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Wait - is Town Hall purple? Wasn't it green last month?

 If you’re driving down Valley Street at night, you may have noticed that the front facade of Town Hall is lit up throughout the year in different colors. Though the lights are subject to change, below is a general list of the colors' significance in relation to the occasion or holiday behind it.


OCCASION OR HOLIDAY

COLOR SCHEME

New Years

Fireworks, Rainbow

MLK Day

Red, Black, Green

Chinese New Year

Red, Yellow

Black History Month

Purple, Red, Green, Yellow

Groundhog Day

Picture of Bill Murray

Valentine's Day

Red, Pink, White

President's Day

Red, White, Blue

Women's History Month

Purple

Women's Day

Purple

St. Patrick's Day

Green, White, Orange

Trans Visibility Day

Blue, White, Pink

Easter

Pastels

Earth Day

Blue, Green

Star Wars Day

Yellow, Black

Cinco de Mayo

Red, White, Green

Peace Officers Memorial Day

Blue, White, Black

Memorial Day Weekend

Red, White, Blue

Memorial Day

Red, White, Blue

Pride Month

Rainbow

Gun Violence Awareness Day

Orange

Juneteenth

Red, Purple, Green

Maplewood Graduation

Black, Red

Fourth of July

Red, White, Blue

Labor Day Weekend

Red, White, Blue

Labor Day

Red, White, Blue

Sep 11, 2025

Shades of Blue

Climate Week

Green

Breast Cancer Awareness

Pink

Indigenous People's Day

Red, White, Green

Halloween

Purple, Orange

Thanksgiving

Orange, Green, Yellow

World AIDS Day

Red

Hannukah

Blue, White

Christmas

Red, Green

Kwanzaa

Red, Purple, Green

New Years Eve

Fireworks, Rainbow

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