A vigil is a period of purposeful sleeplessness or watchfulness.
Vigil may also refer to:
Film, television and theatre Film Vigil (film), a 1984 New Zealand film directed by Vincent Ward The Vigil (1914 film), an American short silent drama film The Vigil (1998 film), a Canadian comedy film The Vigil (2019 film), an American horror film
Television Vigil (TV series), a British police procedural television series "The Vigil" (Dynasty 1984), a television episode "The Vigil" (Dynasty 1986), a television episode The Vigil, fictional creatures from the Doctor Who episode "The Rings of Akhaten"
Theatre Vigil (musical), a 2017 Australian musical by Steve Vizard and Joe Chindamo The Vigil, a 1947 play by Ladislas Fodor
Literature Jagari (English: The Vigil), a 1945 novel by Satinath Bhaduri Wraith (Image Comics), or Vigil, a comic book character Vigil (novel), a 2016 novel by Angela Slatter Vigil, a 2026 novel by George Saunders
Music Vigil (band), a 1980s American rock band Vigil (album), by the Easybeats, 1968 The Vigil (album), by Chick Corea, 2013 "Vigil", a song by Fish from Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors, 1990 "Vigil", a song by Lamb of God from As the Palaces Burn, 2003 "The Vigil", a song by Blue Öyster Cult from Mirrors, 1979
Video games Vigil: Blood Bitterness, a 2006 video game Vigil Games, a defunct American game developer
Other uses Candlelight vigil, a method of remembrance, especially following a tragedy Vigil (horse) (foaled 1873), an American Thoroughbred racehorse Vigil (liturgy), a night prayer service in ancient Christianity Vigil (surname) Vigil Honor, a Boy Scouts of America Order of the Arrow honor Vigil, a village in the parish of Santa Eulalia de Vigil, Asturias, Spain The Vigil, an 1884 painting by John Pettie Vigil (space mission), a planned space weather mission by the European Space Agency.
See also Vigiles, firefighters and nightwatchmen of Ancient Rome