End Overdose Colorado

Raleigh's Cause -- Golden
2024-08-31 17:00 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | The Golden Mill, 1012 Ford Street, Golden, CO, 80401
We lost our son, Raleigh Paulson, to an accidental overdose on June 16, 2024. As a tribute to his life and to provide awareness to others, we will have a table on the patio with overdose information, buttons, and tribute cards. This will be a public event.

Community Fellowship -- Montrose
2024-08-31 17:00 | Riverbottom Park, 205 Apollo Rd, Montrose, CO, 81401
Come have an evening of community fellowship, free BBQ, and free Narcan. This is a space to remember our lost loved ones.
For more information, please call 970-787-2084 or 720-327-8747.
Sponsored by River Valley Family Health Centers, MADA, and Advocates for Recovery Colorado

The Naloxone Project: Overdose Awareness Day -- Denver
2024-08-31 11:00 - 13:30 | Space Annex, 95 South Cherokee Street, Denver, Colorado, 80223
The Naloxone Project is proud to host an event in honor of International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) on August 31, the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose. IOAD aims to remember without stigma those who have died and acknowledge the grief of family and friends left behind.
Our theme for 2024 is “Together we can,” highlighting the power of our community when we all stand together. Join us in this important event as we unite to make a difference, support those affected by overdose, and work towards a future free from stigma and loss.
#TogetherWeCan #IOAD2024 #EndOverdose

Memorial Walk/Run -- Sterling
2024-08-31 08:30 - 21:00 | Logan County Courthouse, 315 Main Street, Sterling, CO, 80751
Join us for a memorial walk/run and a resource fair in. Later in the evening at 7:30pm, we will light liminaries at the courthouse square to honor lives lost to overdose or suicide.
Please register for the walk/run at this link. You can also register in person at the event.

Memorial -- Durango
2024-08-31 08:00 - 12:00 | Durango Farmers Market, 259 W 9th Street, Durango, CO, 81301

International Overdose Awareness Day
2024-08-31

Community Day of Renewal and Remembrance -- Gunnison
2024-08-30 17:00 - 19:00 | IOOF Park, 124 E Virginia Ave,, Gunnison, CO, 81230
Join us on International Overdose Awareness Day to honor oved ones, connect with the community, and explore local resources.
Featuring: Live music, free mocktails from The Dive, community partners, and lawn games.

An Evening of Remembrance and Hope -- Colorado Springs
2024-08-30 17:00 - 19:00 | The Horticultural Art Society Demonstration Garden, 222 Mesa Road, Colorado Springs, CO, 80905
Join us in a heartfelt gathering as we unveil a memorial quilt in honor of the lives we have lost to substance use.
You are invited to remember your loved one by painting on fabric, sharing an uplifting photo, or by inscribing a quote or song.

Overdose Grief Day -- Denver
2024-08-30 13:30 - 16:00 | Harm Reduction Action Center, 112 E 8th Ave, Denver, 112 E. 8th Ave., Denver
Join the Harm Reduction Action Center on Friday afternoon Aug. 30 from 1:30-4 p.m. for an event honoring people lost and to inspire action. Ice cream will be served.

Overdose Awareness Day Remembrance -- Denver
2024-08-30 11:00 - 11:30 | Denver Health Center for Addiction Medicine, 700 Delaware Street, Denver, CO, 80204
Please join us to remember those we’ve lost, create awareness and prevent overdose hosted by Denver Health Center for Addiction Medicine. Wear purple to show your support!
Program will include community impact of overdose, patient’s personal journey to recovery, overview of Substance Treatment Line, and a live band with musicians in recovery.
Swag and resources will be provided at the event.
This event is open to all Denver Health employees, patients, as well as the larger Denver community.
We will be located outside PAVILION D.

Memorial Event -- Broomfield
2024-08-30 09:00 - 11:00 | Broomfield Library, 3 Community Park Road, Broomfield, CO, 80020
International Overdose Awareness Day is a time to remember those we have lost and acknowledge the family and friends left behind. Gather together on Friday, Aug. 30 at 9 a.m. at the lake outside of the Broomfield Library to listen to stories of those impacted by overdose and walk around the lake to honor those who have passed. Narcan will be available to take with you and refreshments will be provided. Learn more at Broomfield.org/OverdosePrevention.

