Purple Day
Purple Day® is the global day for epilepsy awareness and is celebrated annually on March 26.
Purple Day is all about celebrating people with epilepsy, raising awareness, and fighting the stigma, stereotypes, and harmful myths that surround people with seizures.
Free sticker request form is now open! Click here to get epilepsy awareness stickers mailed to you!
Downtown Cleveland’s Terminal Tower will be lit up purple the night of Monday, March 23, 2026! Take a picture if you see it!
How can you help?
Fundraise to support the Epilepsy Association:
Interested in fundraising, or need help getting started? You can reach us at (216)-579-1330 or contact@epilepsyinfo.org. All proceeds support our free services for people with epilepsy and their caregivers.
- DIY fundraiser: This could be a bake sale, change drive, dress-down day for a donation at your workplace, or you can make a Facebook fundraiser by clicking here.
- Donation jar: Put a donation jar or box out at your business or workplace during the month of March. We can provide the container!
- Donate sales: We are looking for local businesses that will donate a percentage of sales! If your business has program, or you know one that does, reach out!
Raise awareness:
Even if you teach just one person something about epilepsy, you can make a difference! We can help if you need ideas or templates!
- Share your story: Post about epilepsy or your experiences on social media, or email it to us and we’ll share it on our social media pages, website, and/or newsletter.
- For 2026, our Purple Day message is “There’s more to me than epilepsy!” To be featured, email us your response, or answer a few questions in this survey.
- Wear purple: Take a selfie or group photo of yourself wearing purple in March, tag the Epilepsy Association, and use #PurpleDay or #PurpleDayCLE. You can also send the photo to us if you don’t have a social media page.
- Request free stickers: Fill out this form and we will mail you epilepsy awareness stickers to hand out to family, friends, coworkers, and classmates. If you need more than 50 stickers, email us with information about the group(s) you would like stickers for, and we will get them to you!
- Schedule free in-person seizure first aid (Cuyahoga County): A trained member of our staff will come to your classroom or workplace to teach seizure first aid. The presentation is customized for different groups and lasts about an hour.
Schedule our free in-person seizure first aid training:
Open to the greater Cleveland area. The presentation lasts for about an hour and can be customized to include more information about a specific epilepsy syndrome, seizure type, or rescue medication, if requested. You can schedule a training or learn more by contacting us at (216)-579-1330 or contact@epilepsyinfo.org.
- School staff: The presentation will go into detail about epilepsy, how to identify a seizure (they don’t all involve shaking!), how to respond to each, and other challenges a child with epilepsy may face in the classroom.
- Ohio law requires that all school personnel receive seizure first aid training. The school must also develop a unique seizure action plan for each student that has seizures, and at least one person at each school building must be trained to follow that student’s seizure action plan. Our training can be counted as a professional development activity towards educator license renewal.
- Students: Similar to the presentation for staff, but tailored to each class’s age. For younger students, we have a puppet show to explain epilepsy and seizures.
- Businesses, clubs, and other groups: Even if you aren’t currently working with someone who has epilepsy, a customer, coworker, or guest could have a seizure at any time. 1 in 10 people will have a seizure in their lifetime and seizures can happen in people who do not have epilepsy.