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People from all over the country gathered to mourn Charlie Kirk’s death, honoring the lives and legacy of conservative activists through vigils on university campuses and public places.
On Monday and throughout the weekend, mourners gathered to honor Kirk’s event from coast to coast. Vigil is organized at places including Arizona State University (ASU) of the University of South Carolina (USC) New York City Washington Square Park and Beverly Hills Garden Park in California.
Arizona State University
The U.S. chapter of ASU on Monday organized a massive vigil for the founders of the nonprofit.
Participating in vigil is free. Fox 10 Phoenix News.
“As [Turning Point USA] Arizona State University Chapter, we invite other members and communities to join us in our memorial Charlie Kirk and hold a candlelight vigil at Desert Financial Arena on Monday, September 15th at 5:30 pm,” the chapter posted to X.
Participants held a lit cell phone during the vigil to honor Charlie Kirk, a right-wing activist at the Desert Financial Arena on the campus of Arizona State University in Arizona on September 15, 2025. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)
University of South Carolina
USC students held a vigil Monday night, filled with lectures. A source told Fox News Digital that images showed mourners spreading across the venue and organizers were forced to turn some people down.
In the USC chapter of the USC that announced the event, people are urged to “continue to pray for each other.”
USC students held a vigil Monday night, filled with lectures. (Acquired by Fox News Digital)
“In this country, we are going through an incredibly dark time, and there is no word to express our loss,” the post reads. “Charlie Kirk is a person who provides a microphone for those who hate him, one invites those who disagree and who express their opinions, one has such a strong belief – being assassinated at the age of 31.”
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Utah Valley University
Utah Valley University students and locals returned to campus on Monday to pay tribute to conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
As campuses reopen, the memorial was stuffed with grass outside campus when they opened for UVU students looking for mental health resources and returning employees.
As campuses reopen, the memorial was stuffed with grass outside campus when they opened for UVU students looking for mental health resources and returning employees. (Deirdre Heaveny, Fox News Digital)
Inside the UVU courtyard, the current American flag was hung from Kirk assassinated less than a week ago. More tributes, including flowers, American flag and information to Kirk, have been placed in the courtyard.
Washington Square Park in New York City
Mourners met at Washington Square Park in New York City on Sunday night in honor of Kirk.
Photos of the vigil show supporters surrounding images of conservative activists surrounded by candles and other tributes. In one video, dozens of attendees can be heard chanting “America! America! When they pay tribute at the iconic gathering venue.
In New York City, the mourners meet at Washington Square Park on Sunday night. (Pablo del Castillo Lozada)
One obvious event organizer told the crowd: “People from different political backgrounds are gathered because we all agree with the matter: political violence has no place in this republic.” “Liberty and the pursuit of happiness are still sacred values in this land.”
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Beverly Hills Garden Park
A large crowd held a rally and vigil in the Garden Park in Beverly Hills to commemorate Kirk, Fox branch, on Sunday afternoon, Fox 11 report.
Fox 11 reported that a large crowd held a rally and vigil in Garden Park in Beverly Hills on Sunday afternoon, Fox 11 reported. (Barbara Sharp) by Story
“I saw what happened to Charlie, and I felt so painful about it because he was a guy who talked about freedom and freedom of speech, and that’s what I really agreed with,” said Jonathan Geoola, a student at Fox University.
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Turning Point USA recently announced that Kirk will hold a massive Kirk public memorial service this Sunday to commemorate the life and legacy of the “American Legend”.
Celebrate Life – “Build a Legacy, Remember Charlie Kirk” – Will Be Taken at State Farm Stadium in Glendale Arizona. President Trump said on Monday that he plans to participate and said he may also make a speech.
Deirdre Heaveny of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