A Time of Remembrance -- Grand Junction
2024-08-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Lincoln Park Mesa County, 910 N 12th St, Grand Junction, Colorado
Join us for a time of reflection and remembrance at the flag display. Candles provided by Mesa County Public Health. Please bring a chair and spend the evening with us.
Special guests: Cody Truesdell and Sydney Abeyta.
Refresments provided by RU
Guitar music by Peggy Brown

Overdose Prevention Centers National Solidarity Week -- Denver
2024-08-26 16:15 - 18:00 | Denver City and County Building, 1437 Bannock Street, Denver, CO, 80202
On Monday August 26th, 2024, Colorado harm reduction advocates will hold a press conference to kick off this week of action and commemorate Overdose Prevention Centers National Solidarity Week! We invite the community to join us on the east steps of the Denver City and County Building at 4:15 p.m for the press conference. Denver City Council will issue a proclamation at 5:30 p.m. to recognize and honor our loved ones we have lost to preventable overdose deaths, and their families, for International Overdose Awareness Day. To show solidarity, we invite individuals and organizations to sign on at: bit.ly/OPC_Week_Signup

Location: Denver City and County Building: 1437 Bannock St Denver, CO 80202
Time: Please join us on the east steps of the City and County Building at 4:15 p.m. Denver City Council will issue a Proclamation at 5:30 p.m. on the 4th floor of the City and County Building.
Details: Wear purple & bring signs in support of harm reduction!

From Monday, Aug 26th-Saturday, August 31st, in support of Overdose Prevention Centers National Solidarity Week and International Overdose Awareness Day, there will be opportunities for folks to reach out to decision makers, social media sharing opportunities, and ways to make a ruckus & have our voices heard! More details to come on the Colorado Drug Policy Coalition webpage and at bit.ly/OPC_SolidarityWeek

Northern Colorado Health Alliance Overdose Awareness Day -- Loveland
2024-08-24 12:00 - 14:00 | The Foundry Plaza
Overdose Awareness Day is an international event and campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma and bring community together. It allows opportunity for education, honors the far too many lives lost and supports those forever impacted and those in recovery, treatment, and active use of substances. In 2023, a staggering 1,822 Coloradans lost their life to overdose.

This year marks our 7th annual Overdose Awareness Day Event series in Northern Colorado. These events will bring together a host of community resource organizations, speakers, naloxone distribution and education, music, food, activities and shared stories of recovery and remembrance. Events will take place in Fort Collins, Greeley, Estes Park, and Loveland.

A Path Forward with The Schreiber Research Group (La Junta)
2023-09-23 09:00 - 19:00 | La Junta City Park, La Junta, CO
This September, TSRG will be co-hosting our first fundraiser in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD), and we know that you are committed to finding solutions to the opioid crisis.
The Schreiber Research Group (TSRG) is hosting a virtual event for people in the Metropolitan Denver area.
Teams can participate in a walk-a-thon, run, or bike ride anytime from August 31 – September 23 in recognition of IOAD (August 31, 2023).
The TSRG Team will be meeting in person on Saturday, September 16th, at 8:00 a.m., at Washington Park in Denver near the entrance at Kentucky to do our activities, if you would like to join us.
TSRG will also be supporting the Otero County Health Department (OCHD) at La Junta City Park on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 9am and 5pm.
The fundraiser features a color walk/run/bikeathon, and motorcycle poker in the morning.
The evening community event will have live and recorded music, dinner, and activities for children and adults. Our goal is to promote and inspire people in recovery in Southeast Colorado to live healthy, productive, and successful lives.

A Path Forward with The Schreiber Research Group (Denver)
2023-09-16 08:00 - 22:00 | Washington Park, Denver, CO

No More Lost by Milestone Community Wellness (Sterling)
2023-09-02 09:00 - 12:00 | Columbine Park, 1212 S 3rd Avenue, Sterling, CO, 80751
On the morning of September 2, we will gather at Columbine Park to share state and local recovery and harm reduction resources. Come walk the loop to honor those lost to overdose and get information on resources to help prevent more lives from being lost.

First Friday Art Walk (Gunnison County)
2023-09-01 17:30 - 19:00 | IOOF Park, 124 E Virginia Ave,, Gunnison, CO, 81230
Join us as we partner with the First Friday Artwalk on Friday, September 1st from 5:30pm to 7pm at IOOF Park in Gunnison. There will be free Mocktails for community members, splatter paint, paint by number, a remembrance board, and live music on site.

Community Health Partnership Overdose Awareness Day (COS)
2023-08-31 18:00 - 19:30 | COS City Hall, 107 N Nevada Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903
The community is invited to gather at Colorado Springs City Hall on August 31st at 6:00 pm to commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day.
The evening’s program will offer a space for remembering those who have passed and coming together for those that have been left behind.
We will have City Councilor David Leinweber read a proclamation from the city to commemorate the day and offer remarks.
In addition, the evening will include information about how to recognize and respond to an overdose, stories from those with lived experience, Narcan and test strip distribution, and of course, opportunities for the community to commemorate those we have lost to overdose.
Community organizations that offer SUD treatment and recovery support will also be present for those who are interested.
We will have a purple ribbon sculpture that people can attach names, photos, and written remembrances to if they would prefer not to speak. If you would like to have your remembrance picture printed for a purple ribbon, please submit it here. Hey 719 will be printing them at no cost to loved ones.

