To celebrate the 10th annual World Encephalitis Day, we need your help to turn the world red by lighting up as many landmarks as possible around the globe.

We currently have 228 landmarks and buildings across 27 countries that have agreed to go red on Wednesday, 22nd February, and help us raise awareness.

These include Niagara Falls, the Liver Building in Liverpool, England, the Jet d'Eau in Geneva, Switzerland, Dancing House in Prague, Czech Republic, as well as several hospitals and health clinics in the USA, Cambodia, and the UK.

Can you help?

This is a big job - especially for a small team such as ours.

If you live in a town or city with a notable landmark that can light up in a different colour, or your place of work can support us, please approach them and ask for their support this World Encephalitis Day.

If you need some advice on how to go about lighting up a landmark for World Encephalitis Day, simply email our team or download the Light up a Landmark toolkit and editable letter below.

Toolkit

Light up a Landmark Letter

Gatherings

Across the world, there are gatherings being held on World Encephalitis Day centered around red landmarks. Check out the list below to see if there is one near you!

Australia

Perth - Optus Stadium, 6:30pm (AWST). Email [email protected] to attend. 

Melbourne - Town Hall, 8pm (AEDT). Email [email protected] to attend.

United Kingdom

Bristol - Council House, 7pm (GMT). Click the link to attend https://fb.me/e/3gRZOJS1y

London - Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly Lights digital screen, 6.30pm (GMT).

Newcastle - Quayside, 6:45pm (GMT). Click the link to attend https://fb.me/e/2pMy9Gld0

Sunderland - Penshaw Monument, 6:30pm (GMT). Email [email protected] to attend. 

Can't see a city near you? Why not host a gathering yourself? Please get in touch if you are interested. 

List of light-ups

Where is lighting up so far?

Take a look at our ever-growing list of landmarks turning 'red4WED' on 22nd February (unless otherwise stated. Please see times the landmark is being lit in brackets, if we know this. All time zones local to the area they are in) -

Africa
South Africa 
Johannesburg 
The Leonardo (6pm)

Gqeberha
Nelson Mandela Bay Theatre Complex

Asia
Cambodia 
Siem Reap
Angkor Hospital for Children

China
Beijing
Beijing Union Medical College Hospital
Plus 30 encephalitis centres across China

India
Bangalore
XCyton building
State Assembly building

Vellore
Christian Medical College Main Campus & Ranipet campus

Oman
Muscat
Omantel

Australasia
Australia

Adelaide
Parliament Building (8pm)
Adelaide Oval (this will be lit on 21st February from 7.30pm)
The Riverbank Footbridge
Orb Adelaide Entertainment Centre

Brisbane
Story Bridge
Reddacliff Place sculptures
Victoria Bridge

Canberra
The National Carillon

Kalgoorie 
Eastern Goldfields Community Centre
William Grundt Memorial Library

Karratha
Red Earth Art Precinct

Manjimup 
Brockman Street

Maryborough
Maryborough City Hall and trees (from 6.30pm)

Melbourne
Bolte Bridge
Digital billboard at Federation Square
Melbourne Town Hall

Palmerston
Palmerston Water Tower
Frances Drive Light Pole
Palmerston Recreation Centre

Perth
Freemantle prison (now a museum)
Perth Concert Hall
Bell Tower
QV1 Building
Fraser Avenue, Kings Park
Perth Council House
Optus Stadium
Trafalgar Bridge
Yagan Square
Elizabeth Quay
Matagarup Bridge
Mount Street Bridge
Sky Ribbon Bridge
Northbridge Tunnel
Joondalup Drive Bridge
Mindeerup Piazza
State Library of Western Australia

Sydney
Sydney Olympic Park (this will be lit on 21st February)

Townsville 
Townsville sign
Victoria Bridge
Wharton Reef Lighthouse
George Roberts Bridge
Old Magistrates Court House
Central Park Boardwalk
Little Fletcher Bridge

Europe
Austria
Linz 
Lentos Art Museum

Belgium
Leuven
Monument on the Martelarenplein

Beringen
Casino (from 21st evening to morning of 23rd February)
Cooling Towers

Czech Republic
Prague
Dancing House

England
Aylesbury
Aylesbury Vale Academy

Birmingham
Aston University
HSBC 1 Centenary Square

Bristol
Council House
Clarke Willmott Bristol Office 
M Shed Museum

Chester
Chester Town Hall
Eastgate Clock
Newgate

Clacton on Sea
Clacton Pier

Coventry
West Orchards Coventry 
Whittle Arch
Greyfriars Green
Christchurch Spire (all in Coventry just before sunset)

Ellesmere
Ellesmere Port Library

Ely
Ely Cathedral Octagon (5.30pm - 11.30pm)

Epsom
Queen's Stand at Epsom Race Course (from 6pm)

Gateshead
Millennium Bridge

Hexham
Queen's Hall (from 4pm)

Leeds
Town Hall
City Museum
Civic Centre (all in Leeds from 5pm)

