--- description: "You're showing your love, your compassion, your unity," Mayor Buddy Dyer told the crowd title: Tens of Thousands of People Attend Vigil for Orlando Victims image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9a422b083364b90d/69889888196cf4640a03c154/ap_16172079680665.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Florida](/tag/florida/) ## Florida Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ten of Thousands of People Attend Vigil for Orlando Victims by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 20, 2016 9:55 AM CUT  Supporters of the victims of the recent mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub attend a vigil at Lake Eola Park, June 19, 2016, Orlando, Fla. Supporters of the victims of the recent mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub attend a vigil at Lake Eola Park, June 19, 2016, Orlando, Fla.John Raoux—AP by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 20, 2016 9:55 AM CUT An estimated 50,000 people gathered for a candlelight vigil Sunday night to remember the 49 people killed in Orlando, Florida, last week, event organizers said. Throngs of people packed onto the banks of Lake Eola, near downtown Orlando, holding signs with messages like “Love always conquers hate” and “Free hugs.” It was a staggering display of support punctuated by a moment of silence, a rainbow and tens of thousands of attendees, each holding his or her own lighted candle. “Wow, Orlando,” Mayor Buddy Dyer told the crowd, The Orlando Sentinel [reported](http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/pulse-orlando-nightclub-shooting/os-pulse-vigil-lake-eola-20160619-story.html "undefined"). “You’re showing your love, your compassion, your unity… [_Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News._](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/orlando-nightclub-massacre/estimated-50-000-people-attend-vigil-orlando-vcitims-n595346?cid=par-time%5F20160620 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4374563/orlando-shooting-vigil-50000-attend-florida/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4374563/orlando-shooting-vigil-50000-attend-florida/"},"headline":"Ten of Thousands of People Attend Vigil for Orlando Victims","datePublished":"2016-06-20T09:55:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:42:31.964Z","description":"\"You're showing your love, your compassion, your unity,\" Mayor Buddy Dyer told the crowd","url":"https://time.com/4374563/orlando-shooting-vigil-50000-attend-florida/","keywords":["Florida","Crime","Orlando","Orlando Shooting"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9a422b083364b90d/69889888196cf4640a03c154/ap_16172079680665.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NBC News","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nbc-news/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9a422b083364b90d/69889888196cf4640a03c154/ap_16172079680665.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Nightclub Shooting Florida","caption":"Nightclub Shooting Florida","creditText":"John Raoux—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/florida/","name":"Florida"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4374563/orlando-shooting-vigil-50000-attend-florida/","name":"Ten of Thousands of People Attend Vigil for Orlando Victims"}}]}] ```