“Walk a mile in their shoes!” The 2026 Tallahassee AIDS Walk will take place Saturday, April 4th at Cascades Park. Stay tuned to our social media for updates and info! If you have questions or are interested in sponsoring this amazing event, email Serene Smallwood at ssmallwood@bigbendcares.org or call (850) 656-2437 ext. 224.
Registration is now open! Click the buttons below to register, make a team, and get your t-shirts!
Get those vocal chords warmed up, because we’re bringing karaoke back! We want to make Karaoke Night to support AIDS Walk a tradition, so catch us 8-10pm Monday, March 30 at 926 Bar & Grill. Justina Hole will be hosting and cheering us on, so bring your friends and don’t miss it!
Only $5 per person per song, using the KaraFun catalogue at https://www.karafun.com/karaoke/.
Neighborhood Medical Center will also be out with their mobile unit for HIV testing and health resources!
Big Bend Cares’ spring event, the Tallahassee AIDS Walk, draws hundreds of participants each year. This year’s walk will be held on Saturday, April 4th at 9am at Cascades Park. We are celebrating the 36th Annual AIDS Walk this year, working alongside partner organizations Neighborhood Medical Center and Bond Community Health Center.
Individual community members, school and university groups, companies, and faith groups can register to walk as individuals or as part of a team now by clicking the ‘Register’ button above. Walkers are encouraged to also become fundraisers themselves and help us reach our goal. After a memorial walk around the Cascades Park Trail (walk loop TBD), we will gather to listen to speakers and music.
This event will be a celebration of all of those who have fought so hard to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS. All proceeds help Big Bend Cares in providing direct-care services for our clients and HIV prevention and education for the entire Big Bend region.
Yes, the epidemic is far from over.
This is why clients, community members, staff and advocates of Big Bend Cares, Neighborhood Medical Center, and Bond Community Health Center (our 3 local HIV/AIDS service organizations) are walking together each year. We walk for the more than 100,000 people living with HIV in Florida. We walk to remember those who no longer can. We walk to remind you that you’re not alone. We walk for a nation. We walk to educate. We walk for change.
The Tallahassee AIDS Walk works to raise awareness and funds to support HIV programs in the community. All proceeds will benefit our 3 local HIV/AIDS service organizations. We honor and remember friends and family, celebrate those who are living full lives with the virus, and recognize the work that still needs to be done.
Please walk with us!
Please email lgallo@bigbendcares.org or call (850) 656-2437 ext. 109 if you have questions about becoming a partner.
Volunteer registration will be open soon! We love to work with groups, and encourage you to make a team with your student org, faith group, coworkers, family, etc. Volunteering will run from 8am-12pm on Saturday, April 4th and include everything from setup, registration, and shirt distribution, to guiding walkers, supporting vendors, and cleanup.
If you have filled out the volunteer questionnaire to volunteer regularly with us, you will still need to complete the AIDS Walk volunteer signup.
If you have questions about volunteering, email ssmallwood@bigbendcares.org or call (850) 656-2437 ext. 224.
Our Spring-inspired AIDS Walk shirt is available now for pre-order! This lovely, light pink memento is a great way to support the walk while keeping a piece of the experience! Coordinate with your team, and take advantage of pre-order pricing through Friday, March 27th, as prices will go up at the walk. You can purchase your walk t-shirt online when you register as an easy add-on. And if you already registered, you can go back in and edit to add it later.
Parking for AIDS Walk will be along the regular parking zones for Cascades Park, but we recommend the DOH lots on the north side and across the street from the park.
Registration, t-shirt distribution, and partnering organizations will be set up at the Meridian Plaza, behind the stage of the amphitheater.
The walk will start at the plaza, and follow the Smokey Hollow Pond Trail for 2 laps, approximately 1 mile in length; we will have volunteers and signage out to ensure the path is easy to follow.
