World Trade Center Site Memorial Ceremony and Remembrance 2009
The official New York City observance of the anniversary of 9/11 will take place at the World Trade Center site on the morning of Friday, September 11th, 2009. In honor of the new (controversial) federal designation of September 11th as a National Day of Service and Remembrance, family members will read the names of all 2,751 victims aloud. Each family member will be paired with a volunteer from the five boroughs who will represent the spirit of compassion and giving that unified New York City and the country as a whole in the weeks and months following the tragedy. As always, four moments of silence will be observed to commemorate the times when each plane hit and each tower fell.

Friday, September 11, 2009. 8:40AM-12:30PM.
Zuccotti Park, Liberty Street between Broadway and Church Streets
Call 212-442-8953 for more information.

Tribute in Light at the WTC site.

At sunset, the famous "Tribute in Light" will return to the skies above New York City for the night.

September 11 Remembrance at Trinity Church
The historic Trinity Church will open at midnight for an all-night vigil and labyrinth walk. A Day of Remembrance service will take place from 12:30-2:00PM.

Morning Prayer 8:15am - 8:30am  •  Trinity Church A morning service of readings and prayers. The service is held in All Saints' Chapel, in Trinity Church.

Friday, September 11, 2009
Trinity Church, Broadway at Wall Street

The September Concerts
The September Concerts are a series of free concerts held in locations around New York City and around the world to fill the skies with music every September 11th. In 2008, more than 100 concerts were held in New York City. For 2009, concert venues will include Central Park, the New York Public Library, the 42nd Street subway station, Rockefeller Center, Washington Square Park, the World Financial Center, and many more. As a part of the new Day of Service some prominent musicians will be staging a tribute concert on September 11th 2009. Gavin DeGraw, The Roots and others will perform at Manhattan's Beacon Theatre, with free tickets going to relatives of victims, recovery workers, volunteers and those who served tours in the military after the attacks. The rest of the tickets are being distributed by lottery. The show will also feature actor Gary Sinise, talk-show host Jimmy Fallon, the Harlem Boys and Girls Choir and singer Anjulie.

Day of Remembrance Vigil and Labyrinth Walk

12:00am - 6:00am  •  St. Paul's Chapel

St. Paul's Chapel is located at Broadway and Fulton Street

September 11 National Day of Service
In March 2009, Congress passed legislation to officially designate September 11th as a National Day of Service and Remembrance. In April 2009, President Obama authorized the establishment of 9/11 as a National Day of Service when he signed into law the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. This year, observe September 11th by helping people in need. Take the MyGoodDeed.com pledge to honor the victims, heroes and volunteers of 9/11 by taking time to help others on the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. This is not a very popular new designation as yet because it replaces the Patriot Day which was declared by President Bush following the 9/11 events.

9/11 World Trade Center Memorial Annual Floating Lanterns Ceremony
The New York Buddhist Church will present a floating lantern ceremony led by Rev. TK Nakagaki. This ancient custom is a symbolic representation of respecting the lives that have gone before us and also represents a light of hope for peace and harmony. This event is free and open to the public.

Friday, September 11, 2009
Pier 40 at West Houston Street and the Hudson River 

In Pennsylvania

The National Park Service, the Families of Flight 93 and the Flight 93 project partners warmly invite and encourage the public to attend the planned events to commemorate the eighth anniversary of September 11th. This year’s service is similar to the commemorative service on the five-year anniversary in 2006, and the public is asked to keep this in mind as they make their plans. All are welcome. The formal commemorative service will take place on Friday morning, September 11,2009, a short distance from the crash site on Skyline Road near Shanksville, Pennsylvania beginning at 9:45 AM. The theme for this year’s commemoration is Upon This Sacred Ground, Courage Remembered. The Families of Flight 93 and the Flight 93 project partners wish to honor and pay tribute to the courage sustained on Flight 93 by the brave passengers and crew, while recognizing the final resting place where a memorial will be built to preserve their memory. The traditional reading of the names of the passengers and crew, and tolling of the Bells of Remembrance by members of the Families of Flight 93 as well as members of the wider community who assisted on and around September 11, 2001, will take place over the time of the plane crash at 10:03 AM. On Tuesday September 1, 2009 the National Park Service announced they had reached agreement to buy the sacred ground and expect to have the monument completed for the 10th anniversary in 2011.

9/11 motorcycle ride

The eighth annual 9/11 Memorial Ride will begin at 6 p.m. Sept. 11 at Memorial Park to once again make its 37-mile journey to remember those lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. A mandatory free registration period to ride in the event will be from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Memorial Park outside Bowman Field. A memorial service is scheduled to take place at 5:30 p.m. before the motorcade fires up. The 37-mile ride will begin as participants exit the back of Memorial Park to West Fourth Street, down to Campbell Street to Third Street and straight down through the Golden Strip into Montoursville to get onto Old Route 220, where they will travel into Pennsdale and Hughesville to pick up Route 405. From there, riders will go through Hughesville and over to Muncy and Montgomery to pick up Route 54 and take it to Route 15, traveling north up over the mountain and into South Williamsport. Once in the borough, riders will travel down Southern Avenue to end at the DuBoistown VFW. Last year, more than 1,200 motorcyclists turned out for the event. The organizers are hoping for at least 1,500 riders this year.

Other Areas

Many local communities are holding their own anniversary events, please check your local media for details.