Hamilton Signature Sign
For requests & additional information
Email hamsign@hamilton.ca
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.
Schedule & Requests
Lighting requests for the HAMILTON sign can submitted via the form below.
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).
April
Date | Event | Colour |
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April 1, 2024 | Assyrian New Year | Red, white, blue |
April 4, 2024 | National Dental Hygienists Week | purple |
April 7, 2024 | Green Shirt Day | Green |
April 10, 2024 | International Day of Pink | pink |
April 11, 2024 | World Parkinson's Day | blue |
April 13, 2024 | Sikh Heritage Day | blue, orange |
April 15, 2024 | National Medical Laboratory Week | indigo purple |
April 17, 2024 | World Hemophilia Day | red |
April 19, 2024 | Global Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Day | blue, pink, yellow |
April 19, 2024 | World Liver Day | Green |
April 22, 2024 | Food for GOOD Week | Green |
April 25, 2024 | Canadian Fertility Awareness Week | Green |
April 28, 2024 | Workers Mourning Day | dimmed |
May
Date | Event | Colour |
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May 1, 2024 | Doctor's Day | Blue |
May 2, 2024 | Canadian Jewish Heritage Month | blue |
May 3, 2024 | World Press Freedom Day | blue |
May 3, 2024 | Bladder Cancer Awareness Month | yellow, red |
May 4, 2024 | World Pulmonary Hypertension Day | Purple |
May 5, 2024 | South Asian Arrival Day | red |
May 5, 2024 | Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) | yellow |
May 5, 2024 | Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2 Spirited People | red |
May 6, 2024 | Dutch Heritage Month | red, white, blue |
May 6, 2024 | Speech & Hearing Awareness month | deep turquiose |
May 8, 2024 | International Thalassemia Day | red |
May 9, 2024 | Asian Heritage Month | red |
May 10, 2024 | Lupus Awareness Day | purple |
May 11, 2024 | Polish Heritage Month | white, red |
May 12, 2024 | Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Awareness Day | green, yellow |
May 12, 2024 | Fibromyalgia Awareness Day | purple |
May 14, 2024 | National Apraxia Awareness Day | Blue |
May 14, 2024 | Israel's 76th Independence Day | Blue |
May 15, 2024 | International MPS Awareness Day | blue, yellow |
May 16, 2024 | Moose Hide Campaign Day | gold? |
May 17, 2024 | International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia | rainbow |
May 18, 2024 | Global Porphyria Awareness Day | purple |
May 18, 2024 | Fibromuscular Dysplasia Awareness Month | red/blue |
May 21, 2024 | Ontario Flag Day | red, blue, green, gold |
May 22, 2024 | Global Day of Awareness of Preeclampsia | bright pink, navy blue |
May 23, 2024 | South Asian Heritage Month | red |
May 24, 2024 | Victoria Day | red, blue, white |
May 28, 2024 | Menstrual Health Day | red |
June
Date | Event | Colour |
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June 1, 2024 | Pride Season | rainbow |
June 3, 2024 | Seniors Month | Multi Colour |
June 7, 2024 | National Indigenous Heritage Month | white, yellow, red, orange |
June 10, 2024 | Filipino Heritage Month | gold, blue, red |
June 14, 2024 | Portuguese Heritage Month | green, red |
June 17, 2024 | Italian Heritage Month | green, white, red |
June 19, 2024 | United Empire Loyalists Day | blue, red, white |
June 20, 2024 | World Kidney Cancer Day | green |
June 21, 2024 | National Indigenous Peoples Day | white, yellow, red, orange |
June 23, 2024 | National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism | dimmed |
June 24, 2024 | Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day/ Fête nationale du Québec | blue |
June 27, 2024 | Canadian Multiculturalism Day | multi colour |
July
Date | Event | Colour |
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July 1, 2024 | Canada Day | Red, white, red |
July 10, 2024 | Nikola Tesla Day | yellow |
July 15, 2024 | Egyptian Heritage Month | red, white |
July 28, 2024 | World Hepatitis Day | Green |
August
Date | Event | Colour |
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August 1, 2024 | Emancipation Day | red, green, gold |
August 2, 2024 | George Hamilton Day | blue, yellow |
August 19, 2024 | Public Service Pride Week | blue, yellow |
September
Date | Event | Colour |
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September 7, 2024 | Ukrainian Heritage Day | blue, yellow |
September 10, 2024 | Firefighters National Memorial Day | red |
September 23, 2024 | Gender Equality Week | pink, purple, blue |
September 24, 2024 | Peace and Police Officers National Memorial Day | blue |
September 25, 2024 | Franco Ontarian Day | green, white |
September 30, 2024 | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | orange |
October
Date | Event | Colour |
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October 1, 2024 | National Seniors Day | blue, white |
October 2, 2024 | German Heritage Month | red, yellow |
October 3, 2024 | Women's History Month | pink |
October 7, 2024 | Canadian Islamic History Month | green |
October 11, 2024 | International Day of the Girl Child | pink |
October 15, 2024 | Latin American Heritage Month | green, red, blue, white, yellow |
October 18, 2024 | Persons Day | Multi Colour |
October 23, 2024 | Hispanic Heritage Month | red, yellow, orange |
November
Date | Event | Colour |
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November 1, 2024 | Albanian Heritage Month | Red |
November 5, 2024 | Treaties Recognition Week | white, yellow, red, orange |
November 7, 2024 | Veterans Week | red |
November 8, 2024 | Indigenous Veterans Day | white, yellow, red, orange |
November 11, 2024 | Remembrance Day | red |
November 16, 2024 | Hindu Heritage Month | orange |
November 20, 2024 | National Child Day | Multi Colour |
November 20, 2024 | Transgender Day of Remembrance | blue, pink, white |
November 22, 2024 | Canadian History Week | Red, white, red |
November 30, 2024 | 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence | red |
December
Date | Event | Colour |
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December 3, 2024 | International Day of Persons with Disabilities | purple |
December 6, 2024 | National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women | dimmed |
December 10, 2024 | Human Rights Day | Multi Colour |
December 11, 2024 | Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster | blue, red, white |
Lighting Request
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