For so many years, Huntington disease (HD) has been kept secret in families, due to stigma and discrimination. The #LightItUp4HD campaign is a wonderful opportunity for those with HD to raise awareness, make connections, receive support from their communities, and move forward with pride and dignity. The more people understand the disease, the more they can extend support to individuals and families facing HD. The month of May is designated as HD Awareness Month and every year, we invite landmarks and buildings to #LightItUp4HD in blue for HD and purple for Juvenile HD.
This year, 65 Canadian and 148 international sites joined #LightItUp4HD, for a total of 213 landmarks and buildings lighting up blue for HD and purple for juvenile HD.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone for helping to coordinate with sites and sharing photos of these illuminated awareness opportunities. Together, we’re shining a light on HD and raising awareness around the world.
Check below for a list of our 2026 participating sites!
Want to illuminate your business or landmark for Light it Up?
Submit to lightitup@huntingtonsociety.ca
Know a business or landmark near you that you’d like to see illuminated?
For everything you need to make a request
Light up your own house, apartment, room or office in blue and purple. Those cool LED lights are perfect! Consider adding a #LightItUp4HD sign to your window letting people know the reason behind your explosion of colour. Download the sign here (PDF/PNG):
Contact lightitup@huntingtonsociety.ca with any questions.
ALBERTA
May 1, 2026: City Hall Proclamation & Flag Raising – Calgary
May 15, 2026: Sylvan Lake Lighthouse – Sylvan Lake
May 15, 2026: Lethbridge City Hall – Lethbridge
May 15, 2026: Art Gallery of Alberta Staircase – Edmonton
May 15, 2026: High Level Bridge – Edmonton
May 18, 2026: Red Deer City Hall – Red Deer
May 23, 2026: Art Gallery of Alberta Staircase – Edmonton
May 29, 2026: Calgary Tower – Calgary
May 30, 2026: Telus Spark Science Centre – Calgary
BRITISH COLUMBIA
May 8 – 9, 2026: Maple Ridge City Hall – Maple Ridge
May 15, 2026: Science World – Vancouver
May 19, 2026: Fitzsimmons Creek Bridge – Whistler
May 20, 2026: City of Nanaimo Bastion – Nanaimo
May 25, 2026: Sails of Light – Vancouver
May 26, 2026: White Rock Pier – White Rock
May 27, 2026: Olympic Cauldron – Vancouver
May 27, 2026: Vancouver Convention Centre’s district markers – Vancouver
May 29, 2026: Vancouver City Hall – Vancouver
May 29, 2026: Burrard St. Bridge – Vancouver
MANITOBA
May 8, 2026: Island Park Causeway – Portage la Prairie
May 8, 2026: City Hall – Portage la Prairie
May 9, 2026: Winnipeg Sign – Winnipeg
May 9, 2026: Esplanade Riel Bridge – Winnipeg
May 15, 2026: RBC Convention Centre – Winnipeg
May 15, 2026: Selkirk Water Tower – Selkirk
May 15 – 19, 2026: Town of Stonewall Signs (Hwy 236 & 67) – Stonewall
NEW BRUNSWICK
May 1 – 31, 2026: Central NB Woodmen’s Museum – Boiestown
May 1 – 31, 2026: McCloskey’s General Store – Boiestown
May 1 – 31, 2026: Upper Miramichi Fire Dept. – Boiestown
May 1 – 31, 2026: McAdam Railway Station – McAdam
May 1, 2026: Veteran’s Peace Park – Grand-Bay Westfield
May 1, 2026: Riverview City Sign – Riverview
May 1, 2026: Saint John City Sign – Saint John
May 6, 2026: Moncton City Hall – Moncton
May 6, 2026: Downing Street – Moncton
May 6, 2026: Downtown Place – Moncton
May 6, 2026: Avenir Place – Moncton (will not illuminate if hosting an event)
May 11 – 16, 2026: O’Connell Park Gates – Sussex
May 11 – 17, 2026: Queen Elizabeth Park – Miramichi
May 11 – 17, 2026: Ville D’Edmunston City Hall – Edmundston
May 15 – 29, 2026: Fredericton City Hall – Fredericton (shared date with another campaign)
May 15 – 31, 2026: La Promenade Waterfront Pavilion – Bathurst
NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
May 1 – 7, 2026: The Rooms – St. John’s
May 11 – 15, 2026: City Hall – Mount Pearl
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Stay Tuned!
