Action Days 2026

Mark Your Calendar for February 24-25, 2026

You’re invited to join the 16th Annual Alliance for Childhood Cancer Action Days. Action Days brings our community together to advocate for important childhood cancer issues currently before Congress. The Alliance for Childhood Cancer is excited to hold Action Days in Washington, DC in February 2026! 

Register for Action Days 2026

Registration will close on January 30th, 2026 or when we reach 225 advocates registered (whichever comes first). We encourage you to register early.

Your Voice Matters

We are at a critical point on several key policy issues for children with cancer, and we need a strong showing of advocates at Action Days 2026. Sharing your story with members of Congress will ensure the voice of children with cancer is heard loud and clear! 

The Details

Action Days 2026 is a two-day in-person event in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, February 24th, is our required training day. During our training session, which will take place at the Westin DC Downtown (999 9th St NW, Washington, DC, 20005), you will hear from guest speakers and meet fellow advocates, all to help prepare you for your Capitol Hill meetings on Wednesday, February 25th.

A registration fee of $65 per person will help cover training materials, food, and other items to assist in advocacy endeavors.

The Alliance has secured a room block at the Westin DC Downtown for the nights of February 23rd, 24th, and 25th at a nightly rate of $299 plus tax. 

Reservations can be booked either by phone or online.

Phone: Call (202) 898-9000 and mention "Alliance for Childhood Cancer Action Days 2026."

Online: Click here to reserve your room. 

We encourage you to book early as rooms are available first-come, first-served and the room block fills quickly. The room block will close once full or on February 6, 2026 (whichever comes first). 

To apply for a scholarship, click here. 

Scholarship registration will close on Friday, January 9, 2026. Applicants who are accepted will be notified via email.

Faces of Childhood Cancer Project

Calling all childhood cancer families! As members of the childhood cancer community, we want our legislators to recognize that childhood cancer goes beyond statistics by showing them the faces of our children. Our children are more than just the cancer they experience. We have created the Faces of Childhood Cancer Project to share their inspirational stories with legislators and the public. It’s a fun and meaningful activity that you can do from home!

Create a ribbon in honor or in memory of a child impacted by childhood cancer here by hovering over a blank space on the display wall and clicking on a location that allows you to “click to select” a gold ribbon. You can create a new ribbon or update an existing one created in past years through the Faces of Childhood Cancer platform.

Click here to participate in the Faces of Childhood Cancer Project.

Any questions, please contact actiondays@acco.org.

Frequently Asked Questions

Looking for additional details? Check out the FAQs.

Questions?

Please contact actiondays@acco.org