Liverpool
Liverpool Lime Street Station
Liver Building
George's dock 
Woodside ventilation station
Seacombe ferry terminal
Wallasey Town Hall

London
Piccadilly Lights (6.30pm video will be shown for 10 mins)
BBC Television Centre (from 5.30pm)
Tower 42 (from 00:01 - 23:59)
Alexandra Palace (6 - 11pm)

Lytham
Lytham Windmill

Malton
The Milton Rooms

Manchester
Student Union at Manchester University

Middlesbrough
Town Centre

Milton Keynes
The Quadrant Network Rail office

Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne Bridge

Nottingham
Council House
Experian Building

Oxford
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archeology

Pembrokeshire
County Buildings

St Helens
Steve Prescott Bridge

Sheffield
HSBC Grosvenor House

Stockport
Lyme Park (3 - 5pm)

Sunderland
Penshaw Monument (at dusk)
Northern Spire Bridge
Hylton Castle
Fulwell Mill
Cliffe Park Lighthouse 
Keel Square
High Street West
Sunderland Royal Hospital

South Shields
South Tyneside District Hospital

Weston-Super-Mare
Silicica Spire

Winsford
Wyvern House

York
City Walls

Estonia
Tartu 
Town Hall Square Bridge 

Finland
Helsinki 
SkyWheel (5 - 6pm)

France
Parthenay
La porte st jacques de Compostelle

Ireland
Cork
City Hall (9-10pm)

Dublin
Convention Centre (at sunset)
Dublin City Hall (from 6.30pm)
National College of Ireland (from 6pm)

Italy
Modena
The Fountain of Two Rivers

Verona
Palazzo della Gran Guardia

Lithuania
Vilnius
The bridge of the King Mindaugas (Karaliaus Mindaugo) (22nd and 23rd from dusk)

Moldova
Chișinău
Diomid Gherman Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery hospital

Netherlands
Zandvoort 
Raadhuis Zandvoort

Northern Ireland
Antrim
Civic centre
Mossley Mill
Clock face at Ballyclare Town Hall

Belfast
Titanic Belfast (6pm)
Stormont (at dusk)

Cloonavin
Causeway Coast and Glens Council Offices

Mid Ulster
Mid Ulster District Council buildings

Norway
Sandefjord
Whaling Monument

Portugal
Lisbon
Statue D. José (7pm)

Scotland
Aberdeen
Mac's Pizzeria
No. 10s
Under the Hammer

Glasgow 
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Kilmarnock
Dean Castle
Arches/Viaduct

Perth
Perth Bridge
St. Pauls Square

Switzerland
Geneva
Jet d'Eau (6.15 - 6.30pm)

Wales
Ceredigion
Town Hall and Library
Aberystwyth Bandstand

Cardiff
Castle Coch

Newport
Newport Civic Centre (at dusk)

Swansea
ICON Health Sciences Offices 
Guildhall

North America
USA

Atlanta
Crowns of the King and Queen Towers
UCB headquarters

Austin
Austin Public Library
Butterfly Bridge

Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital

Boston
Boston City Hall

Chattanooga, TN
Luminous Light Masts for the Chattanooga Pier (5.30pm)

Chicago
The Willis Tower
Skyline (this will be lit on 20th February)

Dallas
Bank of America

Dublin, OH
Dublin Link Bridge

Gilbert
Gilbert Water Tower

Johnstown
Stone Bridge

Miami
Freedom Tower

Minnesota, Florida, Arizona, Rochester, NY
The Plummer Building, The Mayo Clinics

New York
The Helmsley Building
Syracuse City Hall

Philadelphia
Philadelphia International Airport Tower
Cira Centre
FMC Tower at Cira Centre South
The Bulletin Building
Cira South Garage
PECO’s Crown Lights (21st, 22nd & 23rd February)
One Liberty

Canada
Calgary
Spark Science Centre
Calgary Tower (this will be lit on 21st February)
Reconciliation Bridge (this will be lit on 21st February, 12:001am – 11:59pm)

Edmonton
High Level Bridge
ProCura WSP Place
Fairmont Hotel Macdonald
Edmonton House

London
Canada Life offices
City Hall (this will be lit on 21st February, from dusk - 11pm)
JA Taylor Building (this will be lit on 21st February, from dusk - 11pm)

Montréal
Montréal Tower (4:30:02 - 7am the next day)

Ontario
Niagara Falls (10pm - 10:15pm)
Brock Tower (this will be lit on 21st February from dusk)

Toronto
CN Tower (at dusk)

Vancouver
Bloedel Conservatory (this will be lit on 21st February from 4.30pm - 11pm)
Vancouver Lookout
Vancouver Convention Centre

Vermont
Burke Mountain Torchlight Ski

South America
Brazil
Sao Paulo
University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine

Don't see your country/city here? Get in touch to find out how you can get your local area lit up for World Encephalitis Day 2023! Email