Batman Day is DC’s annual celebration of the Big Black Bat and his impact on pop culture. This year, it will be held on Saturday, September 21, and with it being Batman’s 80th anniversary, there are plans for it to be celebrated all over the world.
Perhaps the coolest stunt for Batman Day is that the Bat-signal will shine in certain cities all over the world. DC and Warner Bros. have announced they’ll be beaming the famous Bat-signal into the sky once the sun goes down (around 8pm for each city), lighting up landmarks and skyscrapers around the world. DC even unveiled a Batman Bat-Tracker so fans can watch it all unfold in real time, with more info at Batman80.com.
The cities and planned landmarks that will flash the Bat-signal are
- Melbourne, Australia at Fed Square facing Flinders Street
- Tokyo at MAGNET by SHIBUYA109 at Shibuya Scramble Crossing
- Berlin at Potzdamer Platz 11
- Paris at Galeries Lafayette
- Barcelona at Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya
- London at the Senate House
- São Paulo at Itaúsa – LMB
- New York TBA
- Montreal at Complex Dupuis
- Mexico City at Torre Reforma
- Los Angeles at City Hall
Pam Lifford, Warner Bros. president of Global Brands and Experiences, had the following to say about it in a press release:
“The Bat-Signal is easily one of the most recognizable images among all superhero iconography and this is going to be a remarkable sight as we transcend borders, languages and cultures to bring us all together with this single experience. We are proud to send up the Bat-Signal on Batman Day because it is an important beacon of inspiration that makes us all believe that it’s possible to take hardship and turn it into something good. Batman Day is a global celebration for all the fans.”
Along with the global Bat-signal rollout, other events and activities are planned for Batman Day, including a number of events for kids and families. There will also be a panel discussion at Union Square’s Barnes & Noble in New York City with celebrated Batman writers and artists Scott Snyder, Peter J. Tomasi, James Tynion, IV and Brad Walker. It will be moderated by DC Publisher Dan DiDio.
A Batman-themed 5k night run and fan event will be held in Los Angeles (you can sign up for that here). Other Batman runs will be held around the world in various cities, including Brisbane, São Paulo, Mexico City Shanghai, Manila, Singapore and Bangkok.
DC and Warner Bros. have plenty of other suggestions for how to celebrate Batman Day this Saturday, so head to Batman80 to check it out. In the meantime, if you want to read about his deadliest foe, you can take a few minutes to read our review of Joker.
