Join our annual Global Celebration of Courage!
World Beads of Courage Day is a global celebration of courage. On September 15, our worldwide bead family comes together to spread their love for Beads of Courage. Your support ensures children and teens coping with cancer and other serious illness receive the beads they need. You can help brave kids get the beads they need to honor their courage and tell their story.
Your fierce support today helps continue delivering courage to every child who needs it. Stand with us and help put beads in the hands of brave kids who depend on them.
Be a warrior for brave kids kids who need their beads. Show your fierce support and help make sure every child gets the beads they need.
Fun Ways to Get Involved 🎵🎶
Get Your 2026 World Beads of Courage Day Guitar Bead 🎶
Celebrate World Beads of Courage Day 2026 with the special Guitar Bead, created for our theme Music Sounds Better With You. Etched with the theme phrase, this bead honors the way music comforts, connects, and carries us through tough moments.
For World Beads of Courage Day 2026 — Music Sounds Better With You!
This year, you’re also invited to submit your original song for World Beads of Courage Day. Your melody, lyrics, or musical idea can become part of our global celebration — a powerful way to share courage, creativity, and connection with kids around the world.
Beads connect us, music moves us. This World Beads of Courage Day, let’s sing and dance to songs of courage and support brave kids together!
Roar‑some Surprise Box
Treat yourself or someone special to a Roar‑some Surprise Box filled with fun items that celebrate courage, creativity, and the fierce spirit of World Beads of Courage Day. It’s a joyful way to add a little extra flair to the celebration.
Sponsor a Roar‑some Surprise Box for a Child and brighten their day with a surprise that reminds them they’re supported, celebrated, and never alone. We urgently need your help to reach our goal of delivering 500 Roar‑Some Surprise Boxes before World Beads of Courage Day for 500 brave kids coping with cancer or other serious illness.
Every sponsorship is 100% tax‑deductible and directly provides comfort, courage, and connection to a child who needs a fierce boost of support right now.
Order Your World Beads of Courage Day Shirt
Our official 2026 World Beads of Courage Day shirt is here! Wear your courage proudly and join the celebration in style.
Available in Adult and Youth Sizes (YS–XXXXL) and two bold colors: Heather Mustard and Heather Olive.
Please note: Shirts ordered in this second printing will arrive after September 25 and will not arrive in time for World Beads of Courage Day.
World Beads of Courage Day Auction
The 2026 World Beads of Courage Day Online Auction is officially open—turn up the volume on courage 🎶Browse beautiful artist-made beads, jewelry, and more. Every bid helps provide the beads brave kids need to tell their powerful stories of courage.
🕒Open Now through September 19 at 9 PM AZ / 12 AM ET
Download Our PDF Keepsake Auction Catalog
Explore every item in this year’s auction with our catalog — a special keepsake celebrating the artists, the stories, and the courage that inspires World Beads of Courage Day.
Show your fierce Spirit this World Beads of Courage Day!
Do you receive Beads of Courage? We’re inviting Beads of Courage Kids and Teens to submit photos showing your fierce spirit for World Beads of Courage Day. Whether you are writing a song with your Guitar Bead, opening your Roar‑some Box, or showing how special your beads are to you. Every photo submitted* will be entered for a chance to receive a Roar‑some Surprise Box! (*Opportunity available only for Beads of Courage Kids & Teens)
Beads of Courage Supporters — we want to see your FIERCE support too! Upload a photo as we get ready for World Beads of Courage Day.
Jesse James Beads Guitar Bead Kit 🎸
We’re thrilled to partner with Jesse James Beads for a special creative collaboration with our Guitar Bead. Their bead stringing kit features the official 2026 World Beads of Courage Day Guitar Bead and everything you need for bead stringing fun inspired by this year’s musical theme. Check out what comes in the bead stringing kit!
Thank you to Jesse James Beads for being a valued creative partner in support of World Beads of Courage Day.
SEPTEMBER IS WORLD BEADS OF COURAGE MONTH!
Our Annual global celebration of courage, shining a spotlight on the remarkable courage of the children and families we serve, and raising the funds we urgently need to sustain our mission of hope and healing in more than 400 children’s hospitals around the world. Thank you for helping make every day brighter for children coping with serious illness with your generous support.
Visit the World Beads of Courage Day Store to explore collectible beads from previous celebrations — a great way to honor the legacy of courage and add meaningful pieces to your collection.
