Hamilton Signature Sign | City of Hamilton

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 #HamOntSign.

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.

Hamilton Signature Sign Lighting

Schedule & Requests

Lighting requests for the HAMILTON sign can submitted by emailing [email protected]

Submissions for the following requests will not be considered:

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).

Date	Event	Colours
September 1, 2022	Childhood Cancer Awareness Month	Yellow
September 2, 2022	World Alzheimer’s Month	Red & White
September 3, 2022	Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Month	Teal
September 4, 2022	Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Day	Teal
September 5, 2022	Prostate Cancer Awareness Month	Blue
September 6, 2022	Dystonia Awareness Month	Blue & White
September 7, 2022	World Duchenne Awareness Day	Red
September 8, 2022	Hamilton175	Purple, Blue, Light Blue and Teal
September 9, 2022	Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day	Red
September 10, 2022	World Suicide Prevention Day	Orange
September 11, 2022	Bright Run/Breast Cancer Research	Pink
September 12, 2022	National Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week	Green
September 15, 2022	World Lymphoma Awareness Day	Red
September 17 to 19	Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Month	Red & Blue
September 21, 2022	World Alzheimer's Day	Blue
September 22 to 24, 2022	World Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week	Green
September 25, 2022	Franco-Ontarian Day	Green & White
September 26 to 28, 2022	Craniofacial Acceptance Month	Colour: Red, Yellow, Blue
September 29, 2022	Soroptimist International celebrates it's 100th Anniversary on Oct. 3	Blue
September 30, 2022	National Truth and Reconciliation Day and Orange Shirt Day Every Child Matters Remembering the victims and survivors of residential schools	Orange

Date	Event	Colours
October 1, 2022	Breast Cancer Awareness Month	Pink
October 2, 2022	Wrongful Conviction Day	Yellow & White
October 3 to 4, 2022	Islamic Heritage Month 2021	Green
October 6, 2022	World Cerebral Palsy Day	Orange
October 7, 2022	Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day	Teal
October 8, 2022	International Dyslexia Awareness Month	Red
October 10, 2022	World Mental Health Day	Purple
October 13, 2022	World Thrombosis Day	Red & Blue
October 17, 2022	Dyslexia Awareness Month	Red
October 24 to 31, 2022	Canadian Down Syndrome Week	Blue & Tellow
October 20, 2022	National Disability Employment Awareness Month	Blue and Purple.
October 25, 2022	Dysautonomia Awareness Month	Turquoise
October 26, 2022	Ontario Dress Purple Day	Purple
October 27, 2022	National Duty Counsel Day	Red & White
October 30, 2022	Food Allergy Day	Teal
October 31, 2022	Halloween	Orange, Black, Green & Purple

Date	Event	Colours
November 1 to 3, 2022	MADD Red Ribbon Campaign	Red
November 4, 2022	Diwali	Red, Yellow & White
November 5 to 6, 2022	MADD Red Ribbon Campaign	Red
November 7, 2022	Eczema Awareness Month	Blue
November 8, 2022	CRPS Awareness Month	Orange
November 9, 2022	National Microtia Day	Blue
November 10, 2022	Neuroendocrine (NET) Cancer Awareness Day	Black & White
November 11, 2022	Remembrance Day	Red & White
November 12, 2022	World Pneumonia Day	Blue
November 15, 2022	Crohn's & Colitis Awareness Month	Red
November 17, 2022	World Prematurity Day	Purple
November 18, 2022	Latvia Independence Day	Red & White
November 19, 2022	Pancreatic Cancer awareness month	Purple
November 20, 2022	National Child Day	Blue
November 25, 2022	International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women	Orange
November 28 to December 6, 2022	Hanukkah	Blue
November 28 to December 6, 2022	Hanukkah	Blue

Date	Event	Colours
December 1, 2022	World AIDS Day	Red
December 3, 2022	International Days of Persons with Disability	Purple
December 24 to 25, 2022	Christmas	Red & Green
December 26 to 31, 2022	Kwanzaa	Red, Black & Green

Hamilton Sign Donors

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

Date modified

September 16, 2022