#HatsOn4CPC

The second Friday in October, which this year falls on Friday, 9th October 2026, is a day for raising international awareness of the need for and work of children’s palliative care services worldwide. 2025 marked ICPCN’s 20th anniversary, and to mark this date, we held our 4th ICPCN conference in November 2025. This is an annual campaign known as “Hats On for Children’s Palliative Care” with the hashtag #HatsOn4CPC. We are currently working on the toolkit for 2026. More details will be shared soon. Save the date!

However you choose to participate as a group or and individual, with an event for families, with colleagues or in your community – don’t forget to register your event, put on your hat, take a picture, share it on social media with the hashtag (#HatsOn4CPC), and send the pictures to us at communications@icpcn.org

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