Join us for a red Carpet evening you will never forget. Enjoy the  royal treatment and dance the night away! 

Visalia, CA (February 13, 2026) – Visalia First is honored to announce that it will serve as a host of the 2026 Night to Shine, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. This unforgettable worldwide celebration event, centered on God’s love, honoring and valuing people with special needs, will be held by host churches around the world simultaneously on Friday, February 13, 2026. Visalia First is excited to join hundreds of other churches around the globe in celebrating people with disabilities as God’s image bearers. Night to Shine is hosted every year by churches on the Friday before Valentine’s Day. Each event is unique to its location, but some cornerstone activities included across all of them are a red carpet entrance complete with a warm welcome from a friendly crowd and paparazzi, hair and makeup stations, shoeshines, limousine rides, karaoke, gifts, a catered dinner, a Sensory Room, a Respite Room for parents and caregivers, dancing, and a crowning ceremony where every guest is honored as a King or Queen – the way God sees them each and every day. “Night to Shine is my favorite night of the year! It’s my favorite because we get to celebrate so many Kings and Queens and share how much they are loved by us and by the God of this universe. Our goal is to be able to get to every person with special needs around the world – until all are celebrated. No matter what city, no matter what country, no matter where you are, we want Night to Shine to be there,” said Tim Tebow, founder of the Tim Tebow Foundation. Volunteers from Visalia First and the surrounding community will serve in a variety of roles to ensure the evening is seamless and memorable. Community members and local organizations are encouraged to get involved through volunteering, especially with Buddies, sponsorships, or donations.