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2025 LIGHT IT UP 4 HD
Thank You for Lighting It Up for HD!
Throughout the month of May, communities across the globe lit up in blue and purple to raise awareness for Huntington disease (HD) and Juvenile Huntington disease (JHD).
This year’s #LightItUp4HD campaign was a powerful reminder that we are stronger together.
Here’s what we accomplished in 2025:
- 79 landmarks and sites lit up across Canada
- 26 sites illuminated for multiple days
- Participation from 12 countries worldwide
Together, we sparked conversations, built connections, and shone a powerful light on HD. Thank you to everyone who helped spread hope and awareness this May!
View the 2025 photo album on Facebook to see all the beautiful lights from across Canada.
Watch the official 2025 #LightItUp4HD video and relive the magic!
Why #LightItUp4HD Matters
For too long, Huntington disease has been kept in the shadows due to stigma and misunderstanding. #LightItUp4HD is more than a campaign — it’s a chance to raise awareness, make meaningful connections, and show support for those affected by HD and JHD. The more people understand the disease, the more they can extend support to individuals and families facing HD. To learn more about #LightItUp4HD, click here.
Want to Get Involved Next Year?
It’s never too early to start planning for next May! You can use the resources below at any time to begin outreach or get creative with your own illumination.
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Know a business or landmark you’d like to see lit up?
Download the toolkit for everything you need to make a request. -
Want to illuminate your own business or local site?
Complete this form and send it to lightitup@huntingtonsociety.ca. -
Lighting up your home or office?
Add a splash of blue and purple and let your neighbours know why!
Download a printable #LightItUp4HD sign (PDF or PNG) to display in your window (PDF or PNG).
Have questions or want to share your illumination plans? Reach out to lightitup@huntingtonsociety.ca — we’d love to hear from you!
Check below for this year’s participating sites!
CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA
April 30 – May 7, 2025: Parksville Civic & Technology Centre – Victoria
May 14, 2025: Science World – Vancouver
May 14, 2025: Sails of Light – Vancouver
May 14, 2025: City Hall – Vancouver
May 14, 2025: Burrard St. Bridge – Vancouver
May 15, 2025: Saanich Municipal Hall – Saanich
May 15, 2025: BC Guideway – Burnaby
May 15, 2025: Burnaby City Hall – Burnaby
May 15, 2025: City of Nanaimo Bastion – Nanaimo
May 20, 2025: Northern Lights Display at BC Place and VCC – Vancouver
May 20, 2025: Victoria St. Bridge – Trail
May 20, 2025: Legislative Assembly of BC – Victoria
May 26, 2025: White Rock Pier – White Rock
May 28, 2025: Fraser River Footbridge – Quesnel
ALBERTA
May 5, 2025: Red Deer City Hall – Red Deer
May 9, 2025: Reconciliation Bridge – Calgary
May 9 – 15, 2025: West Edmonton Mall Ice Palace – Edmonton
May 10, 2025: Art Gallery of Alberta – Edmonton
May 13, 2025: Calgary Tower – Calgary
May 14 – 15, 2025: Saline Creek Pedestrian Bridge – Fort McMurray
May 25 & 27, 2025: High Level Bridge – Edmonton
May 30, 2025: Lethbridge City Hall – Lethbridge
May 2025 TBD: Arts Commons – Calgary
SASKATCHEWAN
May 15, 2025: SaskTel Centre – Saskatoon
MANITOBA
May 15, 2025: Selkirk Water Tower – Selkirk
May 22, 2025: York Lobby, RBC Convention Centre – Winnipeg
May 23, 2025: Winnipeg Sign – Winnipeg
May 23, 2025: Esplanade Riel Bridge – Winnipeg
ONTARIO
May 1, 2025: Civic Centre Atrium – Chatham-Kent
May 11, 2025: Kitchener City Hall, Kitchener
May 14, 2025: Love Barrie Sign – Barrie
May 15, 2025: Peace Bridge – Fort Erie/Buffalo, NY
May 15, 2025: Ottawa Sign – Ottawa
May 15, 2025: CN Tower – Toronto
May 15, 2025: Niagara Falls – Niagara Falls
May 15, 2025: Canada Life Office Building – London
May 16, 2025: Market Square – Guelph
May 21, 2025: Brant St. Pier – Burlington
May 26 – June 1, 2025: Belleville Town Sign – Belleville
May 26 – June 1, 2025: Norris Whitney Bridge – Belleville
May 26 – June 1, 2025: Belleville Fire & Emergency Station 1 – Belleville
May 27, 2025: London City Hall – London
May 28, 2025: Brantford City Hall – Brantford
QUEBEC
May 1, 2025: Fairmont Le Château Frontenac – Quebec City
May 14, 2025: Parc Olympique Tower – Montreal
May 16, 2025: La Grande Roue de Montreal – Montreal
NEW BRUNSWICK
May 1 – 31, 2025: Central New Brunswick Woodmen’s Museum Inc. – Boiestown
May 1 – 31, 2025: McCloskey’s General Store – Boiestown
May 1 – 31, 2025: Upper Miramichi Fire Dept. – Boiestown
May 1 – 31, 2025: McAdam Railway Station – McAdam
May 1, 2025: Veterans Peace Park – Grand Bay-Westfield
May 1 – 3, 2025: Fredericton City Hall – Fredericton
May 1 – 14, 2025: O’Connell Park Gates – Sussex
May 10, 2025: Riverview City Sign – Riverview
