The National Epilepsy Walk is the Epilepsy Foundation's signature community event where family, friends and advocates join together to raise awareness and critical funds for the Epilepsy Foundation of America. Whether you're walking in-person or on your own, with a team or striding solo, you can be a part of this one-of-a-kind experience and celebrate alongside fellow members of the epilepsy community! 

We encourage everyone to set a goal to walk 26 miles for the 1 in 26 who will be diagnosed with epilepsy at some point in their lifetime. Regardless of how you walk - Walk In-Person or Walk Your Way - keep track of each mile walked and make an active impact.

There is no fee to register and participate in the National Epilepsy Walk. However, when you raise $100 or more through your National Epilepsy Walk personal fundraising page you'll earn this year's official swag. 

Join us today to make every mile and every dollar count for the 2025 National Epilepsy Walk!

Yes, every person, regardless of age, that is planning to walk in-person or on their own must register. Adults should be present to register a minor online, as they will need to sign their participation waiver during the registration process. However, there is no fee to register.

After you complete your event registration, you'll be set up with an Epilepsy Foundation events account with a username and password so that you can come back later and access your Participant Center to customize your Personal and/or Team Fundraising Page, track your progress, and more!

Returning participants will be prompted to log in to expedite your registration process. Forgot your username and password? Send an email and we will reset it for you – walkinfo@efa.org.

No, there is not a minimum age requirement. Everyone who is interested in joining the National Epilepsy Walk is encouraged to do so! Those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult and have had an adult sign the liability waiver during the registration process. However, to receive the official National Epilepsy Walk, each individual must raise $100 or more through their own personal fundraising page. 

To form a team: Follow the steps to register for this event by clicking Register Now! When prompted, choose whether you would like to walk in-person or walk your way virtually. Select your role as a Team Captain. Make sure to have your team name in mind. Once you've started a new team as a Team Captain, be sure to ask friends, family, and co-workers to join your team and to register on your team during the registration process. 

To join a team: Make sure you know the team name of the team you wish to join. When you register, select register as a Team Member and search for your team name.

If you’ve already registered as an Individual and wish to become a Team Captain or Team Member, you can still form a team! You can update your registration type in your Participant Center or email us at walkinfo@efa.org and we can get you all sorted! 

First, you need to register by clicking the Register Now! button. To re-start a team from last year, you must have been a member of the team for the 2023 National Epilepsy Walk and log in with the username and password you used in 2023. Forgot your username and password? Send an email and we will reset it for you – walkinfo@efa.org. Once logged in, you will be asked if you would like to re-start your team from last year. Choose to re-start your team and continue with the registration flow. 

To register family members, begin your own registration and enter your details. At the end of the registration flow, you will see a Register Another Person button; click this button to add children or other dependents for whom you have the legal authority to sign our liability waiver.

If you've already completed your event registration and want to register someone else for whom you have the authority to sign our liability waiver, simply log out of the website and begin a new registration. You can check to see if you are logged in by viewing the top right-hand side of the event website. If it says Welcome, Name, you are logged in and need to log out before you register another individual. 

Please note: Each participant should register themselves so they can accept the terms of the liability waiver and provide a valid email address so they can receive details about the event. To receive the 2025 National Epilepsy Walk swag, each individual must donate or raise $100 or more through their own personal fundraising page. Those under 18 must be accompanied by an adult and have had an adult sign the liability waiver during the registration process.

To get help registering a large team, please contact us at walkinfo@efa.org.

Yes! The official event swag is reserved for individuals who have raised $100 or more, and those who identify as someone with epilepsy during the registration process, regardless of their fundraising, will receive additional swag to be recognized.

This year, swag will be available and ready to pick up on event day for participants who have fundraised $100. 

Yes! Those diagnosed with epilepsy will receive recognition so they can connect with others who live with epilepsy (more details to come), whether you register to Walk In-Person or Walk Your Way. 

Please note, when registering you must select "I have epilepsy" for your connection to epilepsy to receive additional recognition.

