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Events 2026

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On and around August 31, individuals and communities everywhere honor loved ones lost, call for change, light buildings purple, host vigils, share stories, hold educational events, and meet with decision-makers – all to raise awareness and support evidence-based overdose prevention strategies.

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Countries

Berri

Australia, SA

Riverfront Sausage Sizzle

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Berwick

Pennsylvania, USA

9th Annual International Overdose Awareness Day Candlelight Vigil Event hosted by Jeremy's Journey

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Bethalto

Illinois, USA

Foster's Light in the Dark 3rd Annual Drug Overdose Awareness Candlelight Vigil

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Bethlehem

Pennsylvania, USA

IOAD

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Billings

Montana, USA

Overdose Awareness Day

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Binghamton

New York, USA

Trail of Truth – New York State

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Birmingham

United Kingdom

Staging Recovery

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Bishop

California, USA

Bishop City Council Overdose Awareness Day

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Blacklick

Pennsylvania, USA

11th Annual Indiana Co Overdose Awareness Vigil

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Blacklion co Cavan

Ireland

Loughan House Memorial walk and coffee morning

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Blackpool

United Kingdom

Overdose Awareness Remembrance Service

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Blackwood

New Jersey, USA

Remembrance & Hope Memorial Vigil

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Bloomington

Illinois, USA

Naloxone distribution

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Blue Point

New York, USA

Great South Bay Coalition IOAD & 14th Annual “On The Wings of Hope” Tree Lighting

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Bogotá D.C.

Colombia

Hacer memoria, cuidar la vida

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Boone

North Carolina, USA

Just Love – Remembrance and Hope

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Boone

North Carolina, USA

IOAD Narcan Training

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Boston

Massachusetts, USA

Boston Green Flag Display

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Bothwell

Canada, Ontario

Thunderbird Partnership Foundation Allstar Meeting

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Bowie

Maryland, USA

Bryce's Treehouse Presents IOAD

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Braintree

Massachusetts, USA

Lantern Making Workshop

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Braintree MA

Massachusetts, USA

International Overdose Awareness Day Lantern Walk & Glowstick Remembrance

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Brandon

Canada, Manitoba

Gone Too Soon Vigil

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Brandon Manitoba

Canada, Manitoba

IOAD

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Brantford

Canada, Ontario

International Overdose Awareness Day

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Brantford

Canada, Ontario

Flag Raising – Brantford

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Brick, NJ

New Jersey, USA

We Keep Moving

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Bridgeport

Connecticut, USA

International Overdose Awareness Day

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Bridgewater

Massachusetts, USA

International Overdose Awareness Day Mercy Street Memorial Observance

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Bridgewater

Canada, Nova Scotia

International overdose awareness day

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Bridgewater, NJ

New Jersey, USA

Overdose Awareness Night

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Brighton and Hove

United Kingdom

Gratitude Festival

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Light up!

Brisbane

Australia, QLD

Light up!

Brisbane

Australia, QLD

Brisbane

Australia, QLD

International Overdose Awareness Day 2026

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Light up!

Brisbane

Australia, QLD

Brisbane Meanjin

Australia, QLD

Overdose Awareness Day Parliament House

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Brocket

Alberta, Canada

Piikani Nation IOAD

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Brockton

Massachusetts, USA

Brockton Area Prevention Collaborative Annual Overdose Vigil by Candlelight

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Brockville

Canada, Ontario

IOAD Brockville 2026

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Brookhaven

Pennsylvania, USA

Brookhaven Overdose Awareness Vigil

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Buckhannon

USA, West Virginia

International Overdose Awareness (Lunch/ Walk/ Dinner/ Vigil)

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Bucyrus, OH 44820

Ohio, USA

Overdose Awareness Day: Remember, Support, Save Lives

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Buenos Aires

Argentina

Cuidado colectivo

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Bujumbura

Burundi

No à discrimination et stigmatisation fait au personnes usagères des drogues

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Light up!

