Jun 9, 2025 - Business

In photos: Walmart Associates Celebration 2025

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Cheering crowd in blue Walmart shirts raise fists and shout during Associates Week 2025 event, full of energy and unity. — Associates do the Walmart cheer to kick off the event Friday. Photo: Worth Sparkman/Axios

Walmart's annual pep rally on Friday featured "The Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon as emcee and performances by The Killers, Post Malone and Noah Kahan among others.

The event in Fayetteville is the single largest gathering of its employees.

Jimmy Fallon in blazer sits at a wooden desk on stage, holding a pen with blue lights behind him, appearing mid-show. — Jimmy Fallon performed several "The Tonight Show" sketches, including his weekly "thank you notes." Photo: Worth Sparkman/Axios

Man with hands raised at a concert while someone films the stage on a phone amid bright, blurred lights. — Walmart employees were amped up by The Killers at the start of the four-hour show. Photo: Worth Sparkman

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon on stage in front of a vintage red and white pickup truck, wearing a Walmart badge. — Walmart CEO Doug McMillon talked about the company's focus on the future while keeping an eye on its past. Photo: Worth Sparkman/Axios

Excited woman in blue Walmart shirt dances joyfully in a crowd, surrounded by people filming with phones under blue lights. — Photo: Worth Sparkman/Axios

Jimmy Fallon in a a suit holds mic and takes a selfie with crowd behind him, his excited face visible on his phone screen. — Fallon took a selfie with the the crowd filling Bud Walton Arena. Photo: Worth Sparkman/Axios

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