it’s time for a new cleveland flag
A city’s flag should be an unmistakable part of its identity and culture. The Cleveland flag should fly proudly in homes and across the city. It should be woven into every facet of the city’s daily life.
And this flag isn’t. The current Cleveland flag is invisible. It is unknown and un-flown.
Learn why the current Cleveland flag no longer represents the city, discover the flag’s history and see new Cleveland flag designs.
new flag
Cleveland is not the city it once was. Cleveland overcame hardship, defied expectations and won hearts. Cleveland earned a new flag—a flag that represents the city as it is—as it can be—and not as it was. Cleveland deserves a bold, modern, new flag that presents the city to the world.
flag contest
Cleveland Flag has designed new Cleveland flag concepts since 2017. Now, a group of civic-minded flag enthusiasts is hosting a Cleveland flag design competition. To learn more or to submit your own Cleveland flag design, visit the CLE Flag Project.
a flag is the city’s spirit manifest in color, shape and motion
a great city flag represents a city to its people and its people to the world
—Roman Mars
cleveland deserves a great flag
people want to belong and display the symbols of belonging
—Wally Olins
flag community
A flag design is adopted because people want to belong to a group and share that belonging with others. A flag communicates a shared pride, belief, values and heritage. A successful city flag design is adopted by the community as a symbol of the community.
In the absence of a successful city flag design, the people, left with no symbol to represent themselves, will gravitate to other symbols. Such is the case with Cleveland.
Discover why Cleveland needs a new flag.
flag mission
Cleveland Flag aims to redesign the current Cleveland flag and replace it with a new flag to stand as an enduring symbol of the city. Learn why Cleveland needs a new flag.