No More Lost by Milestone Community Wellness (Sterling)
2023-08-31 18:00 - 19:00 | Logan County Courthouse, 315 Main Street, Sterling, CO, 80751
We will be hosting a candlelight vigil on August 31 in honor of International Overdose Awareness Day. We invite our communities in northeast Colorado to come light a luminary in remembrance of those lost to overdose.

On the morning of September 2, we will gather at Columbine Park to share state and local recovery and harm reduction resources. Come walk the loop to honor those lost to overdose and get information on resources to help prevent more lives from being lost.

Summit County Anonymous Sister Film Screening
2023-08-31 17:00 - 21:00 | Colorado Mountain College, 107 Denison Placer Rd., Breckenridge, CO, 80424, United States
Join us for a free screening of Anonymous Sister, directed by two-time Emmy award winner Jamie Boyle. The film is a first-hand account of the impact of the deadly opioid epidemic in the United States. After the film, Jamie Boyle will take the stage to participate in a panel discussion.
This event will feature appetizers, mocktails, and free harm-reduction resources.
It will be hosted at Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge. The reception will be approximately 5-6pm with a film screening start time of 6:15pm.

Montrose International Overdose Awareness Day
2023-08-31 17:00 - 20:00 | Riverbottom Park, 205 Apollo Rd, Montrose, CO, 81401
Join us for an evening of community fellowship, free BBQ, and free Narcan. This is a space to remember our lost loved ones.

Sponsored by River Valley Family Health Centers, MADA, and Advocates for Recovery

SOCO Harm Reduction Ofrenda (Pueblo)
2023-08-31 17:00 - 19:00 | SoCo Harm Reduction, 1241 E Routt Ave, Pueblo, CO, 81004
Join us as we honor those we have lost to drug use. Bring a photo or offering to the ofrenda. Holy Cow food truck will be on site and music by Chela Lujan. Learn about supportive Community resources.

INTO Light Art Memorial Exhibition (Denver)
2023-08-31 17:00 - 19:00 | Denver Sturm Museum of Anthroplogy, Sturm Hall Room 102, 2000 E Asbury Ave Room 102, Denver, CO, 80210
You’re invited to the opening reception of INTO LIGHT Project, Colorado Exhibit

an art exhibition featuring original graphite portraits and the stories of individuals
from Colorado who have died from Substance Use Disorder.
The goal of the project is to change the conversation about drug addiction,
educate the public, and reduce the stigma surrounding drug addiction.
The exhibition includes portraits by artists Theresa Clower, Shawn Faust, Maia Palmer and Jeremy Hebbel.
THE RECEPTION IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Please register using the link below.

Overdose Awareness Day Resource Event (Grand Junction)
2023-08-31 13:00 - 15:00 | Colorado Mesa University, 1100 North Avenue, Grand Junction, CO, 81501
Stop at our table on the Plaza for local resources, naloxone, and Crumbl cookies.

International Overdose Awareness Day Gathering & Resource Fair (Aurora)
2023-08-31 12:00 - 17:30 | Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 9898 East Colfax Ave, Aurora, CO, 80010
An outdoor gathering to mourn and speak about overdose, prevention, and break stigma. There will also be a variety of resources (harm reduction, treatment, grief support, etc.) to improve community health outcomes.

IOAD 2023 Flyer

Hard Beauty Overdose Awareness Day (Castle Rock)
2023-08-31 11:00 - 20:00 | Hard Beauty, 840 Kinner Street, Castle Rock, CO, 80109, United States
Join us for harm reduction, Narcan trainings, connection to local resources, and networking.

11am – Narcan training
12pm – Giveaway
12:15pm – Community member connection with community partners and speakers
12:30pm – Lunch (hot dogs, hamburgers, soda, and water sponsored by Hard Beauty)
2pm – Event closing
8pm – Candlelight memorial and vigil at Festival Park, Castle Rock

Overdose Awareness Day Resource Event (Grand Junction)
2023-08-31 08:00 - 20:00 | Lincoln Park Mesa County, 910 N 12th St, Grand Junction, Colorado
View an installation of flags representing the overdose deaths in Mesa County and Colorado from 8am-8pm.
Discover local treatment and recovery programs for yourself or a loved one and learn how to respond to an overdose event. Resources will be available from 8-11am and 5-8pm.

International Overdose Awareness Day
2023-08-31 | Worldwide

Mile High Behavioral Health Overdose Awareness Memorial Service
2023-08-30 17:30 - 20:00 | Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York Street, Denver, CO, 80206
We will be hosting a memorial service for International Overdose Awareness Day on August 30th starting at 5:30 PM at the Denver Botanic Garden. This event will feature a small reception and hour ‘devours/finger food and some speakers. Families and community members are welcome to attend; however, content may be heavy and/or triggering so support will be on site if needed. Stay tuned for more information from Mile High Behavioral Healthcare about RSVPs for the event and how to access the Botanic Garden the entire day on August 30th.
