SFA’s Light Up for Sarcoma Day is planned for Friday, July 24, 2026!
Every year, SFA, volunteers, and other members of the sarcoma community reach out to buildings, monuments, and other locations asking them to light up yellow in support of sarcoma awareness. Visible initiatives like Light Up for Sarcoma are vital for raising awareness and standing in support of the global sarcoma community.
SFA encourages individuals, communities, and organizations to get involved:
-Is there a landmark in your area that you’d like to see illuminated? We encourage you to request that they participate and light up yellow! We have included a Light Up for Sarcoma request email template at the bottom of this page that you are welcome to use for your requests.
If you receive approval from your requested location, please let us know the landmark name, city, and state at communications@curesarcoma.org.
-Light up your space: Replace your regular lighting with yellow bulbs or add yellow spotlights to your exterior. Incorporate yellow ribbons in and around your space.
-Share your photos: Share photos of illuminated buildings and monuments on social media using #LightUpForSarcoma, #curesarcoma and #Sarcoma Awareness Month. Additionally, please email photos to communications@curesarcoma.org. View 2025 Photos
2026 Confirmed Participating Light Up for Sarcoma Locations:
*Light Up occurring on Thurs, July 23
Florida (FL)
Brorein Street Bridge (Tampa)*
City of Tampa City Center at Hanna (Tampa)*
Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Palm Trees & Louver Fountain (Tampa)*
Fortune Street Bridge (Tampa)*
Kennedy Boulevard Bridge (Tampa)*
New City Center Building (Tampa)*
Old City Hall (Tampa)*
Platt Street Bridge (Tampa)*
River Tower Park (Tampa)*
Sulphur Springs Water Tower (Tampa)*
Tampa Riverwalk (Tampa)*
Indiana (IN)
MLK Jr Memorial Bridge (Fort Wayne)
Kentucky (KY)
Twin Spires at Churchill Downs (Louisville)
Massachusetts (MA)
Dana Farber Cancer Institute (Boston)
Missouri (MO)
James S. McDonell Planetarium at the Saint Louis Science Center (St. Louis)
New York (NY)
Mid-Hudson Bridge (Poughkeepsie)*
Oklahoma (OK)
Skydance Bridge (Oklahoma City)
South Carolina (SC)
SkyWheel Myrtle Beach (Myrtle Beach)
Texas (TX)
Bank of America Plaza (Dallas)
LIGHT UP FOR SARCOMA REQUEST EMAIL TEMPLATE
Is there a landmark or building in your area that you’d like to see illuminated? We encourage you to reach out to them and request that they participate in Light Up for Sarcoma! The Light Up for Sarcoma request email template has all the details you’ll need; simply copy, paste, and send.
Subject line: Help Us Light Up Yellow for Sarcoma Awareness – July 24, 2026
Email content:
Hello,
I’m reaching out on behalf of Sarcoma Foundation of America (SFA), a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve outcomes for those impacted by sarcoma, a rare and often overlooked cancer that impacts hundreds of thousands of people every year.
As part of Sarcoma Awareness Month this July, we are inviting landmarks, buildings, and stadiums across all 50 US states to participate in our “Light Up for Sarcoma” initiative by illuminating their buildings yellow on July 24, 2026. By lighting your building yellow, you help raise public awareness of this rare cancer, and act as a beacon of hope to patients, survivors, and caregivers all over the world.
For more than 25 years, SFA has worked to improve outcomes for sarcoma patients through advocacy, patient education and support, and research funding. Today, SFA is the largest private funder of research in the sarcoma community, having invested over $26 million to advance translational research and less toxic treatments. Your participation would play an important role in helping SFA advance these efforts to bring national and global attention to sarcoma.
Thank you for considering this opportunity and I look forward to your response.
Sincerely,
[YOUR NAME]
Have questions or need support in your requests? Please contact SFA’s Communications Team at communications@curesarcoma.org.