Bundaberg

Australia, QLD

Bundaberg

Australia, QLD

A Minute Silence For Kirbs

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Burlington

Canada, Ontario

Halton Overdose Awareness Day

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Burlington

USA, Vermont

Overdose Awareness Day Gathering

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Light up!

Burnie

Australia, TAS

Butler

Alabama, USA

Butler County Remembers

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Light up!

Butte

Montana, USA

Light up!

Caboolture

Australia, QLD

Cadiz

Ohio, USA

IOAD Harrison County

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Cambridge

Ohio, USA

BHC International Overdose Awareness Day Event

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Cambridge

Canada, Ontario

IOAD Event

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Campbell River

British Columbia, Canada

Campbell River Remembers

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Light up!

Canberra

° Online/Digital, ACT, Australia

Light up!

Canberra

ACT, Australia

Light up!

Canberra

ACT, Australia

Light up!

Canberra

ACT, Australia

Light up!

Canberra

ACT, Australia

Canton

Ohio, USA

Overdose Awareness Day event

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Cape Town

South Africa

Overdose Awareness Talk

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Carson City

Nevada, USA

IOAD Community Event

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Castlegar

British Columbia, Canada

International Overdose Awareness Day

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Castlegar

British Columbia, Canada

International Overdose Awareness Day

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Cebu

Philippines

Community Learning Session on Harm Reduction / Overdose Awareness

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Celina

Tennessee, USA

Overdose Awareness Memorial Event

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Central Park Hannibal

Missouri, USA

Centerstone Overdose Awareness Family BBQ

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Centralia

Illinois, USA

Overdose Awareness Day

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Chardon

Ohio, USA

Geauga County Proclamation

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Charleston

Illinois, USA

Coles County ROSC Council 5th Annual Candlelight Vigil

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Charlotte

North Carolina, USA

Charlotte Overdose Awareness Day 2026

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Charlottesville

USA, Virginia

IOAD

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Charlottetown

Canada, Prince Edward Island

IOAD Event

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Chatham

Canada, Ontario

International Overdose Awareness Day 2026

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Chatham

New York, USA

IOAD Vigil

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Chattanooga

Tennessee, USA

Gathered in Grace

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Chelmsford

Massachusetts, USA

Chelmsford Overdose Awareness Vigil

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Chesapeake

USA, Virginia

International Overdose Awareness Day Memory Walk

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Chestertown

Maryland, USA

Unity in the Community

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Chicago

Illinois, USA

A Time To Remember. A Time Act.

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Chicago

Illinois, USA

Balloon Launch

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Chicago

Illinois, USA

Drug and Alcohol Recovery Ministry

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Chicago

Illinois, USA

IOAD

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Light up!

Chicago

Illinois, USA

Chicago Heights

Illinois, USA

Save a Life Day / Overdose Awareness Day 2026

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Chicago, IL

Illinois, USA

Freedom Behavioral Health Collaborative Overdose Awareness Day Remembrance

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Chilliwack, BC

British Columbia, Canada

International overdose awareness day

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Cincinnati

Ohio, USA

ASC / AAEW Overdose Awareness Event

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Cincinnati

Ohio, USA

AAEW Overdose Awareness Day

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Ciudad de México

Mexico

Corazones Púrpura: Iniciativa de Promoción de la Salud para la Prevención de Sobredosis

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Claremore

Oklahoma, USA

Prevention in Action

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Clark County

Nevada, USA

Addiction Prevention and Overdose Awareness Day

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Clarksburg

USA, West Virginia

Harrison County Remembrance Walk

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Cleveland

Tennessee, USA

Annual International Overdose Awareness Event

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Clinton

Tennessee, USA

Anderson County IOAD event

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Clinton

Missouri, USA

International Overdose Awareness Candlelight Vigil

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Light up!

Clydebank

United Kingdom

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