Photo caption: The 2025 Street Banner Contest winners (from left to right): Mike Madey (on behalf of Lenard Madey), Micah Groberman, Lisa Toffolo, Haihua Su, Janice Cheng, Paul Leung (on behalf of Angela Yiu), Vannice Ho, Jessie Li and Po-wah Ng. Missing from photo: Clare Scott.

Richmond City Council, along with family members and friends, celebrated 10 local artists City Hall Council Chambers on Monday, March 10 for their winning designs in the City’s annual street banner contest.

The winning images will be printed on over 1,000 banners and installed on light poles from March 2025 to February 2026 to beautify the streets and gateways of Richmond.

This year, 585 designs were submitted, with all entries reflecting one of the following 10 themes: Arts, Culture and Heritage, Community, Diversity, Island City, Nature, Play, Sports and Recreation, Sustainability, Urban Landscape and Wildlife. A judging panel of Richmond artists shortlisted the submissions to 20 finalists. Richmond residents then voted for their top 10 favourites on the City’s “Let’s Talk Richmond” engagement website, recording over 6,700 votes over the two-week voting period.

All submissions, including the winning designs, are available for viewing on the City’s street banner webpage at richmond.ca/banners. The 10 selected banners are also on display in the Richmond City Hall atrium.

Previous years’ street banners and reusable bags made from those street banners are available for purchase at the Richmond Nature Park (11851 Westminster Highway), open daily from 9:00am to 5:00pm.

The Richmond Street Banner program is a Partners for Beautification initiative, which encourages residents to take an active role in enhancing the community and environment. For more details about the Street Banner program, visit richmond.ca/banners.