Lighting For a Cause
The City of Medicine Hat's Lighting for a Cause program is an initiative designed to bolster community spirit while shining a light on important social causes.
Aligning with City Council's Strategic Plan, this unique program has three core objectives:Together, we can brighten the lives of residents!
The City has two venues available to book. Rent one or both to promote your event/cause.
Saamis Tepee
Towne Square
To be considered, all requests must be:
Lighting will be considered for:
Lighting cannot be considered for:
The City of Medicine Hat reserves the right to use discretion when determining if a cause is deemed eligible.
Saamis Tepee:
Towne Square:
Lighting time can span a duration from one day up to one week.
An approval of any illumination is at the sole discretion of the City of Medicine Hat and not subject to appeals or negotiation.
All requests will be evaluated based on meeting the above-mentioned guidelines as well as:
Applicants will receive an email response stating whether or not an application has been approved. Due to the high volume of applications, not all requests may be accommodated. Applications will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications may be submitted up to six months in advance.
The City of Medicine Hat wishes to stress that if an application is declined, it is not a reflection of the merits or importance of any requests.
If after reading the guidelines you are still uncertain if your project is eligible, please contact the Lighting for a Cause program administrator for clarity and assistance.
Saamis Tepee
September 6, 2026 RED
South East Alberta Fetal Alcohol Network
September 9th is international FASD Day. First observed in 1999, the day kicks off global events during Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder awareness month each September.
September 13, 2026 GREEN
The Centre for Living Organ Donation
The goals of Living Donation Week are to improve access to living kidney and living liver donation, celebrate living donors, transplant recipients and Team Transplant, provide hope and support to those currently waiting for a transplant, and inspire more people to become living donors. You can view our program for 2026 and recordings from 2025 at livingdonationweek.ca and youtube.com/@givelifeuhn.
September 30, 2026 ORANGE
City of Medicine Hat
To honour the lost children and survivors of residential schools, their families and communities.
October 1, 2026 RED
REDI Enterprises Society
Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM), observed each October, promotes inclusion within the job market for people with disabilities. Join us in celebrating the skills, talents, and contributions of workers with disabilities across all industries, and highlighting the importance of removing barriers and creating inclusive employment environments where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.
At REDI Enterprises Society, we are wholeheartedly committed to this campaign. Let's make inclusion a cornerstone of every workplace!
October 8, 2026 BLUE, YELLOW, GREEN & PINK
Counselling Alberta
National Depression Screening Day is a free public service that has been provided by Counselling Alberta and Calgary Counselling Centre since 2005. On National Depression Screening Days, everyone has the opportunity to be screened for depression symptoms by taking a free and anonymous online test.
Counselling Alberta and Calgary Counselling Centre will host National Depression Screening Days from Monday, October 5th to Sunday, October 11th, 2026. calgarycounselling.com/ndsd
October 9, 2026 BLUE & GREEN
Alberta Veterinary Technologist Association
RVT Month is an annual celebration recognizing the knowledge, compassion, and essential contributions of Registered Veterinary Technologists. RVTs work in veterinary practices, shelters, research facilities, educational institutions, livestock operations, government, industry, and many other areas of animal health. Their expertise supports everything from emergency and critical care for companion animals to herd health, disease prevention, biosecurity, food chain integrity, and public safety.
October 11-14 & 17-19, 2026 PINK & BLUE
Medicine Hat & District Health Foundation
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day (PAILRD) is an annual day of remembrance that is observed in Canada on October 15. Throughout the week bereaved parents, their families and friends, unite with each other and others across the world to commemorate the lives of babies who died during pregnancy, at or soon after birth and in infancy.
October 15, 2026 PURPLE & WHITE
Medicine Hat Royal Purple
Purple Thursday is a national event, with a focus on raising awareness about the intersection of Brain Injury and Inter-Partner Violence. This event encourages people to wear purple to show support for survivors. Canadian Royal Purple donates ‘Purple Thursday’ care bags which include many essentials for individuals fleeing domestic situations. For more information or for volunteer opportunities, please look for us on the CRPS website or on Facebook, our Provincial group and our National group.
October 16, 2026 PURPLE & BLUE
REDI Enterprises Society
Light It Up! for N-DEAM, a national, one-night awareness initiative held on the third Thursday of October during National Disability Employment Awareness Month (N-DEAM). The campaign highlights the importance of removing barriers and advancing disability-inclusive employment. It recognizes the skills, talents, and contributions of workers with disabilities across all industries, and emphasizes the value of inclusive hiring and accessible workplaces for employees, employers, and communities.
October 27, 2026 BLUE
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy
World Occupational Therapy Day takes place each year on October 27. This is an international celebration of occupational therapists (OTs) and the amazing work they do in promoting health, well-being, and quality of life. 2026 marks this day as part of the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy's 100th anniversary.
November 10-11, 2026 RED
City of Medicine Hat
To honour military members who have died or served in the line of duty. It originally marked the end of World War I hostilities, which formally ceased at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 1918. Over time, and especially after World War II, the day now honours all people who have served and died in any war or conflict.
Towne Square
September 6, 2026 RED
South East Alberta Fetal Alcohol Network
September 9th is international FASD Day. First observed in 1999, the day kicks off global events during Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder awareness month each September.
September 13, 2026 GREEN
The Centre for Living Organ Donation
The goals of Living Donation Week are to improve access to living kidney and living liver donation, celebrate living donors, transplant recipients and Team Transplant, provide hope and support to those currently waiting for a transplant, and inspire more people to become living donors. You can view our program for 2026 and recordings from 2025 at livingdonationweek.ca and youtube.com/@givelifeuhn.
October 8, 2026 BLUE
Counselling Alberta
National Depression Screening Day is a free public service that has been provided by Counselling Alberta and Calgary Counselling Centre since 2005. On National Depression Screening Days, everyone has the opportunity to be screened for depression symptoms by taking a free and anonymous online test.
Counselling Alberta and Calgary Counselling Centre will host National Depression Screening Days from Monday, October 5th to Sunday, October 11th, 2026. calgarycounselling.com/ndsd
October 15, 2026 PURPLE & WHITE
Medicine Hat Royal Purple
Purple Thursday is a national event, with a focus on raising awareness about the intersection of Brain Injury and Inter-Partner Violence. This event encourages people to wear purple to show support for survivors. Canadian Royal Purple donates ‘Purple Thursday’ care bags which include many essentials for individuals fleeing domestic situations. For more information or for volunteer opportunities, please look for us on the CRPS website or on Facebook, our Provincial group and our National group.
October 27, 2026 BLUE
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy
World Occupational Therapy Day takes place each year on October 27. This is an international celebration of occupational therapists (OTs) and the amazing work they do in promoting health, well-being, and quality of life. 2026 marks this day as part of the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy's 100th anniversary.
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The City of Medicine Hat acknowledges that we live and work on treaty territory. The City pays respect to all Indigenous Peoples and honours their past, present and future. We recognize and respect their cultural heritages and relationships to the land. Medicine Hat is situated on Treaty 7 and neighbour to Treaty 4 territory, traditional lands of the Siksika (Blackfoot), Kainai (Blood), Piikani (Peigan), Stoney Nakoda, and Tsuut’ina (Sarcee) as well as the Cree, Sioux, and the Saulteaux bands of the Ojibwa peoples, and homelands of the Métis Nation District 2 Battle River Territory. Learn more.
