ESB in the Movies
Find out what great movies used the ESB as a backdrop. Movies such as Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally and An Affair to Remember – to see what other movies the ESB makes appearances in click on the link above.

EPA Energy Star
The Empire State Building Becomes a Charter Member of the Energy Star Building Label Program.

Broadcasting
From high atop the Empire State Building, above the 86th floor Observation Deck, Metro Networks monitors traffic conditions in the metropolitan New York area by way of two broadcast cameras and microwave antennas…

Visitors and observers from near and far should not take the lighting of the Empire State Building for granted because there are always interesting and interactive events planned throughout the year. As a focal point for displays, gatherings, and promotions, the Tower Lights just might surprise you with how often they change!

Below is a list of the upcoming Tower Light themes. For a detailed timeline of how the Tower Lights have evolved, please visit the Tower Lights History page.

Tower lights go off every night at 2:00 AM.

	Date Colors Occasion 09/28/2010 - 09/30/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 09/27/2010 Blue/Red/Blue The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, 10th Anniversary of Family Day – A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children 09/25/2010 - 09/26/2010 Yellow/Red/Black German Consulate in New York, 53rd Annual Steuben Day Parade 09/24/2010 Blue/Blue/Green Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC, RBC Race for the Kids 09/16/2010 - 09/23/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 09/15/2010 Red/White/Green Mexican Consulate in New York and the Mexican Cultural Institute of New York, Mexico's Independence Bicentennial 09/13/2010 - 09/14/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 09/12/2010 Yellow/Yellow/Yellow United States Tennis Association, US Open Finals Weekend 09/11/2010 Red/White/Blue In Memory of September 11 09/10/2010 Green/Green/Green Eid-al-Fitr 09/07/2010 - 09/09/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 09/03/2010 - 09/06/2010 Blue/White/Blue Muscular Dystrophy Association, The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon 09/02/2010 Yellow/Yellow/Yellow New York City Office of Emergency Management, National Preparedness Month 08/31/2010 - 09/01/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 08/30/2010 Yellow/Yellow/Yellow United States Tennis Association, U.S. Open Opening Day 08/27/2010 - 08/29/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 08/26/2010 Red/White/Blue Women's Equality Day, 90th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment 08/16/2010 - 08/25/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 08/13/2010 - 08/15/2010 Green/White/Orange Federation of Indian Associations, 30th Annual India Day Parade 08/09/2010 - 08/12/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 08/06/2010 - 08/08/2010 Green/Red/Red Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, 20th Annual Festival Kick-Off and Celebration 08/02/2010 - 08/05/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 07/30/2010 - 08/01/2010 Red/White/Blue Boys Scouts of America, 100th Anniversary Celebrations and the National Scout Jamboree 07/21/2010 - 07/29/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 07/20/2010 Red/Blue/Yellow Consulate General of Colombia in New York, Independence Bicentennial 07/13/2010 - 07/19/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 07/11/2010 - 07/12/2010 Red/Yellow/Red Spain's World Cup Victory 07/09/2010 - 07/10/2010 Purple/Pink/Yellow Broadway Barks Cat and Dog Adopt-a-Thon 07/07/2010 - 07/08/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 07/06/2010 Red/White/Blue British Consulate General in New York, New York Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh 07/02/2010 - 07/05/2010 Red/White/Blue Independence Day 07/01/2010 Red/White/Red Consulate General of Canada in New York, Canada Day 06/29/2010 - 06/30/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 06/28/2010 Blue/White/Blue Crain's New York Business, 25th Anniversary 06/25/2010 - 06/27/2010 Lavender/Lavender/White Heritage of Pride, 2010 NYC Pride Week 06/22/2010 - 06/24/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 06/21/2010 Yankees (Blue/White/Blue) Mets and Yankees "Subway Series", Team colors of Subway Series winner 06/20/2010 Blue/Blue/Blue United Nations Refugee Agency, World Refugee Day 06/18/2010 - 06/19/2010 North/South sides Yankees colors (Blue/White/Blue); East/West sides Mets colors (Blue/Orange/Blue) Mets and Yankees "Subway Series" lighting 06/17/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 06/16/2010 White/Red/White Consulate General of Japan in New York, Japan-NYC 1860-2010 and the 150th Anniversary of Japan-New York City Ties 06/15/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 06/14/2010 Red/White/Blue Flag Day 06/11/2010 - 06/13/2010 