With a global focus on Portsmouth to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, we created our own tribute with some spectacular lighting and projections. The tower, shaped like a spinnaker sail, shone yellow through the ribs and successfully (for the first time since opening in 2005) projected onto both the spire of the […]

The Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth is turning a brilliant shade of yellow on 23rd June to help the Cystic Fibrosis Trust raise awareness on ‘Wear Yellow Day’ for people across the UK affected by cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-shortening genetic condition affecting more than 10,800 people in the UK. You are born […]

Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower, will be lit up bright yellow on Saturday 20 May as a badge of support for Mayday, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s annual national fundraiser, which is calling on people to ‘Do your bit, fund our kit’. The celebrated landmark, will throw a yellow reflection on seafront for the special occasion, creating […]

The Emirates Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth will turn green on 16th May to raise awareness of Huntington’s disease, a little known genetic brain disorder. The Emirates Spinnaker Tower is taking part in an international campaign called #LightItUp4HD, where buildings an landmarks across the globe will illuminate to shine a light on this rare condition, which impacts […]

Spinnaker Tower will mark Brain Injury Awareness week by lighting up the Tower in blue from 9th to 12th May. Michael said “We are very thankful to the Spinnaker Tower team, we take every opportunity to reach out to the public and professionals to let people know about brain injury and the services we provide […]

On World Wish Day®, this Saturday, a special four year old boy will be lighting up the Spinnaker Tower to summon the pirates for his One True Wish, to have a pirate party on a real ship on the sea. 29 April celebrates World Wish Day, the anniversary of the first wish granted by Make-A-Wish […]

Spinnaker Tower will be bathed in pink light in support of Wear A Hat Day on Friday 31st March 2017 for the national charity Brain Tumour Research. Wear A Hat Day is the UK’s premier brain tumour awareness event, raising money to improve the lives of patients and help find a cure. Ellie Morgan, PR […]

Portsmouth Water and Southern Water have joined together with the Spinnaker Tower to promote World Water Day in support of WaterAid. By turning itself blue, the Spinnaker Tower will help raise awareness of the fact that on this planet we still have the unacceptable situation where one in ten people lack access to clean, safe […]

Visitors are often intrigued about the Tower’s lighting – how many lights are there, what colours can the lights go and most of all, how do we change the lightbulbs?! Enter Bernie Welch, the Tower’s Technical Services Manager. His job is to make sure that everything is shipshape and that includes changing our lightbulbs. But […]