Northern Colorado Health Alliance Overdose Awareness Day -- Loveland
2024-08-24 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Denver) | 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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

International Overdose Awareness Day
2024-08-31

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

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.

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

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

Raleigh's Cause -- Golden
2024-08-31 17:00 - 20:00 | 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.
