The multi-award-winning, globally acclaimed artist will headline the 35th AIDS Walk Music Festival and 5K Run fundraising event on Saturday, September 26th in Piedmont Park. The annual event is set to raise $1 million dollars to benefit 12 local AIDS service organizations.
(Atlanta, GA) August 24, 2026 – Globally acclaimed, multi-award-winning singer, songwriter, and actor, Kelly Rowland is using her star power to shine a spotlight on the ongoing fight against HIV/AIDS. Kelly will be the featured headliner at the 35th Annual AIDS Walk Atlanta Music Festival and 5 K Run presented by AHF Pharmacy and Wells Fargo, scheduled for Saturday, September 26, 2026, in the meadow of Atlanta’s Piedmont Park.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest nonprofit HIV/AIDS healthcare organization, hosts the annual event, which raises more than $1 million each year for 12 Atlanta-based HIV/AIDS service organizations. Past AIDS Walk Atlanta artists have included Lil Kim, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Monica, Sevyn Streeter, Wale, and Trina.
Atlanta-based contemporary R&B artist Algebra Blassett will join hot Atlanta disc jockey DJ Sed to kick off the music festival event immediately following the 5K walk & run.
WHAT: 35th Annual AIDS Walk Atlanta Music Festival and 5 K Run
WHEN: Saturday, September 26, 2026
WHERE: Piedmont Park – The Meadow, 400 Park Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30306, USA
The 2026 benefiting organizations include the following:
AID Atlanta
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
A Vision for Hope
Aniz, Inc.
Bridge of Light
Center for Black Women’s Wellness
Georgia Equality
Lost-n-Found Youth
Positive Impact Health Centers
Rustin Institute
Status: Home
Trans Women of Color Healing Project
“This annual event offers a time to create a greater awareness of the impact of HIV and AIDS on the local Atlanta community as well as an opportunity to bring together thousands of individuals from across the region to raise critical funds for these 12 worthy organizations,” stated Dr. Felicia Ivey, AHF Atlanta regional director. “AHF is proud to present this event and to have Kelly Rowland and Algebra join us as one of the many ways that we educate and empower the local community to join the fight against HIV and AIDS.”
To register for the event, create a team, or join a team, visit aidswalkatlanta.org
