 9
2019 RBC Canadian Open
Colour: Blue, White & Yellow
June 10 to 13
Pride Month
Colour: Brown, Red Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple & Pink, Blue White
June 14 to 15
Scleroderma Society of Ontario
Colour: Blue
June 16 to 18
Hamilton Arts Week
Colour: Blue, Red, Yellow & White
June 19
World Sickle Cell Day
Colour: Red & White
June 20 to 21
Hamilton Arts Week
Colour: Blue, Red, Yellow & White
June 25
International Scleroderma Awareness Day
Colour: Blue
July
July 1
Canada Day
Colour: Red & White
July 5
National Injury Prevention Day
Colour: Green
July 10 to 11
Srebrenica genocide
Colour: White & Green
August
August 4
Food Canada Day
Colour: Red & White
September
September 1
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Colour: Gold
September 2
Ticats Labour Day Classic
Colour: Black & Gold
September 4
Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Awareness Day
Colour: Teal
September 5
International Day of Charity
Colour: Blue & White
September 7
World Duchenne Awareness Day
Colour: Red
September 9
International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day
Colour: Red
September 10
World Suicide Prevention Day
Colour: Orange
September 11 to 15
Supercrawl
Colour: White & Blue
September 19
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness
Colour: Blue & Red
September 21
World Alzheimer's Day
Colour: Blue
September 22-24
National Coaches Week
Colour: Blue, Yellow, Red)
September 23 to 27
150th British Home Child Anniversary
Colour: Red, White & Blue
September 25-27
Franco-Ontarian Week
Colour: White & Green
September 30
Orange Shirt Day - Every Child Matters
Remembering the victims and survivors of residential schools
Colour: Orange
October
October 1 to 5
Mental Health & Addiction Awareness
Colour: Green
October 6
World Cerebral Palsy Day
Colour: Orange
October 7
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Colour: Teal
October 10
World Mental Health Day
Colour: Purple
October 11-12
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Colour: Pink
October 15
Hamilton Girl Guides - City Hall Campfire Event
Colour: Blue
October 23
World Polio Day
Colour: Red & Yellow
October 24
Child Abuse Prevention Day
Colour: Purple
October 29
RETT Syndrome Awareness Month
Colour: Purple
Food Allergy Day
Colour: Teal
November
November 1 to 8
MADD Red Ribbon Campaign
Colour: Red & White
November 9
National Microtia Awareness Day
Colour: Blue
November 11
Remembrance Day
Colour: Red & White
November 14
World Diabetes Day
Colour: Blue & White
November 15
Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Month
Colour: Purple
November 25
International Day for the Elimination of
Violence against Women
Colour: Orange
December
December 1
World AIDS Day
Colour: Red
December 22 to 30
Hanukkah
Colour: Blue
December 24 to 25
Christmas
Colour: Red & Green
Information about Lighting Requests
Lighting requests for the HAMILTON sign cannot be considered for:
- commercial requests (e.g. product launches, corporate events)
- individual recognition or personal occasions (e.g. gender reveal, birthdays, anniversaries)
- political events or observances
- institutions or professions (e.g. hospitals).
For any questions regarding a specific request not listed above, please email mayor@hamilton.ca
It may have taken a few years to come to fruition, and it was worth it. The HAMILTON sign is a gift to the City of Hamilton in recognition of Canada 150 from the following donors:
- AIM Environmental Group Inc.
- ArcelorMittal Dofasco
- Dan Lawrie Insurance Brokers Ltd.
- Fengate Assets Investments
- The McKeil Family
- Valeri Construction Ltd.
- Vrancor Group
- Losani Homes
-
LiUNA
- Carmen’s Group
- PJ & Joe Mercanti
- The Mercanti Family
- Sam & Roma, Peter & Gabriella, Ian & Lisa Mercanti-Ladd
- Roxborough Park Development Legacy Project
- Sergio Manchia Urbancore Developments,
- Nick Carnicelli Carriage Gate Homes & David Horwood Effort Trust
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