February 15, 2024

International Angelman Day

International Angelman Day is February 15

Over 50 organizations world-wide come together on February 15 to raise awareness for Angelman syndrome and honor our loved ones with AS. 

On this page, you’ll find ways you can help spread awareness and educate your community about Angelman syndrome. 

Spread Awareness

Below, find ideas and tools to help you spread awareness leading up to and on International Angelman Day.

30 Ways & 30 Days

Download our 30 Day guide for ideas to honor International Angelman Day and raise awareness.

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Light It Up Blue

Many famous landmarks are regularly illuminated in different colors to commemorate events and charitable causes.  Lighting up a landmark becomes a public display of community support for the cause. 

See the list for 2024

Find tips and guidelines to have a landmark light up in the Light it Up Blue Toolkit.

If you know of a landmark that will Light Up Blue, let us know! 
webmaster@angelman.org

Light it up Blue Merch

T-shirts, sweatshirts, caps and bags available in English, Spanish and French.

Customize and Share

Personalize in Canva and share on social media or hang at your office or school. Add a photo of your loved one with AS, so friends and family recognize the individual in the photo!

Make sure to use   #InternationalAngelmanDay   #AngelmanDay2024. 

How to Personalize

  1. Select a template below to open the template in Canva. (Canva is a free-to-use online graphic design tool.)
  2. Click the button below it to Use template for a new design. 
  3. Watch a short video tutorial for more.

Profile frame

Facebook Cover Image

Shareable Images

Flyer

Landmark Sign

Yard Sign

For Children and Schools

Here are worksheets you can use with your children and their friends, or use in school to talk and educate about Angelman syndrome! 

Click to open the image and right click to download. 

Customizable Valentine

Buildings and Landmarks Lighting up Blue in 2024

This list continues to grow, as we hear more confirmed sites.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bridge
Fort Wayne, IN

Skybridge
Davenport, IA

Baltimore City Hall
Baltimore, MD

35W Bridge
Roseville, MN

Lowry Avenue Bridge
Minneapolis, MN

France Avenue Lights
Edna, MN

James S. McDonnell Planetarium
St. Louis, MO

Wells Fargo’s Duke Energy Center
Charlotte, NC

MEET
Las Vegas, NV

City Hall Clock Tower
Yonkers, NY

The Peace Bridge
Buffalo, NY

The Metropolitan
Rochester, NY

Syracuse University Dome
Syracuse, NY

Terminal Tower
Cleveland, OH

Dublin Link Bridge
Dublin, OH

Great American Ballpark
Cincinnati, OH

University East Building
Cleveland, OH

Cumming Home Water Tower
Cumming, GA

State Capital of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, PA

Hoan Bridge
Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee County Historical Society
Milwaukee, WI