Since 1994, the Empire State Building has become a traditional place for young people to attend weddings and new york people to celebrate Valentine's Day. Anyone who gets married here can become a member of the Empire State Building Club and return to the Empire State Building for free every Valentine's Day. However, it is not easy to get a wedding qualification in a building. New immigrants must write to the Empire State Building and describe why they want to hold their wedding in the building. After that, the building will choose the best scheme according to the applicant's situation and whether there are creative candidates. In addition, since 1978, people have held stair climbing competitions here every year. Participants climbed from 1 floor to 86th floor, counting 1574 steps.
Every year, China New Year buildings are illuminated by colored lights. In order to attract tourists, the Empire State Building has been continuously renovated, adding bars and nightclubs. In order to make full use of every inch of space in the building, the museum in the building also held various exhibitions. This autumn, a cartoon museum will open, and 200,000 cartoons from more than 50 countries around the world will attract audiences. Starting from 1964, the outer wall of the 30 th floor above the building is decorated with colored lights, which shine all night. The first light on the building was originally a searchlight. The purpose of the installation is to let the public know that Roosevelt was elected president 80 kilometers away from the Empire State Building.
1956, a rotating lamp named Light of Freedom was installed on the roof. 1984 automatic color-changing lights were installed on the top floor of the building to make these lights more colorful and expressive. Due to the large number of overseas Chinese in new york, from 200 1, the Empire State Building will light up red and yellow lights every night during the Lunar New Year, symbolizing good luck. On September 30th, 2009, on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the Empire State Building was lit with red and yellow lights to celebrate. On the first day, lanterns representing China and the United States were lit. China is the red and yellow of the five-star flag, and the United States is the red, white and blue of the Stars and Stripes. They light up at the same time, showing the friendship between China and the United States. However, this is the first time in the history of the Empire State Building to light China National Day.