NOVA SCOTIA
May 8, 2026: City Hall – Halifax
May 12, 2026: City Hall Proclamation & Flag Raising (9:00 A.M) – Halifax
May 29, 2026: Province House – Halifax
May 30, 2026: Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse – Peggy’s Cove (cannot illuminate if raining)
ONTARIO
April 27, 2026: HD Awareness Month Proclamation (Council Meeting) – Belleville
May 5, 2026: I Heart Barrie Sign – Barrie
May 9, 2026: OTTAWA Sign – Ottawa
May 13, 2026: Niagara Falls (10:00 – 10:15 P.M) – Niagara Falls (Click here to watch the Live Camera)
May 14 – 15, 2026: King St. LEDs – Waterloo
May 15, 2026: CN Tower – Toronto
May 25, 2026: OTTAWA Sign – Ottawa
May 28, 2026: Brant St. Pier – Burlington
May 29, 2026: Peace Bridge – Fort Erie/Buffalo, NY
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
May 1 – 31, 2026: Town of Cornwall Road Sign – Cornwall
May 4 – 11, 2026: Summerside City Hall & Flag Raising – Summerside
May 28 – 30, 2026: Charlottetown City Hall & Flag Raising – Charlottetown
May 29 – 30, 2026: Founders Hall – Charlottetown
QUEBEC
Stay Tuned!
SASKATCHEWAN
May 15, 2026: SaskTel Centre – Saskatoon
May 19, 2026: Prairie Wind Monument – Saskatoon
May 19, 2026: City Hall – Saskatoon
May 22 – 23, 2026: The Atlas Hotel – Regina
West Australia
May 1, 2026: The Bell Tower – Perth
May 1, 2026: Graham Farmer Freeway Tunnel – Perth
May 1, 2026: Joonadalup Drive Bridge – Perth
May 1, 2026: Matagarup Bridge – Perth
May 1, 2026: Mount St. Pedestrian Bridge – Perth
May 1, 2026: Northbridge Tunnel – Perth
May 1, 2026: Optus Stadium – Perth
May 1, 2026: Sky Ribbon Bridge – Perth
May 1, 2026: East Perth Power Station – Perth
May 1, 2026: Civic Centre – Gosnells
May 1, 2026: William Grundt Memorial Library – Kalgoorlie
May 1, 2026: Red Earth Arts Precinct – Karratha
May 1, 2026: Foreshore – Rockingham
May 1 – 2, 2026: Elizabeth Quay – Perth
May 1 – 2, 2026: Perth Railway Station – Perth
May 1 – 2, 2026: Yagan Square – Perth
May 1 – 2, 2026: Freemantle Prison Gatehouse – Freemantle
May 1 – 2, 2026: Guppy Park – Bunbury
May 1 – 2, 2026: Historic Arrol Crane at Jetty Road – Bunbury
May 1 – 2, 2026: Koolambidi Woola – Bunbury
May 1 – 2, 2026: Koombana Bay Footbridge
May 1 – 2, 2026: Koombana Bay Foreshore
May 1 – 2, 2026: Marlston Hill Lookout – Bunbury
May 1 – 2, 2026: Marlston Waterfront – Bunbury
May 1 – 2, 2026: Navigators at the Koombana Drive roundabout – Bunbury
May 1 – 2, 2026: Richmond Reserve – Bunbury
May 2, 2026: Parliament of Western Australia Fountains – Perth
May 2, 2026: Council House – Perth
May 2, 2026: Trafalgar Bridge – Perth
May 2, 2026: Mandurah Bridge – Mandurah
South Australia
May 7, 2026: Convention Centre – Adelaide
May 7, 2026: Parliament House – Adelaide
May 7, 2026: Railway Station – Adelaide
May 7 – 8, 2026: Sky City Casino – Adelaide
May 8, 2026: Town Hall – Adelaide
May 8, 2026: SAHMRI – Adelaide
May 8, 2026: Lady Nelson Visitor Information Centre – Mount Gambier
May 8, 2026: Riddoch Arts & Cultural Centre – Mount Gambier
May 8, 2026: Town Hall – Unley
Northern Territory
May 7 – 8, 2026: Frances Drive light pole – Palmerston
May 7 – 8, 2026: Palmerston Library – Palmerston
May 7 – 8, 2026: Palmerston Recreation Centre – Palmerston
May 7 – 8, 2026: Palmerston Water Tower – Palmerston
May 8, 2026: Civic Centre – Darwin
Tasmania
May 8 – 11, 2026: Council Chambers, Burnie
