International Brain Tumour Awareness Week 2026

Who coordinates the week?

The IBTA’s awareness-raising page confirms the 2026 dates and explains how to report an activity. Its Awareness Week toolkit provides campaign graphics and participation ideas.

The week is international. A local charity, hospital, patient group or research organisation may arrange its own event within or around those dates. Check each event’s details directly rather than assuming it has the same booking arrangements as another activity.

Choose an activity with a clear purpose

The suggestions below build on the idea of awareness and practical support. Adapt them to your community and make clear who is organising the activity.

• Share an accurate resource. Choose information from a recognised patient organisation and explain who it is for. Use the original link so readers can see the context and any updates.
• Organise a short learning session. Agree the subject with an appropriate speaker and invite questions in advance. A session about support services has a different purpose from a clinical presentation.
• Support a local or national charity. If fundraising, name the organisation receiving the money and use its current instructions. Explain any event costs separately.
• Offer a choice of ways to participate. A walk or social gathering can also have an online, seated or non-fundraising option. Ask privately about access requirements rather than making assumptions.
• Improve one piece of practical information. Check whether a community noticeboard or website explains how people can contact a relevant support organisation.

Fundraising and the IBTA

The IBTA explains that it coordinates and promotes awareness activities and encourages money raised to support appropriate brain tumour research or support organisations locally or nationally. Do not assume every fundraiser advertised during the week is raising money for the IBTA itself. Read its participation guidance before choosing a beneficiary or describing an affiliation.

Use stories and campaign materials respectfully

If someone wishes to share their experience, agree what they want to discuss and where the material will appear. Obtain permission before recording, quoting or publishing photographs. Participation should not require a personal account of illness.

Use the IBTA toolkit’s current graphics and follow its published logo conditions. Avoid changing a campaign image or implying that the IBTA has endorsed your organisation simply because you have used an awareness resource.