Purple Day 2025
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What is Purple Day?
Purple Day is an internationally-recognised epilepsy awareness day, and it falls on 26th March every year.
This day was founded in 2008 by eight-year-old Cassidy Megan from Canada. This young girl wanted to raise awareness for people with epilepsy and help them see that they are not alone.
Cassidy picked purple to represent the day because lavender is internationally recognised as the flower for epilepsy.
Over the years, Purple Day grew to become the successful epilepsy awareness day we know it as today, and one of the biggest fundraising events in the epilepsy calendar. Every year, thousands of amazing people come together to help make a difference for people living with epilepsy.
How you can take part
There are so many ways to do your bit for Purple Day 2025! Why not consider these options?
What your support can do
626,000 people in the UK are living with epilepsy, and 79 people are diagnosed every single day. Your support ensures that we can be here, helping people with epilepsy in whatever way they need.
What your support has done
Take a look below at how your previous fundraising efforts have changed the lives of people with epilepsy.
Laura's story
Laura found a different outlook on life, after using the Epilepsy Action Befriending Service. Laura became a Befriender a year after her call, she wanted to give back.
Your fundraising this Purple Day will help many more people just like Laura to find the strength to start to rebuild their confidence and independence
Read Laura's story
Are you ready? Sign up now!
Fill in the form below to get a free fundraising pack, including all the materials and information you’ll need to get started.
Contact us
Our Purple Day team would love to hear from you. We’re here to help, even just for a bit of extra support or inspiration.
You can email us at purpleday@epilepsy.org.uk or call 0113 210 8851.