Date: 19 March 2026
Theme: Diversity in our community
Who can take part: Anyone
How to take part: In a way that works for you
Hoodie Up is Amaze’s annual awareness and fundraising campaign. Each year, people across Australia wear hoodies to show their support for Autistic people and to celebrate neurodiversity. Participation is simple and flexible and can be individual or as a group.
Funds raised through Hoodie Up support Amaze’s work with Autistic people, families, and carers.
In 2026, Hoodie Up takes place during Neurodiversity Celebration Week (March 16 to 20 and in the lead up to World Autism Awareness Day (2 April).
For many Autistic people, hoodies are practical and familiar. They may support comfort, regulation, or a sense of safety. Hoodie Up uses this everyday item as a visible way to take part without requiring explanation, performance, or disclosure.
Hoodies are everywhere.
They’re practical. Comfortable. Personal.
They’re worn for different reasons, in different ways, by different people.
Hoodie Up 2026 leans into this, celebrating diversity as something lived, not labelled. Something you can see in the small choices people make to feel comfortable, confident, and themselves.
There’s no single story. No single look. No single way to Hoodie Up.