25 Years. Still Needed.
2026 International Overdose Awareness Day Candlelight Vigil
"25 Years. Still Needed" Monday August 31@6:15pm
The 2026 Candlelight Vigil sponsored by Marshfield FACTS is on Monday August 31 at 6:15pm at Harbor Park in Marshfield. Learn More→
Join Marshfield FACTS for a heartfelt evening of remembrance, unity, and hope as we honor lives lost to substance use and overdose.
This year’s theme, “25 Years On. Still Needed.” reminds us that while International Overdose Awareness Day has brought communities together for a quarter century, the need for compassion, awareness, prevention, and recovery has never been greater.
Gather with neighbors, families, friends, and advocates as we remember those we’ve lost, support those still struggling, and reaffirm that no one should face addiction alone.
Community resource programs represented at this year's vigil:
- JPH (James P Harrington Organization)
- South Shore Peer Recovery
- Drug Story Theater
- New England Medical Group
- Drug Endangered Children’s Initiative
Grief resources
- Matthew’s Candles https://www.facebook.com/Wearetheircandles/
- SADOD Support After a Death by Overdose (Sad OD) https://sadod.org/
- Learn to Cope Grief https://learn2cope.org/grief/
- Grandparents https://learn2cope.org/for-grandparents/
- The Sun will Rise http://www.thesunwillrise.org/
MCN 2024 Vigil Preview
Our goal is to reach as many people affected by substance use and overdose as possible, providing a beautiful and uplifting program within the serene backdrop of Harbor Park.
Marshfield FACTS has been honored to sponsor Marshfield’s Annual Overdose Awareness Day Vigil since 2020. Once managed by the Marshfield Drug Task Force and Marshfield Against Heroin and Opiates, the vigil was held for many years on the Town Green. This year, in addition to the vigil held at Harbor Park, the Town Green will be illuminated purple at sunset.
Memorial Tree
Marshfield FACTS donated and maintains a memorial tree at Harbor Park in remembrance of lives lost to substance use and overdose.
Members of the community (and beyond) are welcome to decorate the tree and place a memorial stone beneath the tree.
May the beauty of the tree and the serenity of Harbor Park bring you a small measure of peace.
