Featuring The Hero's Journey 5K run/walk and the Reflection Garden on Tap: beer and chalk art festival. More details coming soon!

• 5K run/walk information and registration signup online at: https://runsignup.com/Race/CO/Aurora/TheHeroes5K
• The festival is an all-ages, free event, but a wristband for beer tasting is required for 21 and older. Beer wristbands for $35 donation available online at: https://runsignup.com/Race/Register/?raceId=124118&eventId=825483 and choose "7/20 Day of Resilience Beer Fest Wristband"
• The 2024 chalk art theme is: Reflection of Resilience. The call to artists will be posted in May.
• To volunteer for the event, sign up here: https://volunteer.samaritan.com/custom/507/opp_details/12578

If you are interested in chalking, donating, being a vendor, or sponsorship - please email us at: 720memorial@auroragov.org

Each year, the foundation holds an annual fundraiser surrounding the memorial that is the centerpiece to Aurora’s Water Wise Garden. Our signature annual event’s name has changed from "Reflection Garden on Tap," to the “Day of Resilience.” The Day of Resilience is a beloved gathering that draws in over a dozen beer vendors, healing & wellness booths, food trucks, and sidewalk chalk artists, along with musical entertainment. The festivities will kick off on Saturday July 20th, 2024 with DJ Sinna-G at 7:30 AM, followed by the start of the 3rd annual "The Hero's Journey" 5k Run/Walk at 8:00 AM, which is organized by Zack Golditch, a survivor of the shooting, former NFL player, and now a firefighter in Colorado. While attendees explore our wellness booths, hear live music, and partake in beer tasting (for those over 21) from 8:00 AM to 12:00 pm our talented chalk artists will be creating stunning works of art around our beautiful memorial. Each creation will reflect the event's theme of "Reflections of Resilience" and inspire attendees to spread hope, love, and positivity in their lives and communities.