Twin Arches

Application Request Details

• Applicants must be not-for-profit and community-focused. Applications must be received at least 14 days prior to the requested light up date.
• Requests are processed in the order in which they are received and are considered on a case-by-case basis using the following criteria:
  • Supports an event of national or international significance (such as Fourth of July, Valentine’s Day).
  • Supports a local festival or event that positively impacts local community spirit (such as Theater Festival, Fair, Winston-Salem State University or Wake Forest University athletic events).
  • Supports a local, national or international awareness issue that builds community or is related to community health (such as Heart Healthy Month, the Race for the Cure or Awareness of Violence Against Women).
  • Acknowledges and welcomes visiting dignitaries (such as a visiting Head of State or Ambassadors from various countries) hosted by our city.
• Multi-day requests may be granted at the discretion of the Mayor’s Office and Winston-Salem Department of Transportation
• We reserve the right to deny requests.  Lighting requests will not be considered for:
  • Personal or private occasions (such as birthdays or anniversaries)
  • Political events or observances
  • Religious figures, religious organizations or additional religious holidays
• We will not light up the Arches for an organization or group that is deemed:
  • to be inappropriate, 
  • offensive in nature, 
  • or those supporting discrimination, prejudice, violence or hatred.

All City Hall lightings with be posted on our official social media accounts. All other forms of publicity are the responsibility of the applicant.

We will do our best to fulfill your color request, but the exact hue may not be possible. We will use the closest hue that we can achieve through LEDs. We cannot light the Arches with browns or blacks at any time.