The Epilepsy Foundation works to prevent Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) and support people bereaved by SUDEP and other epilepsy-related deaths. We will have a SUDEP remembrance wall on event day to commemorate those lost in our community to epilepsy, and there will be a virtual, nationwide SUDEP Remembrance Wall for the National Epilepsy Walk. If you would like your loved one included on our virtual Remembrance Wall, please fill out our form here.

Let’s show epilepsy whose boss! Individuals that go above and beyond and raise $1,000 or more will join the Brain Boss Club, and receive special recognition reserved for Brain Boss members only. 

Members of the Brain Boss Club will receive special recognition on social media and on event day. 

Your Participant Center is an online portal to help you raise funds and awareness for the National Epilepsy Walk. When you register and setup your personal fundraising page, you can see the direct impact you are making for the epilepsy community. In your Participant Center, you’ll find tools to set up a fundraising web page, send fundraising emails, check your fundraising progress, and more! Learn how to master your Participant Center using this How-To Guide.

You can track your activity for the Walk to END EPILEPSY from your Participant Center using this guide.

Consider starting a Facebook Fundraiser directly from your Participant Center too! The National Epilepsy Walk’s website allows participants registered for the event to log-in to their Participant Center and click Create a Facebook Fundraiser so that all donations received through Facebook will credit their fundraising page, and will be deposited directly to the Epilepsy Foundation and their local campaign. Log into your Participant Center and click Create a Facebook Fundraiser to get started. 

Have questions about starting a Facebook Fundraiser? Review these FAQ's. 

If you've already registered for the event, you can access your Participant Center by clicking Login in the top right-hand corner of the event website. After logging in using the email and password you used during registration, you'll see more options on the top navigation bar to view and manage:

• Your Page - where you can share why you walk and direct people to donate to your efforts
• Team Page - if you're a Team Captain
• Dashboard - to manage your fundraising efforts, start a Facebook Fundraiser, view Fundraising Tools and more!
• Donations - see who has donated to your efforts so far!
• Messages - send emails to your contact lists and your team
• Resources - find a plethora of tools to help your walk be a success!
• Activity Tracking - set an activity goal and log your activity as you go

If you forgot your password or are having issues logging in, just click Login and click the Forgot Password link and we'll send you an email to reset it.

If this doesn’t work, email us at walkinfo@efa.org.

No. Participants must register on the National Epilepsy Walk’s website first, then create the Facebook Fundraiser from their Participant Center. We cannot tie an existing Facebook Fundraiser to a new registration. If you have already created a Fundraiser and selected the Epilepsy Foundation as the beneficiary, donations will be sent to the Epilepsy Foundation as general donations. To begin receiving credit for new donations, please close your existing fundraiser, visit your Participant Center, and set up a new fundraiser. 

More FAQs on Facebook Fundraisers can be found here. 

Many employers offer programs to match charitable contributions made by their employees. These "matching gifts" are an opportunity to double or possibly triple your donation to the National Epilepsy Walk and increase funding for the care, support, and research efforts of the Epilepsy Foundation. 

See if your employer will match your donation by using this resource here. If you are not sure if you qualify for a matching gift or your company is not on the list, please reach out to your HR department or leadership team to gather more information.  

Donations can be mailed to our Epilepsy Foundation office at:

Epilepsy Foundation of America
c/o National Epilepsy Walk
3540 Crain Highway, Ste. 675
Bowie, MD 20716
walkinfo@efa.org

On event day, you can also bring your cash and check donations to the event and turn them in there.

Be sure to include this Pledge Form with your donations. If dividing up a donation amongst Team Members, use this Team Credit Form in addition to the pledge form. 

For checks, please include the walk event name/location in the memo line along with the participant name.

The funds raised through the National Epilepsy Walk support our mission to help improve the lives of people affected by epilepsy through education, advocacy, research, and connection..  

With a Four Star Charity Navigator Rating, $.83 of every dollar we raise is used both locally and nationwide to fund research into new therapies, education and awareness, and advocacy efforts. See this page for further information or contact your local staff for more details. 

Yes! Your donation to the Epilepsy Foundation is 100% tax deductible since you are not receiving anything in exchange for your donation. You'll be emailed a copy of your receipt for your records.

Tax ID # 52-0856660