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Epilepsy Awareness Day at Elitches and the Purple Duck Chase
August 6, 2022
6th Annual Event! Don\’t miss out.
Join us for the 6th Annual Epilepsy Awareness Day at Elitch Gardens, honoring our Everyday Heroes! This is not a walk or run, just a fun day raising awareness and painting the park purple. Registration is open. Tickets are $32 per person and will include a tshirt for the event, however, we cannot guarantee exact sizes for tshirts for those registering after July 23, but should have plenty. WALK UP REGISTRATION IS NOT PERMITTED – YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY ELITCH GARDENS RATE OF $60+. Also included is an Ice Cream Social from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm where we can gather at the Sunlight Patio Pavilion and get out of the sun and meet other amazing families in our community! Ice cream and beverages will be served from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. You must be registered through this site – even if you have seasons passes – to participate in the Ice Cream Social as this is where we will get our count.
We will have a table set up outside the main gate from 7:30 – 9:30 AM for you to pick up tickets, tshirts and tickets to the Meet and Greet. If you are not able to pick up during that time, you can pick up any ordered tickets through Elitch Garden\’s Will Call. Tshirts can be picked up at our booth just below the Ferris Wheel after 10:30 AM.
Also happening this day will be the 6th Annual Purple Duck Chase. Those participating in the Purple Duck Chase and Epilepsy Awareness Day at Elitch Gardens 2022 will be granted early admission to the park at 9:00 through a private entrance to watch as sponsored