Purple Day® 2025 takes place on March 26th and is Epilepsy Ireland’s biggest fundraising day of the year.
On the day itself and in the lead up to the day, we will need your support to help raise the vital funds that are required to continue our journey towards a society where no person’s life is limited by epilepsy.
There are several ways you can get involved in Purple Day® this year, which we have outlined below!
Purple Day® Challenge
In the coming weeks, we will be launching a special challenge around Purple Day ®, aimed at raising awareness of epilepsy and funds for Epilepsy Ireland. Make sure you’re following all our social media channels for more information, or get in touch with our Community and Campaigns Officer, Meabh Lonergan by emailing mlonergan@epilepsy.ie so we can keep in touch with you about the challenge!
Become a fundraising volunteer!
Epilepsy Ireland are a community-based organisation and having local people represent us in local communities by shaking buckets or selling our Purple wristbands can be of huge assistance to raising vital funds around Purple Day®. If you can spare a few hours to do this and have connections with local shopping centres, community centres, or any other venues where you may have permission to collect or sell on the behalf of Epilepsy Ireland, please sign up to be a fundraising volunteer! You can sign up to be a fundraising volunteer via the button below.
Become a Fundraising Volunteer!
Host a Purple-themed event at home, work, or school!
Over the years, we have had incredible community-based fundraisers to mark Purple Day® which have helped to raise thousands of euros to help continue our vital work on behalf of people with epilepsy and their families. These have included purple themed days in the office; purple bake sales and coffee mornings in people’s homes; and purple non-uniform days at schools. If you can help support Purple Day® through an event like this, or if you have your own idea for a purple themed fundraising event, fill out our community event form via the button below!
Host a community event for Purple Day ®
Get your Purple Wristband!
One vital way of supporting our work – and raising awareness of Epilepsy and Epilepsy Ireland – is by purchasing our special Purple Day® wristbands. By purchasing our wristbands for just €5, you are making a vital contribution to our fundraising activities. Be sure to encourage family and friends to get their wristbands too and don’t forget to share yours on social media and tag us in! You can buy your wristband(s) now on our shop via the button below.
Make a vital donation
With over 45,000 people living with epilepsy in Ireland, we are here to help support people with epilepsy and their families on their journey with the condition; work within communities to provide education and support about the condition; raise awareness and increase understanding of the condition amongst the public; advocate for policy changes that will help to improve the lives of people with epilepsy and their families; and to invest in Irish epilepsy research to build knowledge on the condition.
Every donation no matter the size helps support this work and brings us closer to a society where no person's life is limited by epilepsy - you can help get our fundraising activities for Purple Day® underway by making a donation via the button below.
For members of the public seeking to learn more about our work, our latest Annual Report can be found by visiting the 'Publications' section of our website; while further information on how we generate and use our funds at Epilepsy Ireland can be found in our latest Use of Funds statement by visiting the 'Governance' section of our website.
About Purple Day®
Purple Day® is an international grassroots campaign founded by Canadian woman, Cassidy Megan. The day sees people across the world encouraged to wear purple in the name of epilepsy awareness and well-known buildings across the globe also light up purple in recognition of the estimated 50 million people living with epilepsy across the globe. Purple Day® is a Registered Trademark of The Anita Kaufmann Foundation.
For more on Purple Day®, visit Purpledayeveryday.org.