May 11, 2026: Chalmers Church – Launceston
May 14, 2026: Wrest Point – Hobart
May 19 – 22, 2026: Leven River Bridge – Ulverston
May 20 – 22, 2026: Paranaple Convention Centre – Devonport
May 22 – 24, 2026: Town Hall – Launceston
May 29, 2026: Tasman Bridge – Hobart
New South Wales
May 13, 2026: City Hall Clock Tower – Newcastle
May 14, 2026: Manly Town Hall – Sydney
May 14, 2026: Robertson Park – Orange
May 14, 2026: South Court Lights – Orange
May 14, 2026: Visitor Information Centre – Goulburn
May 14, 2026: City Beach Function Centre – Wollongong
May 21, 2026: The Phive – Parramatta
Australian Capital Territory
May 14, 2026: Canberra Times Fountain – Canberra
May 14, 2026: Light Rail stops – Canberra
May 14, 2026: Malcolm Fraser Bridge – Canberra
May 15, 2026: John Gorton Building – Canberra
May 15, 2026: National Carillon – Canberra
May 15, 2026: National Film & Sound Archive – Canberra
May 15, 2026: National Museum of Australia – Canberra
May 15, 2026: Old Parliament House – Canberra
May 15, 2026: Questacon – Canberra
May 15, 2026: The Shine Dome, Australian Academy of Science – Canberra
May 15, 2026: Treasury Building – Canberra
Queensland
May 11, 2026: Breakfast Creek Bridge – Brisbane
May 11, 2026: City Hall – Brisbane
May 11, 2026: Kangaroo Point Bridge – Brisbane
May 11, 2026: King George Square – Brisbane
May 11, 2026: Reddacliffe Place Sculptures – Brisbane
May 11, 2026: Sandgate Town Hall – Brisbane
May 11, 2026: Story Bridge – Brisbane
May 11, 2026: Victoria Bridge – Brisbane
May 11, 2026: Wickham Terrace Car Park architectural wall – Brisbane
May 11, 2026: Yowoggera Bridge – Brisbane
May 11, 2026: Jacaranda Water Tower – Logan
May 11, 2026: Telfer Street Water Tower – Logan
May 11, 2026: Wineglass Water Tower – Locan
May 12, 2026: Suncorp Stadium – Brisbane
May 13, 2026: Kurilpa Bridge – Brisbane
May 13, 2026: Neville Bonnor Bridge – Brisbane
May 13, 2026: Gateway Bridges (Sr Hielscher Bridges) – Brisbane
May 13, 2026: QPAC – Brisbane
May 13, 2026: School of Arts – Bundaberg
May 13 – 15, 2026: Water Tower – Longreach
May 13 – 15, 2026: Sir Albert Abbot Administration Building – Mackay
May 13 – 17, 2026: City Hall – Maryborough
May 18 – 19, 2026: Administration Building – Caboolture
May 18 – 19, 2026: Administration Building – Redcliffe
May 18 – 19, 2026: Humpybong Creek Building – Redcliffe
May 18 – 19, 2026: Seat at Scarborough Beach Park – Scarborough
May 20 – 24, 2026: Civic Centre – Ipswich
May 20 – 24, 2026: Nicholas St. Facade – Ipswich
May 21 – 24, 2026: Surfers Paradise sign at Cavill Mall – Surfers Paradise
May 21 – 24, 2026: Isle of Capri Bridge – Surfers Paradise
May 21 – 24, 2026: Decorative lighting along foreshore – Surfers Paradise
May 21 – 24, 2026: Broadbeach sign in Victoria Park – Broadbeach
May 21 – 24, 2026: Decorative lighting in Victoria Park – Broadbeach
May 25 – 31, 2026: City Hall Annex – Toowoomba
May 25 – 31, 2026: Victoria Street Bridge – Toowoomba
May 29 – 31, 2026: Michael Fowler Centre – Wellington
May, 2026: Tårnet på Ulriken (Bergen Lysdans) – Bergen
May 3 – 4, 2026: 80-metre-tall Silo at Skretting – Stavanger
May 3 – 4, 2026: Vålandstårnet – Stavanger
May 4 – 10 2026: Skansen Brannstasjon – Bergen
Together, we sparked conversations, built connections, and helped shine a powerful light on HD. Thank you to everyone who helped spread hope and awareness this May!