Blue/Green/Yellow Caribbean Tourism Organization, Caribbean Week 06/10/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 06/09/2010 Yellow/Yellow/Yellow Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards 06/08/2010 Purple/Blue/White National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and the United Nations, United Nations World Oceans Day 06/07/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 06/04/2010 - 06/06/2010 Green/White/Green New York Racing Association, Belmont Stakes 06/03/2010 Orange/Orange/White iMentor, 10th Anniversary Dinner 06/01/2010 - 06/02/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 05/27/2010 - 05/31/2010 Red/White/Blue Memorial Day/New York City Fleet Week 05/26/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 05/25/2010 Blue/White/Blue Consulate General of Argentina, 200th Anniversary of Argentina 05/24/2010 Mets (Blue/Orange/Blue) Mets and Yankees "Subway Series", Team colors of Subway Series winner 05/23/2010 Blue/White/Blue Jewish Community Relations Council of NYC, 2010 Salute to Israel Parade 05/21/2010 - 05/22/2010 North/South sides Yankees colors (Blue/White/Blue); East/West sides Mets colors (Blue/Orange/Blue) Mets and Yankees "Subway Series" lighting 05/20/2010 Orange/Purple/White Neuropathy Association, 15th Anniversary and Neuropathy Awareness Week 05/19/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 05/18/2010 Blue/White/Blue Columbia University, 2010 Commencement 05/17/2010 Blue/Yellow/White F.E.G.S. Health and Human Service System, 75th Anniversary and Benefit Dinner 05/14/2010 - 05/16/2010 Yellow/White/Blue Fire Department of New York, National EMS Week 05/13/2010 Green/Green/Green Rainforest Foundation, Rainforest Foundation Benefit Concert and Rainforest Awareness Week 05/12/2010 Green/White/Green City Harvest; Skip Lunch, Fight Hunger 05/11/2010 Purple/Purple/White New York University, 2010 Commencement 05/10/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 05/08/2010 - 05/09/2010 Blue/Yellow/Blue European Union, E.U. Day 05/07/2010 Blue/Blue/Blue Police Memorial Week Kick-Off 05/06/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 05/05/2010 Yellow/Yellow/Yellow Project Sunshine, Project Sunshine Week 04/30/2010 - 05/04/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 04/29/2010 Red/Red/White Coty Inc., 4th Annual DKMS Linked Against Leukemia Gala 04/23/2010 - 04/28/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 04/22/2010 Green/Green/Green Earth Day 04/20/2010 - 04/21/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 04/19/2010 Purple/White/Yellow New York Women in Communications, 2010 Matrix Awards 04/16/2010 - 04/18/2010 Orange/Orange/White American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month 04/15/2010 Green/Green/Green Natural Resources Defense Council, Forces for Nature Honorary Dinner 04/08/2010 - 04/14/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 04/07/2010 Blue/Yellow/Red The White House Project, Annual EPIC Awards 04/05/2010 - 04/06/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 04/02/2010 - 04/04/2010 Green/Pink/Yellow Easter 04/01/2010 Blue/Blue/Blue Autism Speaks, Autism Awareness Month 03/28/2010 - 03/31/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 03/27/2010 Lights off Lights off from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. – World Wildlife Fund, Earth Hour 2010 03/22/2010 - 03/26/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 03/19/2010 - 03/21/2010 White/Red/White New York Red Bulls, Grand Opening of Red Bull Arena 03/18/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 03/17/2010 Green/Green/Green St. Patrick's Day, Annual New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade on Fifth Avenue 03/05/2010 - 03/16/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 03/04/2010 Yellow/Blue/Red WNET.ORG, Celebration of Teaching and Learning 03/01/2010 - 03/03/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 02/26/2010 - 02/28/2010 North side: Blue/Black/Blue East side: Yellow/Black/Yellow South side: Green/Black/Green West side: Red/Black/Red Olympic Ring Colors - Winter Olympics 2010, Closing Ceremony Weekend 02/23/2010 - 02/25/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 02/22/2010 Green/Blue/Green Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, International Corporate Philanthropy Day 02/17/2010 - 02/21/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 02/16/2010 Red/Yellow/Red Lunar New Year 02/15/2010 Red/White/Blue President's Day 02/12/2010 - 02/14/2010 Red/Pink/White Valentine's Day 02/09/2010 - 02/11/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 02/08/2010 New Orleans Saints (Yellow/Black/Yellow) Team colors of Super Bowl winner 02/06/2010 - 02/07/2010 North/South sides: New Orleans Saints (Yellow/Black/Yellow) East/West sides: Indianapolis Colts (Blue/White/Blue) Super Bowl lighting 02/05/2010 Red/Red/Red American Heart Association, National Wear Red Day 02/03/2010 - 