World AIDS Day 2009 Events

This is just a partial list of the many World AIDS Day activities around the world and across the United States. Check your local HIV/AIDS organization for additional events. Click here for a list of international HIV/AIDS organizations. Click here for a list of U.S. HIV/AIDS organizations.

Worldwide Events | U.S. Event Listings | Outside the United States

  

Worldwide Events

• The World AIDS Campaign's Listing of Events Around the World
  Find events in over 20 countries, including the United States.

  

U.S. Event Listings

Across the Country

• FACE AIDS: Student World AIDS Day Events
  Events to raise awareness of HIV are being held at campuses across the country.
• Next Aid: World AIDS Day Events
  Join a dance party in Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York City, Denver, Omaha, Phoenix, San Francisco, Syracuse and Washington D.C. to raise money for African children orphaned by AIDS.
  
  In addition to the state-by-state list below, you can find additional U.S. World AIDS Day events here.
• World AIDS Day Bike Ride (Nov. 29, 2009)
  Join us in your hometown for a short 29-mile ride on Sunday, Nov. 29, at 8 a.m. as cyclists from all over the world ride in unity to fight for a cure to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

Arizona

• Yuma World AIDS Day 2009
  Arizona Western College 3C Facility.

California

• World AIDS Day at the National AIDS Memorial (San Francisco, Dec. 1)
  Participate in the National AIDS Memorial's 15th annual observance of World AIDS Day, and hear two members of a family affected by HIV share their experiences.
• Hollywood Remembers (Los Angeles, Nov. 29)
  A free show in Hollywood including choral works, video presentations and impersonators will honor Hollywood artists and entertainers who died of AIDS and the people who continue to fight AIDS today.
• AIDS Around The World: A World AIDS Day Special (San Francisco, Dec. 1)
• World AIDS Day Ecumenical Service (San Francisco, Dec. 1)
• World AIDS Day Art Exhibit: Condom Tree by Michael Pearce (Nov. 24 - Dec. 2)
  California Lutheran University
• World AIDS Day 2009 at California Lutheran University
  Showing of a documentary "Little Secrets." In this documentary, 10 HIV-positive teenagers challenge themselves, their disease, and the whitewater rapids of the Salmon River

Florida

• Reflections: A World AIDS Day Concert (Sarasota, Nov. 29)
  An evening of songs and stories featuring professional performers from the community, including Baron and Connie Garriott, Jorge Acosta, Jeannette Lavoy and musical director Jimmy Cox.
• Prayer & Healing - Together We Can Lead (Fort Lauderdale, Nov. 30)
  Attend a service in honor of World AIDS Day at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.
• "Through the Eyes of Love," a World AIDS Day Art Exhibition (Miami Beach, Dec. 1)
  Miami Beach Community Health Center's second edition of "Through the Eyes of Love" will showcase art and photographs, symbolizing local artists' thoughts and feelings as they relate to HIV/AIDS.
• Manasota World AIDS Day (Sarasota, Dec. 5)
  The 2009 World AIDS Day event will be held Saturday, December 5, at Pride Community Park.
• World AIDS Day Gala (Pinellas, Dec. 5)
  AIDS Service Association of Pinellas 18th annual World AIDS Day gala.
• Pasco Community HIV Awareness Fair (New Port Richey, Dec. 5)

Hawaii

• World AIDS Day Events on Hawaii, Oahu, Kauai and Maui Islands (Nov. 18 - Dec. 7)
  You're invited to a participate in a variety of events throughout Hawaii, including a "Living Positive in Hawaii " photo exhibit, concerts, a display of the AIDS memorial quilt and a state-wide contest for middle- and high-school students.

Illinois

• Wolrd AIDS Day Quilt Display
  Open Door Clinic will be bringing pieces of the quilt to Elgin for World AIDS Day 2009.

Kentucky

• World AIDS Day Prayer Service (Bellevue, Dec. 1)
  Join St. John United Church of Christ for an ecumenical World AIDS Day remembrance service.

Louisiana

• World AIDS Day Walk (Lafayette, Nov. 28)
  Following the walk, stick around for a community health fair featuring food and entertainment.

Massachusetts

• Massachusetts World AIDS Day
  Participate in events throughout Massachusetts.

New Jersey

• The 4th Annual World AIDS Day Extravaganza (Newark, Dec. 1)
  Come to a free event at Newark Symphony Hall designed to educate and empower the community by teaching about HIV prevention, offering access to HIV and other STD testing and sharing the stories of people with HIV.

New York

New York City

• 15th Annual "Reading of the Names" Vigil NYC (New York City, Dec. 1)
• My Hero Gala: A World AIDS Day Fundraiser (New York, Dec. 1)
  Join Aid for AIDS for a silent auction, dinner and awards ceremony to fund services for people living with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean region and HIV-positive immigrants in New York City. Tickets start at $500.
• Removing Barriers, Addressing Stigma (New York, Dec. 9)
  Featuring Dr. Bob Lee from WBLS (107.5 FM) as master of ceremonies with musical performances by rapper Doug E. Fresh and the ARC choir.

North Carolina

• AIDS Quilt Display and Candlelight Interfaith Memorial Vigil (Asheville, Nov. 23- Dec. 2)
  See a week-long display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in Pack Place in downtown Asheville and participate in a candlelight memorial vigil.

Washington

• World AIDS Day Luncheon 2009: Stronger Together (Seattle, Dec. 1)
  Several Seattle area groups have collaborated to host their sixth annual World AIDS Day luncheon at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, featuring music, performances and talks from seasoned AIDS activists. Registration is required, but the event is free and open to the public.

Outside the United States

Australia

• Events in New South Wales
• Red Ribbon Day (New South Wales, Nov. 28 - Dec. 1)
  Volunteer to sell red ribbons at work or on the street to commemorate World AIDS Day and support the gay health group AIDS Council of New South Wales.
• Sydney World AIDS Day Concert (Dec. 6)
  An all-star tribute to Elton John.

Canada

• Canadian World AIDS Day Events

South Africa

• The 5th Annual World AIDS Day Gala Concert (Dec. 1)
  This is the biggest event on the African continent commemorating the 21st year of World AIDS Day.

You can find more South African World AIDS Day events here.

United Kingdom

• World AIDS Day in the United Kingdom (Nov. 22-Dec. 6)
  An extensive list of events in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
• World AIDS Day Wales (Cardiff, Dec. 1)
  Join people who have lost a loved one to AIDS for a brief ceremony at the AIDS memorial tree.

You can find more British World AIDS Day events here.