33rd annual 5k run/walk and music festival – postponed due to Hurricane Helene – will take place October 19th at Piedmont Park
ATLANTA – The 33rd annual AIDS Walk Atlanta Music Festival and 5k Run presented by AHF Pharmacy and Wells Fargo – originally scheduled for September 28th – is now set for Saturday, October 19th and still will feature multiple award-winning rapper and hip-hop artist Lil’ Kim.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest nonprofit HIV/AIDS healthcare organization, hosts AIDS Walk Atlanta Music Festival and 5k Run which raises more than $1 million each year for 13 Atlanta-based HIV/AIDS service organizations. Past AIDS Walk Atlanta artists have included Ashanti, Myá, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Monica, Sevyn Streeter, Wale, and Trina.
This is the second time Lil’ Kim has joined AHF to educate audiences about the fight against HIV/AIDS. In 2021, she headlined AHF’s Florida AIDS Walk and Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale.
WHAT: 33rd Annual AIDS Walk Atlanta Music Festival and 5k Run
WHEN: Saturday, October 19, 2024. Doors open at 9 AM.
WHERE: Piedmont Park (The Meadow), 400 Park Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30306, USA
For the full schedule click here.
AWA’s 2024 benefitting organizations include the following:
“While Hurricane Helene postponed our original plans, we are excited to be able to hold the AIDS Walk Atlanta Music Festival and 5k Run about two weeks from now,” stated Dr. Felicia Ivey, AHF Georgia regional director. “We cherish this annual opportunity to bring together thousands of individuals from across the region to raise critical funds for 13 worthy organizations and raise awareness of the impact of HIV and AIDS on our local community,”.
To register for the event, create a team, or join a team, visit aidswalkatlanta.org.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest HIV/AIDS healthcare organization, provides cutting-edge medicine and advocacy to more than 2 million individuals in 47 countries in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region, and Eastern Europe. To learn more about AHF, visit us online at AIDShealth.org, find us on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram and Twitter.
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