Pensacola

This year marks Hope Above Fear’s 4th Annual International Overdose Awareness Day event in Escambia County, and with the support of our Signature Sponsor, the Florida Department of Health, we’re making it bigger than ever before.

In honor of the 25th anniversary of IOAD, attendees will experience 25 opportunities for remembrance, connection, education, healing, and hope, including:

🕯️ Memorial Wall honoring local loved ones lost to overdose
💜 Message Wall where attendees can share memories, encouragement, and messages of hope
🎶 Live music throughout the evening
🎨 Arts and crafts activities hosted by Valerie’s House
🎨 Teen Spray Paint Clinic hosted by Graffiti Bridge
🍔 Food trucks, including Globetrotter Street Food and Blessed Berry Bowls: Stop by the registration table to receive a complimentary ticket while supplies last.
🤝 Resource Village featuring local recovery, prevention, treatment, and support organizations offering education, resources, and Naloxone (Narcan) training and distribution
🧘 Wellness and healing experiences, including:
• Pensacola Beach Yoga
• Empathic Practice mindfulness and breathing exercises
• Bunny Chick Haven of Navarre animal therapy
• And more!

🎤 Beginning at 7:00 PM, hear powerful stories of loss, love, resilience, recovery, and survival from members of our local community.
Whether you have lost someone, are supporting a loved one, work in prevention or recovery, or simply want to learn more, we invite you to join us.

Together, we remember.
Together, we support.
Together, we take action.
Because every life matters, every story matters, and every overdose death is one too many.

We look forward to seeing you there!
💜 4th Annual International Overdose Awareness Day
📅 August 31, 2026
🕠 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Museum Plaza | Downtown Pensacola