Join Housing Works, AVAC and the NYC AIDS Memorial for World AIDS Day on Tuesday, December 1st at Father Duffy Square (Red Steps), Times Square for the annual Reading of the Names, a press conference, musical performances and more.
SCHEDULE
- 12:00 PM – Rally and press conference
- 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM – Reading of the Names
- 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM – Live performances directed by Rob Ashford
- 11:57 PM – Premiere of Jenny Holzer’s I Remember as part of Times Square Arts’ Midnight Moment, kicking off a month-long public art activation
Participants are welcome to attend all or part of the day. Volunteers are also invited to sign up as readers for the Reading of the Names.
Register here to attend the event: Registration: NYC-World-AIDS-Day-at-Times-Square-12-1-2026
Register here to read names: Reading-of-the-Names-WAD-Times-Square-2026