Light Up Townsville
Light up a Council Asset
Townsville City Council has a number of asset lights that can be illuminated to promote a major festival, event, community awareness campaign or holiday. These include:
- Townsville Sign
- Wharton Reef Lighthouse
- Victoria Bridge
- George Roberts Bridge
- Old Magistrates Court House
- Little Fletcher Bridge.
Submit an online application to place a Light Up Townsville request. Please note that certain criteria have to be met before your request can be approved.
See below for a list of current and upcoming events celebrated with Light Up Townsville.
Disclaimer: Please note that light up colours may change without notice at Council’s discretion.
November 2026
| Date | Event | Colour(s) |
|---|---|---|
1 November | Rugby World Cup | Green & Gold |
3 November | Townsville Fire Home Game | Orange |
9 November | National Recycling Week | Yellow |
10 November | Neuroendocrine Cancer Day | Teal |
11 November | Remembrance Day | Red |
13 November | World Kindness Day | Green, Blue |
15 November | World Prematurity Day | Purple |
18 November | World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence | Blue |
19 November | World Pancreatic Cancer Day | Purple |
22 November | Townsville Fire Home Game | Orange |
25 November | 16 Days of Activism to end Gender-based Violence | Orange |
October 2026
| Date | Event | Colour(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 October | Light up for Seniors | Purple and Pink |
| 2 to 4 October | NAFA | Rainbow |
| 5 October | World Meningitis Day 2026 | Purple |
| 6 to 8 October | NAFA | Rainbow |
| 9 to 11 October | Queensland Mental Health Week | Teal |
| 12 October | EMMM Day | Red |
| 13 to 17 October | Carers Queensland | Pink |
| 19 October | War Widows Day Queensland | Blue |
| 20 to 22 October | Sexual Violence Awareness Month | Teal |
| 23 to 24 October | Light It Red for Dyslexia Awareness | Red |
| 25 October | Townsville Fire Home Game | Orange |
September 2026
| Date | Event | Colour(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 September | Childhood Cancer Awareness Month | Yellow |
| 3 to 4 September | Overdose Awareness Day | Purple |
| 5 September | Cowboys Home Game | Blue and Yellow |
| 6 September | Father's Day | Blue |
| 7 to 10 September | International FASD Awareness Month | Red |
| 11 September | Bravehearts Day | Purple |
| 12 to 18 September | NQ Cowboys | Blue and Yellow |
| 19 September | Light Up for Mito | Green |
| 20 September | NQ Cowboys | Blue and Yellow |
| 21 September | ITP Awareness Week - LightUp4ITP | Purple |
| 22 to 27 September | QLD Football Series | Gold and Green |
| 28 to 30 September | NAFA | Rainbow |
August 2026
| Date | Event | Colour(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 2 August | DonateLife Week | Pink |
| 3 to 8 August | National Eosinophilic Week | Purple |
| 16 August | Cowboys Home Game | Blue and Yellow |
| 17 to 20 August | Brain Injury Awareness Week | Purple, Teal and Dark Blue |
| 21 August | Daffodil Day 2026 | Yellow |
| 29 August | Cowboys Home Game | Blue and Yellow |
July 2026
| Date | Event | Colour(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 to 6 July | NAIDOC Week | Red, Yellow and Black |
| 8 July | State of Origin | Maroon |
| 9 July | Gambling Harm Awareness Week | Green |
| 10 to 12 July | NTI Townsville 500 - Supercars | Red |
| 23 July | #6yearstogo to Olympic and Paralympic Games | Yellow and Green |
| 25 July | World Drowning Prevention Day | Blue |
| 28 July | World Hepatitis Day | Green |
| 30 July | Cowboys Home Game | Blue and Yellow |
| 31 July | World Ranger Day | Green |
June 2026
| Date | Event | Colour(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 June | National Reconciliation Week | Red, Yellow, Green and Blue |
| 6 June | Queensland Day | Red |
| 10 June | Thank a First Responder Day | Blue |
| 11 June | Lipoedema Awareness Month | Purple |
| 14 to 21 June | International Myasthenia Gravis (MG) Awareness Month | Blue |
