LIGHT THE MORRISON

BRIDGE LIGHTING PROGRAM BY NIGHTLAB

The Morrison Bridge Lighting Program is a year-round public art and placemaking activity of Nightlab (formerly Willamette Light Brigade) in partnership with Multnomah County. The public is invited to apply to illuminate the Morrison Bridge in recognition of community celebrations, causes and events, creating an ongoing platform for visual civic dialogue.

Southwest Portland Little League ( SWPLL) 12 U All Stars
Oregon State University
The Bidwell: Southwest Airlines
Stonewall Riots Commemoration
Happy Fourth of July!
Portland Pride
Go Timbers!
Overdose awareness day
988 Day
September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month
Wave of Light for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
World Pancreatic Cancer Day
175 Anniversary of The Oregonian
Zonta says no to domestic violence
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Celebrating the spirit of the people of Ukraine

Light the Morrison

Choose the colors that illuminate the Morrison Bridge and take part in a visual civic dialogue seen by thousands of Portlanders each night.

Dates of Availability

UPCOMING BRIDGE LIGHTINGS

Southwest Portland Little League ( SWPLL) 12 U All Stars

In honor of the Southwest Portland Little League 12U All Stars Baseball team and their Post Season journey toward the Little League World Series. The bridge shines in their uniform colors to wish them luck as tournament play begins this weekend. Go Southwest!

Oregon State University

The Bidwell: Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines is a partners with The Bidwell,, and they are to Light The Morrison in their colors!

Stonewall Riots Commemoration

The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous demonstrations by members of the gay community in response to a police raid that began June 28, 1969 and lasted through July 3 at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. (Wikipedia)

Happy Fourth of July!

Portland Pride

Parade begins at 11AM from the North Park Blocks and ends on Naito Pkwy at the Festival

A LEGACY OF LIGHTING PORTLAND’S BRIDGES

Nightlab was known as Willamette Light Brigade from 1988 – 2026 and has continually worked to enhance Portland’s nighttime identity, foster civic pride, and build community through light and art. The Bridge Lighting Program builds on decades of partnerships and public imagination around Portland’s most iconic structures. Explore the history of the bridges, learn how these projects came to life, and see how artful lighting continues to shape the city’s nighttime identity.

The Morrison Bridge Lighting Program is a program of Nightlab, a nonprofit organization that advances nighttime placemaking through light-based art. We light bridges, produce the Portland Winter Light Festival and utilize art, community and infrastructure to enhance Portland’s nighttime identity.