Daffodil Day 20 August: Growing hope for 40 years
This year we are celebrating 40 years of growing hope for people affected by cancer.
When Daffodil Day first took roots in 1986, the 5-years cancer survival was approximately 46%. Today, thanks to the support of the community raising funds for cancer research —survival is now 72%.
For 40 years —people all over Australia have come together to share a message of hope on Daffodil Day. Over the years —this much-loved community event has given thousands of Aussies affected by cancer a moment to reflect, remember and support each other.
Over this time Daffodil Day has helped grow hope in the community as we’ve come together to improve outcomes for people with cancer. We’ve come a long way in that time and we hope the next 40 years of cancer research will see everyone diagnosed with cancer surviving their diagnosis with a treatment plan that’s just right for them. It’s absolutely possible, and we’re here to help make it happen.
Daffodil Day is Cancer Council’s most iconic and much loved fundraising campaign.
For 40 years –Daffodil Day has been a day for all of us to come together against cancer, and continues to give hope to those who are, have been, or are yet to be on a cancer journey.
In 2025, Australians gave a bunch for Daffodil Day, raising over $5 million towards lifesaving cancer research. This year, we would love to have your vital support once more.
Almost 1 in 2 of us will face a cancer diagnosis in our lifetime, so all of us are affected by cancer. We’re brought together by the many ways cancer has touched our lives, but also by the hope we find in cancer research that’s saving more lives year-on-year. That’s why we’re encouraging you to give it your all by participating in the Daffodil Day Dip, registering to fundraise or by donating this Daffodil Day.
Daffodil Day 2026 is Thursday, 20 August but you can get involved and help support this special day any time throughout the month.
For all that cancer takes, give hope this Daffodil Day.
