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BOSTON, FALL RIVER – On social media, folks often ask why the Charles Braga Bridge is lit a certain color. The Commonwealth has compiled a list that gets updated that answers that very question.
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2026 Remaining Lighting Events
October
- October 1: Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Pink – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, Braga
- October 2: Dysautonomia Awareness Month – Turquoise – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, and Braga
- October 3: Domestic Violence Awareness – Purple – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, and Braga
- October 7: International Trigeminal Awareness Day – Teal – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, and Braga
- October 9: World PANS PANDAS Awareness Day – Green – Zakim
- October 10: Italian Heritage Month – Green/White/Red – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, Braga
- October 11: Italian Heritage Month – Green/White/Red – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, Braga
- October 12: Italian Heritage Month – Green/White/Red – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, Braga
- October 13: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Awareness Week – Teal – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, Braga
- October 14: Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day – Teal/Pink/Green – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, Braga
- October 15: Emergency Nurses Week – Purple/White – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, Braga
- October 16: Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month – Pink/Blue – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, Braga
- October 22: Dysautonomia Awareness Month – Turquoise – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, and Braga
- October 23: Rett Syndrome Awareness Month – Purple – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, Braga
- October 25: World Spina Bifida Day – Teal – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, Braga
- October 26: Health Connector – Green/Blue – Zakim
- October 29: Runway for Recovery 20th Anniversary – Pink – Zakim
- October 30: Domestic Violence Awareness – Purple – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, and Braga
November
- November 1: Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder – Orange – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, Braga
- November 2: Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month – Teal – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, and Braga
- November 4: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome – Orange – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, and Braga
- November 15: Shine the Light on Woman Abuse – Purple – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, Braga
December
December 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities – Purple – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, Braga
2027 Lighting Events
April
- April 11: World Parkinson’s Day – Blue – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, Braga
- April 13: Functional Neurological Disorder Light Up the World – Orange/Blue – Zakim, Longfellow, Fore River, Burns, Braga
