Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
Every June, communities across the country light up purple, declare proclamations, and bring visibility to the millions affected by migraine and headache disorders.
What is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month?
Migraine and Headache Awareness Month (MHAM) takes place every June. Around the country, advocates secure proclamations from governors and mayors, light buildings purple, run educational programs, and use the month to push for better recognition of headache disorders. The color purple has long been associated with the headache and migraine advocacy community.
Proclamations and purple landmarks
Each year, governors, mayors, and city councils pass official proclamations recognizing MHAM. Buildings, bridges, and landmarks across the country light up purple. Below is a state-by-state list of 2026 proclamations and lit landmarks.
Get Involved
Make Art, Make Headache Visible.
Make Art, Make Headache Visible is an annual art competition that invites young people ages 18 and under to use art and writing to make headache disorders visible. Submissions are accepted in any medium and are judged by a panel of artists, advocates, and clinicians. Winners are featured during MHAM and at events throughout the year.
Download the 2026 toolkit.
The MHAM toolkit gives advocates everything needed to declare a proclamation in their state, light a building purple in their community, run a local awareness event, and share on social. It is free and updated each year.
| City | State | Date of lighting? | |
| Birmingham City Hall | Birmingham | AL | June 29, 2026 |
| Vulcan Park & Museum | Birmingham | AL | June 29, 2026 |
| Union Plaza Building | Little Rock | AR | June 1, 2026 |
| May Clinic – Phoenix | Phoenix | AZ | June 4, 2026 |
| San Diego Convention Center | San Diego | CA | June 4, 2026 |
| 140 Montgomery Street | San Francisco | CA | June 2026 |
| Mortensen Riverfront Plaza | Hartford | CT | June 2026 |
| Delaware Legislative Hall | Dover | DE | June 2026 |
| Mayo Clinic – Jacksonville | Jacksonville | FL | June 4, 2026 |
| Brorien Bridge | Tampa | FL | June 4, 2026 |
| City of Tampa City Center at Hanna | Tampa | FL | June 4, 2026 |
| Curtis Hixon Park Palm Trees & Louver Fountain | Tampa | FL | June 4, 2026 |
| Fortune Street Bridge | Tampa | FL | June 4, 2026 |
| Kennedy Street Bridge | Tampa | FL | June 4, 2026 |
| Old City Hall | Tampa | FL | June 4, 2026 |
| Platt Street Bridge | Tampa | FL | June 4, 2026 |
| River Tower Park (Sulphur Springs Water Tower) | Tampa | FL | June 4, 2026 |
| River Walk | Tampa | FL | June 4, 2026 |
| Scotch Ridge Nature Park Bridge | Carlisle | IA | June 13-19, 2026 |
| JUMP | Boise | ID | June 15-30, 2026 |
| 875 North Michigan Avenue | Chicago | IL | June 4, 2026 |
| Dr. MLK Jr. Memorial Bridge | Fort Wayne | IN | June 4, 2026 |
| Wichita City Hall | Wichita | KS | June 1-4, 2026 |
| Cumberland City Hall | Cumberland | MD | June 2026 |
| Mayo Clinic Health Care System Sites – Minnesota | Rochester | MN | June 4, 2026 |
| City of Edina, France Ave. | Edina | MN | June 1-5, 2026 |
| I-35 W St. Anthony Falls Bridge | Minneapolis | MN | June 4, 2026 |
| US Bank Stadium | Minneapolis | MN | June 4, 2026 |
| Plummer Building, Mayo Clinic | Rochester | MN | June 4, 2026 |
| James S. McDonnell Planetarium | St. Louis | MO | June 13, 2026 |
| Albany International Airport Gateway | Albany | NY | June 4, 2026 |
| Alfred E. Smith State Office Building | Albany | NY | June 4, 2026 |
| Empire State Plaza | Albany | NY | June 4, 2026 |
| State Education Building | Albany | NY | June 4, 2026 |
| The H. Carl McCall SUNY Building | Albany | NY | June 4, 2026 |
| The “Franklin D. Roosevelt” Mid-Hudson Bridge | Hudson | NY | June 4, 2026 |
| Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park | Hudson | NY | June 4, 2026 |
| Jamestown City Hall | Jamestown | NY | June 29-30, 2026 |
| Lake Placid Olympic Center | Lake Placid | NY | June 4, 2026 |
| Lake Placid Olympic Jumping Complex | Lake Placid | NY | June 4, 2026 |
| 1WTC | NY | NY | June 4, 2026 |
| 230 Park Avenue – Helmsley Building | NY | NY | June 22, 2026 |
| Grand Central Terminal – Pershing Square Viaduct | NY | NY | June 4, 2026 |
| Kosciuszko Bridge | NY | NY | June 4, 2026 |
| MTA LIRR – East End Gateway at Penn Station | NY | NY | June 4, 2026 |
| Fairport Lift Bridge over the Erie Canal | Rochester | NY | June 4, 2026 |
| State Fairgrounds – Main Gate & Expo Center | Syracuse | NY | June 2026 |
| The ONEOK Boathouse at the Gathering Place | Tulsa | OK | June 21st at sundown until June 22 at sunrise |
| Williams Crossing Bridge | Tulsa | OK | June 21st at sundown until June 22 at sunrise |
| BOMA Philadelphia Skyline | Philadelphia | PA | June 4-5, 2026 |
| Benjamin Franklin Bridge | Philadelphia | PA | June 4, 2026 |
| Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia | PA | June 4, 2026 |
| PECO Crown Lights | Philadelphia | PA | June 1-2, 21, 2026 |
| Philadelphia City Hall | Philadelphia | PA | June 4-5, 2026 |
| Gulf Tower | Pittsburgh | PA | June 4, 2026 |
| Koppers Building | Pittsburgh | PA | June 4, 2026 |
| One Oxford Center | Pittsburgh | PA | June 4, 2026 |
| Downtown Rapid City | Rapid City | SD | June 4, 2026 |
| The Quarry Smoke Stacks | San Antonio | TX | June 26-30, 2026 |
| Mayo Clinic Health Systems Sites – Wisconsin | San Antonio | WI | June 4, 2026 |
| Hyatt Regency Milwaukee | Milwaukee | WI | June 4, 2026 |
| The Capitol Theatre | Wheeling | WV | June 2026 |
