Around International Rare Disease Day, the colourup4RARE initiative invites everyone to join in with hands-on activities. Many locations, one goal: Make rare diseases visible and create impact together!
The kickoff was on February 26 in Berlin: With a view of the Reichstag building, those interested, supporters, patients, as well as families and friends of people living with rare diseases gathered together. Over coffee, tea, croissants, and radiant sunshine, they connected and colored a life-sized zebra together.
Add your own “brushstroke” and make your support visible for around four million people affected in Germany:
Hamburg
Westfield Center, Überseeboulevard 7
February 8, 2026 | 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Cologne
Rhein-Center, Aachener Str. 1253
February 28, 2026 | 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
Munich
Rotkreuzplatz, Wendl-Dietrich-Str. 2
February 28, 2026 | 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Munich
Deutsches Museum, Museumsinsel 1
February 28, 2026 | 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Switzerland – Bern
Bundesplatz 3
March 5, 2026 | 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Participate digitally too:
If you can’t be there in person, you’re warmly invited to join the zebra participation challenge online: Let the online game send the zebra virtually through Berlin starting February 21, collect points and learn interesting facts about rare diseases. Join at: colourUp4RARE.com/spiel
Impressions from Berlin
Learn more about the initiative: www.colourup4RARE.com
Photos: Stefan Schubert Photography
