The red carpet entrance at a 2025 “Night to Shine” event. The proms for people with disabilities are held each year at churches around the world on a single night ahead of Valentine’s Day. (Tim Tebow Foundation)
More than 100,000 people with disabilities are expected at special proms planned at sites around the world all timed to coincide with Valentine’s Day.
Over 950 churches in all 50 states and more than 70 countries are hosting the events this Friday as part of “Night to Shine,” an annual series of proms put on by the Tim Tebow Foundation.
Each prom will feature a red carpet entrance with friendly paparazzi to greet guests, hair and makeup stations, karaoke, limousine rides, dancing and a catered dinner. In addition, host churches will provide sensory-friendly spaces and a respite area for caregivers.
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At the end of the night, each of the guests with disabilities will be crowned king or queen of the prom.
The free events are open to individuals with disabilities ages 14 and up.
“It’s incredible to see the joy and hope in the faces of our kings and queens as they step onto the red carpet at Night to Shine — that moment when they realize the cheers and applause are for them,” Tim Tebow, the former NFL quarterback who serves as founder and chairman of the foundation, said after last year’s events. “For many, it’s the first time they’ve ever felt truly celebrated, especially by someone outside their family.”
While the Tim Tebow Foundation provides support and resources, participating churches are responsible for planning and hosting the events, the foundation said.
The first “Night to Shine” was held in 2015. Last year, 821 churches in 62 countries hosted proms, which organizers said was the most ever.
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