02/04/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 02/02/2010 Blue/Blue/Red Empire State Building Run-Up 01/25/2010 - 02/01/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 01/22/2010 - 01/24/2010 Green/White/Green New York Jets, AFC Championship Against the Indianapolis Colts 01/19/2010 - 01/21/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 01/18/2010 Red/Black/Green Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 01/15/2010 - 01/17/2010 Green/White/Green New York Jets, Divisional Playoff Game Against the San Diego Chargers 01/08/2010 - 01/14/2010 White/White/White ESB Lighting 01/07/2010 Blue/Blue/Blue NASDAQ, 10th Anniversary 12/23/2009 - 01/06/2010 Red/Green/Green Christmas 12/21/2009 - 12/22/2009 White/White/White ESB Lighting 12/11/2009 - 12/20/2009 Blue/White/Blue Chanukah 12/07/2009 - 12/10/2009 White/White/White ESB Lighting 12/04/2009 - 12/06/2009 Blue/Blue/Blue Cambridge in America, Cambridge University's 800th Anniversary 11/30/2009 - 12/03/2009 White/White/White ESB Lighting 11/25/2009 - 11/29/2009 Red/Orange/Yellow Thanksgiving 11/24/2009 Blue/White/Yellow NASCAR, 4th Consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship Win for Jimmie Johnson 11/23/2009 White/White/White ESB Lighting 11/20/2009 - 11/22/2009 Orange/Blue/Blue Madison Square Boys & Girls Club, 125th Anniversary 11/18/2009 - 11/19/2009 White/White/White ESB Lighting 11/17/2009 Green/White/Red Opening Night of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular 11/16/2009 White/White/White ESB Lighting 11/14/2009 - 11/15/2009 Blue/Blue/White Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, World Diabetes Day 11/13/2009 Purple/Purple/White March of Dimes Foundation, Prematurity Awareness Day 11/12/2009 White/White/White ESB Lighting 11/11/2009 Red/White/Blue Veteran's Day 11/10/2009 White/White/White ESB Lighting 11/09/2009 Red/Red/Red Big Apple Circus, Opening Night Gala 11/05/2009 - 11/08/2009 Blue/White/Blue New York Yankees 2009 World Series Champions 11/04/2009 Blue/White/Blue New York Yankees in 2009 World Series (Game #6 at home vs. Philadelphia Phillies) 11/03/2009 Red/White/Blue Election Day 11/02/2009 Blue/Yellow/White The Cooper Union, 150th Anniversary 11/01/2009 Orange/White/Blue New York Road Runners, 2009 ING New York City Marathon 10/30/2009 - 10/31/2009 Orange/Black/White Halloween 10/29/2009 White/White/White ESB Lighting 10/28/2009 Purple/Blue/Yellow Only Make Believe, 10th Anniversary and Annual Gala 10/26/2009 - 10/27/2009 White/White/White ESB Lighting 10/23/2009 - 10/25/2009 Purple/Purple/White Alzheimer's Association, 2009 Memory Walk 10/22/2009 Yellow/Yellow/Yellow Afterschool Alliance – Lights on Afterschool 10/21/2009 Red/Red/Red Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 50th Birthday 10/20/2009 Purple/Red/Red Gabrielle's Angel Foundation, Gabrielle’s Gala 10/19/2009 Psychedelic Tie-Dye Colors New York Historical Society's Benefit for Grateful Dead Exhibition and Archive 10/16/2009 - 10/18/2009 Yellow/Yellow/Yellow El Museo del Barrio, Grand Re-Opening 10/15/2009 White/White/White ESB Lighting 10/14/2009 Purple/Purple/White New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence Awareness Month 10/13/2009 White/White/White ESB Lighting 10/09/2009 - 10/12/2009 Red/White/Green Columbus Day 10/08/2009 Orange/Orange/White Jumpstart, Read for the Record 10/05/2009 - 10/07/2009 White/White/White ESB Lighting 10/02/2009 - 10/04/2009 Blue/Blue/White American Academy of Dramatic Arts, 125th Anniversary 09/30/2009 - 10/01/2009 Red/Yellow/Red 60th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China 09/25/2009 - 09/29/2009 White/White/White ESB Lighting 09/24/2009 Red/Red/Red The Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary and the Ruby Slipper Collection 09/21/2009 - 09/23/2009 White/White/White ESB Lighting 09/20/2009 Green/Green/Green Eid-al-Fitr 09/18/2009 - 09/19/2009 Yellow/Red/Black 52nd Annual Steuben Day Parade 09/17/2009 White/White/White ESB Lighting 09/16/2009 Purple/Yellow/White FFAWN Foundation, GUCCI for FFAWN Day 09/15/2009 Blue/Blue/Blue United Nations General Assembly 09/12/2009 - 09/14/2009 Yellow/Yellow/Yellow United States Tennis Association, US Open Finals Weekend 09/11/2009 Red/White/Blue In Memory of September 11 09/10/2009 Orange/Orange/White Food Bank New York City, NYC Goes Orange 09/09/2009 Pink/Pink/White Susan G. Komen for the Cure, City in Pink 09/08/2009 Orange/Orange/Orange 400th Anniversary of Henry Hudson's Journey on the Hudson River NOTE:  Colors are listed from bottom to top as they appear from the street.             Tower lights go off every night at 2:00 AM.

During spring and fall bird migration seasons and particularly on cloudy, humid and/or foggy nights, when large numbers of birds are seen flying near the building, the tower lights are turned off. Observatory personnel on the 86th floor outdoor deck notify the engineers. The birds are attracted by the lights and there is a danger they will fly into the building and be killed.