A memorial service for Charlie Kirk will take place today, Sunday, Sept. 21.
The event, āBuilding a Legacy, Remembering Charlie Kirk,ā will be live streamed from State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
Kirk, 31, a conservative activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot by a single bulletĀ in what officials called a āpolitical assassinationā while speaking at Ā Utah Valley University on Sept. 10 as part of his āAmerican Comeback Tour.ā
Hereās what you should know about the event and how to watch.
When is Charlie Kirkās memorial service?
āBuilding a Legacy, Remembering Charlie Kirkā is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. local time in Glendale, Arizona, ā according to the fightforcharlie.com website. That would be 2 p.m. ET in Florida since most of Arizona does not observe daylight saving time.
Doors are tentatively scheduled to open at 8 a.m. Mountain Time, which is three hours behind Eastern Time. With the exception of the western Panhandle, which is in Central Time, most of Florida is in Eastern Time.
Where will Charlie Kirkās memorial service be held?
An aerial view of State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
Kirkās memorial service will be held at State Farm Stadium, at Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue, in Glendale on Sunday, Sept. 21, according to Turning Point USA.
The stadium is home of theĀ NFLās Arizona Cardinals and can seat 63,400. Seating can be expanded to more than 73,000.
Security to be āTSA-levelā at Charlie Kirk memorial
āExpect TSA-level screening,ā according to fightforcharlie.com.
āPlease be advised that enhanced security measures are in place, which may result in longer wait times than usual. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
āGuests arriving with bags will NOT be permitted entry. You will be required to return the bag to your vehicle and rejoin the line from the end.ā
Guests were asked to wear their Sunday best, especially red, white and blue.
How to watch live stream of Charlie Kirkās memorial service
Yes, the memorial service will be live streamed.
USA Today will live stream the service on YouTube. The service is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. ET.
Fightforcharlie.com said the service also will be live streamed on Charlie Kirkās Rumble account.
Who will be speaking at Charlie Kirkās memorial service?
According to a post on X by Turning Point USA, people currently scheduled to speak at Kirkās memorial service include:
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Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff
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Marco Rubio, secretary of state
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of health and human services
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Pete Hegseth, secretary of war
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Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence
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Donald Trump Jr., the oldest son of President Trump
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Tucker Carlson, a former talk show commentator on Fox News
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Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff
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Sergio Gor, U.S. ambassador to India nominee
President Trump calls Charlie Kirk āmartyr for truth, freedomā
āHe fought for liberty, democracy, justice and the American people,ā Trump said in a pre-recorded message from the Oval OfficeĀ posted to Truth SocialĀ late Sept. 10, the day Kirk was killed.
āHeās a martyr for truth and freedom and thereās never been anyone who was so respected by youth.ā
Trump said he would award Kirk theĀ Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor bestowed upon those who have exemplary contributions to the nation.
Who was Charlie Kirk?
Charlie Kirk has been described as a conservative activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA who ādied doing what he loved: fighting for truth, for faith, for family, and for America. His sacrifice will endure as a guiding light for generations,ā according to fightforcharlie.com.
⤠Conservative leader Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah event. Who was Charlie Kirk?
āThrough Turning Point USA, Charlie ignited a fire in the hearts of tens of millions daily. He showed a generation that truth must never be silenced, that courage is contagious, and that freedom must be protected at all costs.ā
Kirk has been credited for inspiring and rallying young conservatives to fight (and vote) for personal freedom against what he called dangerous liberal ideas, but he has also outraged millions with his views on abortion, civil rights, gender issues, gay marriage and gun rights.
Turning Point USA: āWe will not stop until freedom prevailsā
Turning Point USA, which was co-founded by Kirk in 2012, is a nonprofit organization that advocates for conservative politics on high school, college, and university campuses.
āCharlie Kirk poured his life into building a movement rooted in faith, freedom, and love of country. He believed Americaās future depended on raising up a generation who would never surrender,ā Turning Point USA said.
āNow the responsibility is ours. We will honor his legacy by pressing forward ā not slowing down, not surrendering. This is not a time to preserve what was built. This is the time to fight harder, grow faster, and unleash the true power of the grassroots machine Charlie created.
āWe will make Charlie proud. We will defend Americaās future. And we will not stop until freedom prevails.ā
On Sept. 18, the conservative youth activist organization announced its board had unanimously elected Erika Kirk as its new CEO and chair of the board.
Who shot Charlie Kirk?
Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested in connection with the shooting death of Charlie Kirk.
Robinson wasĀ charged with aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and the commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child, Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray said at a news conference.
Gray said he would seek the death penalty.
Contributing: C. A. Bridges, USA TODAY Network; USA TODAY.
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