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Below is a list of parades, celebrations and service projects in the DMV during MLK weekend. Washington, D.C. 2025 MLK Holiday 20th Annual Peace Walk and Parade The Weekend Scene: What to do in the DC area for MLK Day weekend 2025 Honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day, experience inauguration history at Mount Vernon and more things to do in D.C., Maryland and 2025 MLK Holiday DC Annual Parade. 11 a.m. | Free registration. Entertainment & Sports Arena, 1100 Oak Drive Southeast Washington, D.C., 20032. Join the 20th Annual MLK Holiday DC Peace Walk & Parade, celebrating the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy with this year’s theme: “Commit to the Noble Struggle for Equal Rights.” Honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy with a day of art, music and discussion. BlackRock will host a free film festival, record store pop-up and workshops. 2025 MLK Unity Day: A Service Day for The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture is spotlighting “Literacy and the Civil Rights Movement. ” The museum’s community day invites families to participate in a service project to make literacy packets for pre-readers across the District, and a poetry collage inspired by activist Ella Baker (January 26, free, but registration required). As we approach Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 20, 2025, residents of the Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) area are gearing up for a weekend filled with meaningful activities and Virginia MLK Day/Weekend Events for Kids (near DC) 1) Frying Pan Farm Park Service and Learning Day - 1/20/2025 10:30 am 11:30 am Cost $8 "Introduce your young ones to Martin Luther King Jr. Day as we gather at the Frying Pan Farm Park Visitor Center to learn about Martin Luther King Jr. and the importance of giving back to our community. 20th annual mlk holiday dc parade. theme: commit to the noble struggle for equal rights january 18, 2025 11 am @ entertainment & sports arena (esa) doors open at 10:30am **important: the mlk parade will take place indoors at esa and tickets are required to enter click this link to get your free ticket Dr. King’s life reminds us that “every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice.” Be part of this year’s MLK Holiday DC Peace Walk & Parade and honor his legacy. Let’s make history together on Saturday, January 18, 2025—see you there! For additional resources, check: Parade Map 2025 MLKHDC Media Advisory Social Media Graphics 2025 MLK Holiday DC Peace Walk and Parade planning is underway! The upcoming annual MLK Holiday DC Peace Walk and Parade will take place on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at the Entertainment and Sports Arena in Washington, DC. 2025 Theme: Commit to the Noble Struggle of Equal Rights. Stay tuned to our website for more details. Things you can do Things to Do in DC this MLK Weekend 2025 with Kids. MLK Service Cleanups with Montgomery Parks Montgomery County, MD - Friday - Monday, January 18-20. Free. The D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Parade was conceived in 1977 by the late Dr. Calvin W. Rolark, founder of The Washington Informer and co-founder of the United Black Fund, along with his wife, the late Ward 8 Councilmember Wilhelmina J. Rolark, Esq., and the late Ralph “Petey” Greene, a community activist and radio personality. Thanks to these three renowned civic leaders, the MLK The Saturday part of the MLK Invite is for High School athletes only. Entries and payments are due by Sunday January 12, 2025. If payment is not made then the entries are subject to be removed and filled by another athlete. MLK Holiday DC Community Service Project For the 2025 holiday observance, we’re organizing a cleanup in and around Shepherd Parkway from 2 PM to 4 PM on Friday, January 17. Sign up at / Location: Intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE & Malcolm X Avenue SE (near Popeye’s). The 32-year-old was one of dozens of Black visitors who trekked to Maine from Texas, Florida, New York and beyond for the long weekend leading up to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, braving the state Things to Do in DC this MLK Weekend 2025 with Kids. MLK Service Cleanups with Montgomery Parks Montgomery County, MD - Friday - Monday, January 18-20. Free. MLK Weekend 2025 News and Videos December 18, 2024 Join us as we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a weekend of events at Temple De Hirsch Sinai’s Seattle Campus and at First African Methodist Episcopal (FAME) Church . MLK Day of Service. Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025 Time: 12 p.m.-2 p.m. Address: 2907 Martin Luther King Junior Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20032 Messages to Dr. King Share this event: 2025 Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Save this event: 2025 Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Almost full Claudia Jones School presents: No Pride in Genocide Film Screening Looking for the best things to do in DC for MLK weekend 2025? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list for this weekend. The DC area is particularly meaningful to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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