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Wherever you are in the world, you can join other people with Parkinson’s and raise awareness for World Parkinson’s Day 2024 by taking part in one of the special events on 11 April.
Find out what’s happening in your area by looking at our handy interactive Parkinson’s map or check out the highlights from around the UK, Europe and the world below.
There’s plenty going on online too – you could take part in a Sit and Stand challenge, turn your world blue, or keep up with the latest developments in Parkinson’s treatments with a webinar.
At Parkinson’s Europe, we’re getting active for World Parkinson’s Day and beyond by focusing on all the benefits exercise can offer people with Parkinson’s. Find out more about our #SummerSports and our new Sport and Exercise Hub (coming soon!) which is sure to motivate and inspire you to live well with the condition.
World Parkinson’s Day 2024 events: Europe
the whole of Europe
Spark the Night
US advocacy organization PD Avengers is hosting a Spark the Night event which will see landmarks around the world lit up on the night of 11 April. In partnership with Abbott and AbbVie, the event will see over 300 iconic buildings, bridges and towers lit up in blue as a powerful symbol of hope, unity and visibility for the Parkinson’s community. In the United States, this will include The Empire State Building and the New York Stock Exchange, while in Europe, the Mole Antonelliana in Turin, Italy, the Sophienkirche in Berlin, the Waldstadion Futbol Stadium and Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, and the Petřín Tower In Prague it will be lit in blue.
Belgium
World Parkinson’s Day Conference 2024
Action Parkinson’s will hold a World Parkinson’s Day conference on 19 April in Ixelles, Brussels. It will include a talk by neurologist Matthieu Rutgers on the benefits of exercise, as well as new developments in treatment. There will also be workshops on sophrology and rhythm. Find out more here.
Czech Republic
Go bowling
Parkinson’s society, Spolecnost Parkinson, zs is celebrating World Parkinson’s Day and its 30th anniversary with a lunch and bowling tournament for people with Parkinson’s and their families. Find out more here.
France
Get involved
To commemorate World Parkinson’s Day, the French Parkinson Society committees are organizing over 60 events across France from now until 31 May 2024. Find out what’s happening in your area here.
Germany
Dance for Parkinson’s
The German Parkinson’s association Kubia in Dusseldorf marks World Parkinson’s Day with a conference on the benefits of dance for people with Parkinson’s at the city’s NRW Tanzhaus. Find out more here.
Ireland
Virtual Education Conference
Find out the latest about Parkinson’s, along with diet tips and the cognitive and emotional aspects of the condition by logging on to the Parkinson’s Ireland Virtual Education Conference on 13 April. Among the guest speakers are Professor Graham Hughes, consultant in geriatric and general medicine in Dublin; Richelle Flanagan, dietician and woman with Parkinson’s; Professor Iracema Leroi, consultant geriatric psychiatrist at St James’s Hospital, Dublin; and Parkinson’s Specialist Nurse Kathy Foley. For more information, visit the Parkinson’s Ireland website.
Norway
Parkinson’s Week
To mark World Parkinson’s Day and the 40th anniversary of the Norwegian Parkinson’s Society, it starts Parkinson’s Week on 9 April, which will be launched that evening with a special concert by Bjørn Eidsvåg followed by presentations on Parkinson’s in the Hotel Norge in Bergen. Registration is essential. You can also watch the Parkinson’s presentations online. Find out more here.
The Netherlands
World Parkinson’s Day Symposium 2024
Parkinson Vereniging is holding the World Parkinson’s Day Symposium: ‘Good care, my care’ in Nieuwegein on 13 April, with Professor Bas Bloem, a neurologist at Radboud University, among the guest speakers. Topics include self-management and finding the right care. There will also be a parallel afternoon program for people with Young-Onset Parkinson’s. For more information and to register, visit the Parkinson Vereniging website.
Actions for Stapril
Parkinson NL wants people with Parkinson’s to join in its fundraising challenge of 10,000 steps a day throughout April, with the money being invested in Parkinson’s research and innovations. You can even convert other activities – like a yoga class – into steps using its conversion tool. Find out more on the Parkinson’s NL website.
Portugal
Living well with Parkinson’s
Focus on your well-being with Parkinson’s at the National Congress for Parkinson’s Disease on 13 April in Leiria. A choir performance will open the event, which will include talks about nutrition and non-pharmacological therapies, as well as Pilates sessions. Learn more from the Portuguese Parkinson Society.
Sweden
Parkinson’s symposium
On World Parkinson’s Day, MultiPark and Parkinson Skåne will host a free afternoon symposium in Lund with medical experts giving presentations on Parkinson’s therapies. The closing date for registration is Sunday 7 April. Find out more here.
UK
Go blue with Parkinson’s UK
Help Parkinson’s UK raise awareness by joining its ‘Make It Blue’ campaign – whether that’s lighting up buildings with blue lights, wearing blue for a day, dying your hair blue or holding a blue bake sale! Download their Make It Blue guide for more information.
Sign the Parky Charter
Parkinson’s UK, Spotlight YOPD and Cure Parkinson’s have joined the presenters of the popular Movers and Shakers podcast to call on the UK government to adopt the 5-Point Parky Charter to improve the lives of people with Parkinson’s. You can support the Parky Charter by signing the petition, which will be delivered to Number 10 Downing Street on World Parkinson’s Day.
Move with PD Warriors
Living with Parkinson’s in Bristol, UK? PD Warrior is an exercise program specially designed for people with Parkinson’s and these sessions (along with shadow boxing) are free all week to mark World Parkinson’s Day.
Join the Parkinson’s Nordic walk
If you are based in Nottingham why not join other people with Parkinson’s for a Nordic walking in the green precincts of Nottingham University on World Parkinson’s Day 2024?
World Parkinson’s Day 2024 events: rest of the world
Africa
Parkinson’s Webinar online
Join the Adewunmi Desalu Parkinson’s Foundation online on World Parkinson’s Day for a webinar full of the latest insights into navigating Parkinson’s care and diagnosis, as well as practical tips on accessing Parkinson’s specialists and support services.
America
Parkinson’s Education Day
The Parkinson’s Disease Society of America Virginia is hosting a Parkinson’s Education Day on World Parkinson’s Day in collaboration with the Parkinson’s Activity and Resource Center, and the University of Virginia neurology department. Learn about advanced surgical treatment options, the future of medications and treatments, and how you can manage your Parkinson’s disease. Attend in person or watch on Zoom. Registration is required.
Baseball in Detroit
Watch the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on the afternoon of World Parkinson’s Day and celebrate the Kirk Gibson Foundation’s work improving the quality of life for people with Parkinson’s with its exercise-based programs.
Australia
Parkinson’s Queensland
Take part in Queensland’s Really Big Parkinson’s Walk, turn buildings purple for World Parkinson’s Day, or join Laps for Parkinson’s.
Canada
Sit and Stand Challenge
Be part of the Parkinson’s Society’s Alberta Sit and Stand Challenge as they aim together to perform 100,000 Sit’n Stands across Canada in 24 hours, and one million in April, to stand up against Parkinson’s for Parkinson’s Day World. Attend in person or register online and join from home.
India
Parkinson’s Bangalore event
The Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Clinic Bangalore is hosting a World Parkinson’s Day event on 6 April, with talks from medical experts on the latest research and treatments, first-hand accounts from people living with Parkinson’s, and panel discussions on a range of subjects. Find out more here.
Find out more about World Parkinson’s Day 2024, along with the history of World Parkinson’s Day and why it is so important, on our World Parkinson’s Day page
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