World Lupus Day
Let’s Join Together to Fight Lupus
World Lupus Day takes place worldwide on the 10th May. It is an important opportunity to raise awareness of lupus amongst the public and medical profession, and improve understanding of the impact that this autoimmune condition can have on the lives of those living with it.
By making people more aware of lupus you can help control its impact. We need your help to raise awareness of lupus, its symptoms and the effects it can have on people’s lives this World Lupus Day. Below shows the different ways you can get involved this #WorldLupusDay.
World Lupus Day 2025 Poster
This is the official World Lupus Day poster to help raise awareness for 2025. It highlights the prevalence of people in the UK living with lupus.
We encourage you to ask GP practices, hospital clinics, pharmacies, workplaces and anywhere else in your local community you can think of, to display these posters in the lead-up to May 10th and throughout the month.
You can order physical copies of our poster here or download the poster below.
Order Awareness Supplies
You can order a range of free awareness supplies including posters and information sheets to raise awareness of lupus to the general public.
10-Day Challenge
Take part in our virtual challenge to help raise awareness on World Lupus Day!
The challenge involves setting yourself a task that you will complete every day for ten consecutive days within the month of May.
Whatever challenge you take on for 10 consecutive days, you have the chance to make this challenge your own!
Colour a butterfly!
We’d like to see as many beautiful butterflies as possible displayed in windows (and shared on social media) on World Lupus Day. We hope that you will enjoy this fun project! We encourage you to be as creative as you like, using whatever materials you have available. You may wish to use colouring pencils, paints, collage – whatever you can think of.
Lunch 4 Lupus
Host a Lunch4Lupus this World Lupus Day!
Make it a fun event and spend quality time with your family and friends while supporting your favourite charity. You could also hold a raffle, auction, or other fundraising events on the day.
Coffee Morning
Help raise awareness of lupus by hosting a World Lupus Day coffee morning on or around May 10th with friends and family!
Grab a cup of coffee (or tea!) and some sweet treats and chat with friends and family to raise awareness of lupus. Also, don’t forget to make a small donation to Lupus UK during your event.
Want to have a virtual coffee morning?
Use video telecommunications apps like Zoom or Google Hangouts to host your coffee morning!
For tips on hosting a successful coffee morning, take a look HERE.
For more information please email [email protected]
Go purple for World Lupus Day!
Go purple for World Lupus Day by wearing your favourite purple clothing, accessories, shoes or even by painting your nails purple or wearing purple makeup!
Share your purple looks with us by tagging us on our socials at @lupus_uk (Instagram, Threads & TikTok), @lupusuk (Facebook) and @lupusuk.bsky.social (BlueSky) or on our youth platforms @LupusUkYouth (Facebook & Instagram).
Virtual Quiz Night
Put your thinking caps on! Help raise funds for Lupus UK by hosting your own virtual quiz night on or around May 10th at home with friends and family through video telecommunications apps like Zoom and Google Hangouts!
You can create your own quiz or download our quiz pack below. Our quiz consists of four rounds, taking around 40 minutes to 1 hour to complete. There are two sections on general questions and two sections of guess the bird species!
Join the fight against Lupus!
There are loads of other ways that you can join us in raising awareness this World Lupus Day.
If you’d like to take part in a Fundraising event then please take a look at our Fundraising Page for ideas and create your JustGiving page here
You could WEAR PURPLE for the day and encourage others to do the same to raise awareness of lupus. We have a range of purple Lupus UK clothing available HERE.
You can follow us on Facebook and Instagram and share our posts leading up to and on World Lupus Day.