| 24 to 25 June | Go Green for EcoMarines | Green |
| 27 June | Cowboys Home Game | Blue and Yellow |
May 2026
| Date | Event | Colour(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 May | Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month of May | Red |
| 5 to 7 May | Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month | Purple |
| 8 May | Do it for Dolly Day | Blue |
| 10 May | Mother's Day | Pink |
| 11 to 13 May | Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Month | Purple |
| 14 May | Apraxia Awareness Day | Blue |
| 15 May | National Corrections Day | Blue |
| 17 May | Neurofibromatosis NF Awareness Day | Green |
| 18 May | National Volunteer Week | Red |
| 19 May | World Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Day | Purple |
| 20 to 23 May | National Road Safety Week | Yellow |
| 24 May | Cowboys Home Game | Blue and Yellow |
| 27 to 31 May | National Reconciliation Week | Red, Yellow, Green and Blue |
April 2026
| Date | Event | Colour(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 April to 12 April | #SparktheNight for World Parkinson's Day | Blue |
| 16 April | Cowboys Home Game | Blue and Yellow |
| 17 April | World Haemophilia Day | Red |
| 18 April to 22 April | World Voice Day | Red |
| 24 April | Cowboys Home Game | Blue and Yellow |
| 25 April | Anzac Day | Green |
March 2026
| Date | Event | Colour(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 to 8 March | National Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome Week | Purple |
| 9 March | Shine a Light on Lymphoedema | Blue |
| 13 to 16 March | International Long Covid Awareness Day | Green |
| 19 to 24 March | National Sunflower Day | Yellow |
| 26 March | World Myeloma Day | Red |
February 2026
| Date | Event | Colour(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 February | World Cancer Day | Orange |
| 3 to 7 February | Feeding Tube Awareness Week | Purple |
| 8 February | Townsville Fire Home Game | Orange |
| 9 to 13 February | Sweetheart Day | Red |
| 14 February | Valentines Day | Red |
| 15 February | Townsville Fire Semi Finals Home Game | Orange |
| 16 to 22 February | Light up Australia Green | Green |
| 28 February | World Rare Disease Day | Purple |
January 2026
| Date | Event | Colour(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day | Rainbow |
| 6 January | Townsville Fire Home Game | Orange |
| 24 January | Townsville Fire Home Game | Orange |
| 26 January | Australia Day | Green and Gold |
| 31 January | Townsville Fire Home Game | Orange |
December 2025
| Date | Event | Colour(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 10 December | 16 Days of Activism | Orange |
| 11 to 30 December | Christmas Period | Red and Green |
| 31 December | New Year's Eve | Rainbow |
November 2025
| Date | Event | Colour(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 6 November | PBR/Sunburnt Country Festival | Orange |
| 7 November | International Lennox Gastaut Syndrome Awareness Day | Purple and Green |
| 8, 9, 12,13 14, and 16 November | Movember – No Shave November | Blue |
| 10 November | NET Cancer Day | Blue |
| 11 November | Remembrance Day | Red |
| 15 November | Townsville Fire Home Game | Orange |
| 17 November | World Prematurity Day | Purple |
| 18 November | World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence | Blue |
| 20 November | Transgender Day of Remembrance | Pink, Blue and White |
| 21 to 24 November | World Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month | Purple |
| 25 to 30 November | 16 Days of Activism | Orange |
October 2025
| Date | Event | Colour(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 9 October | NAFA | Rainbow |
| 10 October | World Mental Health Day | Green and Purple |
| 11 to 12 October | NAFA | Rainbow |
| 13 to 18 October | National Carers Week | Pink and Blue |
| 19 October | War Widows Day Queensland | Blue |
| 20 to 24 October | Light it Red for Dyslexia Awareness | Red |
