The City of Charlottetown welcomes requests to fly special-purpose flags and illuminate Charlottetown City Hall to raise awareness of causes and initiatives important to Charlottetown residents.
Requests to fly a flag or illuminate City Hall are governed by the following documents:
Request to Fly a Flag at City Hall
Organizations or community groups that want to fly a special flag on the City Hall flagpole must submit a request by email to the Office of the Mayor.
Please include the following information in your request:
- Name of organization or group
- Type of flag (i.e. World Diabetes Day, Pride)
- Requested flag-raising date
- If the request includes a ceremony to raise the flag with Mayor or Council attendance
- Representative contact information (name, email, telephone number)
Submit your request to:
Jackie McKinnon
Executive Assistant to Mayor & Council
[email protected]
Flag-Raising Request Guidelines:
- Requests from organizations must be submitted a maximum of four months prior to and a minimum of 30 days before the flag-raising date.
- Requests will be addressed and approved on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Special flags will be flown for a maximum of up to seven (7) consecutive days or for the length of the associated day or event, whichever is less.
- External organizations must provide the City with the flag at least three (3) days before the flag-raising date.
- It is the responsibility of the external organization to coordinate the promotion of the flag-raising, including coordinating photography, sending out invitations to members of the public or the media, or coordinating social media posts.
- If the community flagpole at City Hall is unavailable, the official City flagpole at Joe Ghiz Park may serve as the backup flagpole.
- For full eligibility criteria and guidelines, please review the Protocol Policy and Flag-Raising and Tower Illumination Procedures.
Request to Illuminate the Tower at City Hall
Organizations or community groups that want to illuminate City Hall must submit a request by email to the Office of the Mayor.
Please include the following information in your request:
- Name of organization or group
- Requested colour (Hex Code or RGB Code)
- Requested tower illumination date and alternative date should the tower be unavailable
- Representative contact information (name, email, telephone number)
Submit your request to:
Jackie McKinnon
Executive Assistant to Mayor & Council
[email protected]
Tower Illumination Request Guidelines:
- Requests from organizations must be submitted a maximum of four months prior to and a minimum of 30 days before the tower-illumination date.
- Requests will be addressed and approved on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Tower illumination requests will only be approved for a single day, from dusk until dawn on the requested date.
- It is the responsibility of the external organization to coordinate the promotion of the tower illumination, including coordinating photography, sending out invitations to members of the public or the media, or coordinating social media posts.
- For full eligibility criteria and guidelines, please review the Protocol Policy and Flag-Raising and Tower Illumination Procedures.