International AIDS Candlelight Memorial – Darwin

International AIDS Candlelight Memorial

This Sunday 17 May, NTAHC will mark the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial across the Northern Territory, creating spaces for remembrance, reflection, and community connection in both Darwin and Alice Springs.

First led by people living with HIV in 1983, the Candlelight Memorial is now observed globally. It honours those we have lost to AIDS, recognises the strength and resilience of people living with HIV, and continues to challenge stigma within our communities.

Darwin Event

📍 Nightcliff Foreshore, Sunset Park (left of the jetty)
⏰ 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Join us for an informal evening gathering by the water. The event will include brief reflections with a candlelight moment at sunset. Participants will also be invited to walk along the jetty or boar ramp (subject to being open) and place fresh flowers into the ocean as an act of remembrance.

Battery candles will be provided. This is a permitted event held in a shared public space, and all community members are welcome