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City Event Calendar

December 2024

Events List

(18 Results Found)
December 1, 2024  to  December 31, 2024
1 Dec
Illumination: World AIDS Day

12:00 AM| City Hall

City Hall and Springer Market Square will be lit up red for World AIDS Day. The illumination in red on World AIDS Day serves as a powerful visual symbol, raising awareness about HIV/AIDS and showing solidarity with those affected by the virus, both past and present. This illumination commemorates the lives lost during the 1980s AIDS pandemic, honors survivors, and highlights the ongoing efforts in prevention, care, and research. It encourages the citizens of Kingston to reflect on the importance of health advocacy, reduce the stigma still associated with HIV, and engage in the broader global movement to end the epidemic. Additionally, the visibility of this initiative inspires hope and shows that communities stand united in support of those affected by HIV/AIDS.

Find out more about lighting up City Hall

3 Dec
Illumination: International Day of Persons with Disabilities

12:00 AM| City Hall

City Hall will be illuminated blue for International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). Blue is a commonly recognized colour used in the events, logos, and emblems for International Day of Persons with Disabilities. On this day, Canadians and citizens across the globe reaffirm the aim to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development, and to increase awareness of the situation of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.
3 Dec
5 Dec
6 Dec
Illumination: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

12:00 AM| City Hall

City Hall will be illuminated white and purple for National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. White and purple ribbons are worn on this day to remember the 14 female engineering students who were murdered at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal on December 6, 1989 by an act of gender-based violence. It is also a day to reflect on all women whose lives have been harmed or lost to gender-based violence.
14 Dec
Illumination: Community Healing

12:00 AM| City Hall

City Hall and Springer Market Square will be illuminated orange in support of community healing and in honour of the victims of residential schools.

15 Dec
Illumination: Community Healing

12:00 AM| City Hall

City Hall and Springer Market Square will be illuminated orange in support of community healing and in honour of the victims of residential schools.

16 Dec
16 Dec
17 Dec
19 Dec
31 Dec
Illumination: New Year's Eve

12:00 AM| City Hall

City Hall will be illuminated in holiday-themed colours in the celebration of New Year’s Eve, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar. Historically, New Year’s Eve celebrated Janus, the Roman god of new beginnings, and from whom January was named

The City of Kingston acknowledges that we are on the traditional homeland of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and the Huron-Wendat, and thanks these nations for their care and stewardship over this shared land.

Today, the City is committed to working with Indigenous peoples and all residents to pursue a united path of reconciliation.

Learn more about the City's reconciliation initiatives.

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