ORLANDO, Fla. – Every year on June 12, the City of Orlando hosts a Pulse Remembrance Ceremony to remember, honor, and mourn the 49 people killed – and the more than 50 others hurt – in the Pulse Nightclub shooting. This year, 2026, marks 10 years since the mass shooting, one of the deadliest shootings in U.S. history.
This year’s ceremony will include a performances by the Orlando Gay Chorus, Orlando Poet Laureate Camara Gaither, and other artists. The Angel Action Wings, a volunteer group, will also be part of the ceremony.
Watch live: Pulse Remembrance Ceremony
The ceremony starts at 5:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Orlando, 142 E. Jackson Street in Orlando.
Candlelight Ceremony
Following the ceremony, there will be a candlelight vigil where the names of the 49 victims will be read aloud.
Remembering the 49 angels
Amanda Lizette Alvear Benabe was killed in the mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando on June 12, 2016. (Source: City of Orlando)
Those lost during the Pulse shooting are known as the “49 Angels.” The victims ranged in age from 18 to 50 years old.
Ahead of the 10-year remembrance, the City of Orlando released updated photos of the 49 Angels.
Akyra Monet MurrayAlejandro Barrios MartinezAmanda Lizette Alvear BenabeAngel Luis Candelario PadróAnthony Luis Laureano DislaAntonio Davon BrownBrenda Marquez McCoolChristopher Andrew LeinonenChristopher Joseph SanfelizCory James ConnellDarryl “DJ” Burt, IIDeonka Deidra Drayton (Dee Dee)Eddie Jamol-Droy Justice (Brycen Banks)Edward “Eddie” Manuel Sotomayor Jr.Enrique L. Rios Jr.Eric Ivan Ortiz Rivera (Shaky)Frank Hernandez Escalante (Frankie)Franky Jimmy De Jesus VelázquezGerardo A. Ortiz JimenezGilberto Ramon Silva MenendezJason Benjamin JosaphatJavier Jorge ReyesJean Carlo Mendez PerezJean Carlos Nieves Rodriguez (Moñoño)Jerry WrightJoel Rayón PaniaguaJonathan Antonio Camuy Vega (John)Juan Chavez MartinezJuan Pablo Rivera VelázquezJuan Ramón GuerreroKimberly Jean MorrisLeroy Valentin FernándezLuis D. CondeLuis Daniel “Dani” Wilson LeonLuis Omar Ocasio CapoLuis Sergio VielmaMartin Benitez Torres (Papa)Mercedez Marisol Flores (Mari)Miguel Angel HonoratoOscar AracenaPaul Terrell Henry “Daddy”Peter Ommy Gonzalez Cruz (Ommy)Rodolfo Ayala AyalaShane Evan TomlinsonSimón Adrián Carrillo FernándezStanley Almodovar IIITevin Eugene CrosbyXavier Emmanuel Serrano-RosadoYilmary Rodriguez Solivan (Mary)
The Source: The information and photo are from the City of Orlando.