May 11 – 17, 2025: Queen Elizabeth Park – Miramichi
May 12 – 17, 2025: Edmundston City Hall – Edmundston
May 14, 2025: Avenir Centre – Moncton
May 14, 2025: Moncton City Hall – Moncton
May 14, 2025: Downing Street – Moncton
May 14, 2025: Downtown Place – Moncton
May 27, 2025:: Rothesay Town Hall – Rothesay
NOVA SCOTIA
May 7, 2025: City Hall Proclamation & Flag Raising (9:00 A.M) – Halifax
May 13, 2025: Nova Scotia Legislature (Province House) – Halifax
May 23, 2025: Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse – Peggy’s Cove
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
May 1 – 10, 2025: Summerside Town Hall – Summerside
May 1 – 10, 2025: Holman’s Ice Cream – Summerside
May 23 – 31, 2025: Alberton Bargain Nook – Alberton
May 26 – 31, 2025: Alberton Town Hall – Alberton
May 26 – 31, 2025: Tignish Community Office – Tignish
May 26 – 31, 2025: Cornwall Town Hall – Cornwall
May 30 – 31, 2025: Charlottetown City Hall – Charlottetown
May 30 – 31, 2025: Founders Hall – Charlottetown
May 30 – 31, 2025: Confederation Centre – Charlottetown
May 31, 2025: PEI Government Shaw Building – Charlottetown
NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
April 29, 2025: Proclamation – Paradise
May 1 – 31, 2025: The Rooms – St. John’s
May 5, 2025: City Hall – St. John’s
May 5-6, 2025: Confederation Building – St. John’s
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
May 15, 2025: Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories – Yellowknife
INTERNATIONAL SITES
AUSTRALIA
May 1, 2025: Boardwalk Bistro, Wrestpoint Hotel – Hobart, TAS
May 2, 2025: The Camfield – Perth, WA
May 7, 2025: Sixteen Antlers, Level 16, Pullman & Mercure Hotel – Brisbane, QLD
May 12, 2025: Skyhawk Community Forum, Huntington’s Australia SA Office – Adelaide, SA
May 22, 2025: AAMI Park Stadium – VIC
May 22, 2025: Melbourne Town Hall – Melbourne, VIC
May 22, 2025: Crown Casino – VIC
May 22, 2025: Geelong Catenary Lights – VIC
May 22, 2025: Monash Park Tree – VIC
May 22, 2025: Mooroopna Water Tower – VIC
May 22, 2025: Riverlinks Eastbank – VIC
May 22, 2025: Victoria Park Lake – VIC
May 22, 2025: Wellington Wedge – VIC
May 22, 2025: City of Kingston – VIC
May 23, 2025: Old Treasury Building – VIC
May 23, 2025: The Brewery Bar & Kitchen, Novotel Sydney Olympic Park – Sydney, NSW
May 24, 2025: Luna Park Melbourne – Melbourne, VIC
NORWAY
May 3 – 4, 2025: 80m Silo, Skretting – Stavanger
May 3 – 4, 2025: Vålandstårnet – Stavanger
SPAIN
May 5, 2o25: Palace of the Generalitat de Catalunya – Barcelona
May 5, 2o25: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – Barcelona
May 5, 2o25: Façade of the Horta-Guinardó District Headquarters (Barcelona City Council) – Barcelona
May 5, 2o25: Badalona’s Maritime Capitania Building – Badalona
May 5, 2o25: Façade of the City Council – Calella
May 5, 2o25: Façade of the City Council – Castellbisbal
May 5, 2o25: Giant Letters Plaça Les Palmeres – Castelldefels
May 5, 2o25: Giant Letters Plaça Colom – Castelldefels
May 5, 2o25: Façade of the City Council – Cornellade Llobregat
May 5, 2o25: Torre de la Miranda – Cornella de Llobregat
May 5, 2o25: Façade of the City Council – Esparreguera
May 5, 2o25: Façade of the City Council – Espligues del Llobregat
May 5, 2o25: Façade of the Municipal Theatre – Figueres
May 5, 2o25: Sculpture “The Being of the Millennium” – Gava
May 5, 2o25: Façade of the City Council – L’Hospitalet de Llobregat
May 5, 2o25: City Hall facade – Lleida
May 5, 2o25: Façade of the City Council – Malgrat de Mar
May 5, 2o25: Façade of the City Council – Manresa
May 5, 2o25: Anoia Bridge – Martorell
May 5, 2o25: Façade of the City Council – Martorelles
May 5, 2o25: Street lanterns of the Riera, 48 – Mataro
May 5, 2o25: Façade of the City Council – Sabadell
May 5, 2o25: Façade of the City Council of Sant Llorenç – Sant Feliu de Llobregat
May 5, 2o25: Façade of the City Council – Sant Joan Despi
May 5, 2o25: Façade of the City Council – Sant Pere de Ribes
May 5, 2o25: Betzuca Park Lake – Sant Quirze del Valles
May 5, 2o25: Façade of the City Council – Santa Eugenia de Berga
May 5, 2o25: Façade of the City Council – Seva
May 5, 2o25: Façade of the City Council – Terrassa
May 5, 2o25: Façade of the City Council – Vallirana
May 5, 2o25: Usa el traductor neuronal de Softcatalà – Vallirana
May 5, 2o25: Usa el traductor Apertium – Vallirana
May 7, 2o25: Wall of the Castle of Montblanc – Tarragona
May 7, 2o25: Façade of the City Council – Tarragona
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
May 2025: Police Department – Dearborn, MI
May 2025: Henry Ford Centennial Library – Dearborn, MI
May 19 – 24, 2025: Blue Bridge – Grand Rapids, MI
May 19 – 24, 2025: Gallery Parking Ramp – Grand Rapids, MI
Check out our 2024 #LightItUp4HD confirmed sites here or visit our Facebook page for an album of last years #LightItUp4HD photos from across the world.