| 25 October | Occipital Neuralgia Awareness | Blue |
| 26 to 27 October | Light it Red for Dyslexia Awareness | Red |
| 28 to 30 October | Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Pink |
| 31 October | World Teachers' Day | Purple, Green and Blue |
September 2025
| Date | Event | Colour(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 September | Ronald McDonald House Charities - Help Our Little Heroes | Red |
| 2 to 5 September | Overdose Awareness Day | Purple |
| 6 to 8 September | Prostate Cancer Awareness | Blue |
| 9 September | International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day | Red |
| 10 September | World Suicide Prevention Day | Orange |
| 11 September | R U OK? Day | Yellow |
| 12 to 15 September | Welcoming Week | Pink & yellow |
| 16 September | Yellow Ribbon Day | Yellow |
| 17 September | Welcoming Week | Pink & yellow |
| 18 September | Ronald McDonald House Charities - Help Our Little Heroes | Red |
| 19 to 20 September | Welcoming Week | Pink & yellow |
| 21 September | World Alzheimer's Day | Purple |
| 22 to 23 September | ITP Awareness - Light Up 4 ITP | Purple |
| 24 to 28 September | NAFA | Rainbow |
| 29 September | National Police Remembrance | White and Blue |
| 30 September | NAFA | Rainbow |
August 2025
| Date | Event | Colour(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 and 2 August | Exercise Talisman Sabre 25 Community Day | Red and blue |
| 3, and 5 to 7 August | National Eosinophilic Week | Pink and purple |
| 4 August | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day | Black, yellow, red, blue, green and white |
| 8 to 10 August | Homelessness Week | Green |
| 11 to 15 August | Bullying No Way: National Week of Action | Purple |
| 16 and 17 August | VP80 | Green |
| 18 to 20 August | Queensland Road Safety Week | Yellow |
| 21 August | Daffodil Day | Yellow |
| 22 to 24 August | Brain Injury Awareness Week | Yellow and purple |
| 29 August | Wear it Purple Day | Purple |
| 30 August | Cowboys Home Game | Yellow and blue |
| 31 August | National Wattle Day | Yellow and green |
July 2025
| Date | Event | Colour(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 and 19 July | Cowboys Home Game | Yellow and blue |
| 6 to 8, and 10 July | NAIDOC Week | Black, yellow, red, blue, green, and white |
| 9 July | State of Origin III | Maroon |
| 11 to 13 July | Supercars 2025 | Red and white |
| 14 July | International Non-Binary People’s Day | Yellow, white, purple, and black |
| 21, 24, and 26 July | Gambling Harm Awareness Week | Green |
| 22 July | World Fragile X Day | Orange |
| 23 July | Seven Years until 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games | Green and gold |
| 25 July | World Drowning Prevention Day | Blue |
| 27 July | Donate Life Week | Pink |
| 28 July | World Hepatitis Day | Green |
| 29 July | Brighter Lives Townsville Hospital Foundation Brighter Day | Yellow and blue |
| 30 July | Rural Fire Service Queensland | Yellow |
| 31 July | World Ranger Day | Green |
Light Up Application Process
Applications can be made up to twelve months in advance. We recommend submitting your application at least one month before your desired campaign start date. Each application is reviewed based on our eligibility criteria. You'll receive the outcome of your application one month before your requested start date.
Lighting of Townsville City Council assets is only available for significant City, State or National events or awareness campaigns that:
- have a Townsville-wide audience;
- benefit all Townsville Local Government Area (LGA) residents; or
- attract at least 2,000 participants; or
- are of direct significance to Council; or
- are a national event represented in multiple states.
Light Up the Venue
Queensland Country Bank Stadium is accepting applications to light up the venue in support of community causes. Applications can be made on the Queensland Country Bank Stadium website.








