The UofL campus community is invited to celebrate UofL's largest student-run philanthropic organization, raiseRED, at our annual dance marathon. Our dance marathon is a 12-hour event from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026 in the Student Activities Center.

With over 680 registered UofL students this year, we will celebrate their year-round fundraising advocacy efforts at the dance marathon. This includes stories about our raiseRED families, fundraising, games, cause connnected moments, friendly competitions, and more.

All money raised by raiseRED supports patient needs and programming at Norton Children's Cancer Insitute and pediatric hematology and oncology research at UofL School of Medicine. 

Community members, including UofL faculty and staff, are invited to join us at any of the three following times during the event.

• Opening ceremony - 10 - 11 a.m. - Kick off the dance marathon with us by meeting our dancers and families.
• Community celebration - 2:20 - 3:20 p.m. - Join us in hearing from our doctors and clinic staff (spoiler alert: you'll get to meet Luna, the facility dog at Norton Children's Cancer Institute) and more members of our raiseRED community.
• Closing ceremony - 9:15 - 10 p.m. - Wrap up the 12-hour event with us as we celebrate our award winners, do our final dance, and reveal our total amount fundraised over the past year.

Can't make it in person? These portions of our event will be live streamed here.

Want to change kids' health to change the future? Make a gift here.