White Rock Pier Lights

rainbow lights on pier arches at dusk

Lighting the White Rock Pier 

The White Rock Pier, built in 1914, is a popular destination for people from the Lower Mainland and beyond. People come to the waterfront and the pier to enjoy breathtaking sunsets and beauty of Semiahmoo Bay. 

The City installed accent lights to the pier in 2018 to add to the beauty and enjoyment of the Pier experience and to celebrate annual occasions and/or build awareness for registered not-for profit causes that are important to the White Rock community and its visitors. 


Pier Lighting Applications Now Open for 2025

We are excited to announce that applications for lighting the White Rock Pier in 2025 are now open! Community non-profit groups are invited to submit their requests from October 1 to November 30, 2024.

This is a wonderful opportunity to highlight and celebrate causes that are important to the White Rock community and its visitors. To apply, please ensure your request aligns with the White Rock Pier lighting policy. Applicants will be notified in early January if their application has been approved, at which time the new schedule will be updated on this page below.

Submit your application online.


Lighting Requests

Community non-profit groups can request to light the White Rock Pier to recognize not-for-profit causes that are important to White Rock community and its visitors. Requests must meet the White Rock Pier lighting policy

Pier Lighting Schedule 2024

Date Reason Colour
February 14
Valentine's Day Pink and Red
February 24 Coldest Night of the Year Walk Blue and Yellow
February 28 Pink Shirt Day (Anti Bullying Day) Pink
March 8 International Women’s Day Purple
March 17 St. Patrick's Day Green
March 26 International Purple Day for Epilepsy Awareness Purple
April 1 Royal Canadian Air Force Centennial Blue
April 29 World Wish Day Blue
May 3 Lyme Disease Awareness Month Green
May 16 Celiac Awareness Day Green
May 17 - 19 Shine a Light on NF (Neurofibromatosis) Blue and Green
May 24 National Schizophrenia and Psychosis Awareness Day Purple
May 30 World MS Day Red
June 1 Deafblind Awareness Month Blue
June 21 National Indigenous Peoples Day Orange
June 29 World Scleroderma Day Blue
July 1 Canada Day Red and White
July 19 - 26 Pride Week Rainbow
July 27 National Drowning Prevention Week Blue
August 5 BC Day Blue, Red and Yellow
August 7 - 8 Peace Arch Hospital Foundation's Picnic on the Pier  White
August 28 & 31 International Overdose Awareness Day  Purple
September 8 International Literacy Day Purple
September 14 - 20 Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Blue
September 21 World Mitochondrial Disease Week  Green
September 30 National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Orange
October 1 National Seniors Day Blue & Red
October 17 National Light It Up! National Disability Employment Awareness Month Campaign Purple & Blue
October 21 1 Million Voices for Inclusion Pink, White, Blue
November 11 Remembrance Day Red
December 7 - 24 Bright Walk in White Rock Multicolours
December 25 Christmas Day Red and Green
December 26 - January 2 Hanukkah Blue and White

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White Rock Pier with rainbow lights

White Rock Pier with red and white lights