More than 4,000 UConn students danced their hearts out this past weekend at the annual 18-hour HuskyTHON and raised $2,223,489.67 to benefit Connecticut Children’s.
Patient families from Connecticut Children’s also were part of the event, including “miracle children” who have received treatment at the hospital. Each child was matched up with a student team. The dance marathon, which started in 2000, has developed into New England’s largest student-run philanthropy effort and has multiplied its fundraising 100 times over since the inception.
HuskyTHON miracle families walk down the miracle tunnel during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON miracle families walk down the miracle tunnel during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON miracle families walk down the miracle tunnel during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON miracle families walk down the miracle tunnel during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON miracle families walk down the miracle tunnel during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants perform the morale dance during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants perform the morale dance during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants perform the morale dance during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants perform the morale dance during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants pose for a photo during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants perform the morale dance during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
A HuskyTHON dancer rings the bell onstage during a Power Hour during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants pose for a photo during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants perform the morale dance during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
Jonathan XV hangs out at HuskyTHON in the UConn Volleyball Center on Saturday, March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants enjoy activities with their miracle children during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
A HuskyTHON management team member speaks onstage during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants enjoy activities with their miracle children during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants gather in the Circle of Hope during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants gather in the Circle of Hope during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants gather in the Circle of Hope during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants gather in the Circle of Hope during the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
HuskyTHON participants perform the final morale dance of the 2026 iteration of the dance marathon in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
The HuskyTHON management team collapses onstage after revealing the final total for the 2026 iteration of the dance marathon, $2,223,489.67, onstage in the UConn Volleyball Center on March 7, 2026. (Sydney Herdle/UConn Photo)
