Our Events
Evening of Hope
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 • Angus Barn Pavilion
Join us for A Golden Evening of Hope, featuring Academy Award-winning actress and mental health advocate Goldie Hawn as our special guest speaker. Enjoy exceptional dining, silent and live auctions, and a memorable night advancing breakthrough mental illness research.
Igniting Hope
Thursday, September 17, 2026 • Angus Barn Pavilion
Join us for Igniting Hope: A Night of Glitz & Glamour, a Studio 54-inspired evening of dinner, dancing, and dazzling energy. Enjoy live auction excitement and a festive night supporting breakthrough mental illness research through the Foundation of Hope CHAAMP research program.
2026 38th Walk for Hope & Festival
Sunday, October 11, 2026 • The Angus Barn • 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
We’re coming in hot for our 38th year with the Walk for Hope & Festival (still with a VIRTUAL Walk/Run option)!
This fun, family-friendly 5K walk offers participants the opportunity to get a t-shirt, delicious lunch, win prizes, hear tunes from local musicians, play games, and more, all while supporting critical mental illness research right here in the Triangle! 100% of participant dollars directly support research.
It’s THE place to be in Raleigh on October 11 – bring your kids, neighbors, parents, colleagues, and friends for this Walk & Festival!
Can’t make it in person or prefer to walk with us from afar this year? Join us VIRTUALLY or make a DONATION instead!
Bahia Endless Summer Beach Party
Sunday, August 9, 2026 • Bahia Beach House & Surf Bar • 5:00 pm
We missed you last year, but Atlantic Beach’s #1 summer party is officially back!
The Bahia Endless Summer Party returns this August, bringing together great food, live music from The Embers, dancing, award-winning wines, cocktails, and a lively evening at Bahia Beach House & Surf Bar in Atlantic Beach.
More than a party, Bahia is a powerful night of hope in action. Proceeds support the Foundation of Hope Child and Adolescent Anxiety and Mood Disorders Program (CHAAMP), which helps advance research and treatment for children, teens, and young adults struggling with anxiety, depression, and other mood disorders.
Join us for this can’t-miss event of the summer and help support urgent work that is creating brighter futures for young people and families across North Carolina.
EVENT SPONSORSHIP
Are you a business or individual interested in sponsoring a Foundation of Hope event? Contact us! We partner with businesses for year-round support, as well as event specific donations of time, goods, funds and/or manpower.
The work of the Foundation of Hope would not be possible without the generous support of our local and national sponsors. Because of our generous sponsors, all of the Walk for Hope expenses are underwritten, allowing 100% of participant dollars to go directly to research funding. We are grateful for tax-deductible donations of cash or in-kind contributions and make every effort to promote our sponsors’ involvement with the Foundation.
There are multiple sponsorship opportunities as a year-round sponsor or an event-specific sponsor of the Walk for Hope, Bahia Endless Summer Party, and Igniting Hope & Evening of Hope. Click the buttons below to learn more about the benefits of becoming a Foundation of Hope event sponsor.