Millions around the world were shocked and saddened by the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk last week in Utah, with countless of his supporters wondering where and how they might be able to pay tribute and say goodbye.
As the New York Post reports, funeral details for Kirk were just announced by Turning Point USA, the organization he founded and led, with the event certain to draw a host of notables, including President Donald Trump himself.
According to Fox News, Kirk’s organization revealed on Saturday that a massive public celebration of his life will be held on Sunday, Sept. 21, at Glendale, Arizona’s State Farm Stadium.
The announcement on Turning Point USA’s X account read, “Join us in celebrating the remarkable life and enduring legacy of Charlie Kirk, an American legend.”
Doors are slated to open at 8 a.m., with the program itself set to begin at 11 a.m., with those interested in attending asked to register online for first come, first served availability.
Fox News noted that the stadium itself, which serves as the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals’ home venue, can typically hold 63,400 people, though its capacity can be raised to 73,000 for what its website described as “mega-events.”
Given the national and international outpouring of grief and support for Kirk, his family, and his organization, turnout for the event is expected to be substantial.
The president revealed last week that it was his hope and intention to attend Kirk’s funeral, a development that did not come as a surprise, given the voluminous praise he extended to the conservative stalwart after last week’s tragedy.
Trump broke the sad news of Kirk’s death to the nation himself, posting to his Truth Social platform, “The Great, and even Legendary, Charlie Kirk, is dead.”
“He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us,” Trump continued.
Describing the abject shock he felt when, while sitting in a White House meeting, he first learned of the terrible events at Utah Valley University, Trump said, “And they came in, and they said, ‘Charlie Kirk is dead.’ I didn’t know what they meant.”
Whether Vice President J.D. Vance will also be in attendance at State Farm Stadium has yet to be revealed, though he and his wife, Usha, traveled to Utah last week to accompany Kirk’s widow and his casket to his Arizona hometown aboard Air Force Two.
Kirk was a valued and trusted ally to many inside the White House, as he was during Trump’s successful 2024 presidential campaign, and his loss has left administration figures in mourning.
As evidence of the undeniable impact Kirk had at the highest echelons of Republican politics, Trump has already announced that he will posthumously award the conservative thought leader the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a date yet to be announced, a tribute that millions around the country will surely deem fitting and proper.
