Here’s what to know about Martin Luther King Jr., why we celebrate his impact each year and when MLK Day is in 2025.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day events include story times, speakers and fundraising events in Milwaukee and its suburbs.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day — or MLK Day — is celebrated annually on the third Monday of January. MLK Day became a federal holiday in 1994, but has been observed by Americans since January 1986, when it was first officially celebrated, per the Observance Calendar from the Department of Defense Education Activity site.

The Office of Student Enrichment, Academic Excellence & Leadership will be hosting the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Curris Center Large Ballroom located on Chestnut Street.

The King Center is kicking off events leading up to the 2025 observation of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, with the day less than two weeks away.

San Francisco's trash collection schedule will be adjusted for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with changes to the regular pick-up dates for city residents.

The peaceful figurehead of the Civil Rights movement in the early 1960s, Dr Martin Luther King had inspired hundreds of thousands to demand equal rights for African Americans. But by 1968, the once uniting leader seemed to be losing popularity,

Rev. David E. Edwards, PUAD President AND Joél Lewis Billingsley, Ph.D.USA's Vice President for Community Engagement

The MLK Dream Committee will have a commemorative service Sunday, January 19, 2:30 p.m. at Wilson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church located at 1870 Wilson Chapel Road.