What's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2026?
Most stores on Monday are open during their regular business hours on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with a few exceptions.
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Most stores on Monday are open during their regular business hours on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with a few exceptions.
For Black business leaders in the Sacramento region, including in Elk Grove, it's a special time to reflect on Dr. King's work and how his words inspired them to give back to their community.
Several marches, ceremonies, and services are being held nationwide to celebrate MLK's legacy. The civil rights icon is being honored here with marches and events across the Sacramento region. The March for the Dream left Sac City College and wound four miles around the Land Park area before returning back to campus.
A cold, powerful storm was affecting some planned activities this MLK Jr. holiday.
Today is MLK Jr. Day, honoring the civil rights leader. If you plan to march in today's March for the Dream, you'll want to know about these road closures. If you want to participate in the march, you're asked to meet at 8 a.m. near Hughes Stadium on Sacramento City College campus.
Thousands are expected to take part in marches honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this morning.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the birthday of civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. He was assassinated four years later.
The 22-foot tall sculpture, named "The Embrace," represents the hug between Dr. King and his wife after he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
People are spending the holiday weekend reflecting on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. More than 30 area churches held a celebration for the civil rights activist's life while looking at how people can come together at a time when the pandemic has physically separated people. The event featured music, poem recitals and speakers.
All federal and state offices will be closed tomorrow.
The march starts at 9:30 at 1025 Alhambra Boulevard, and does not have permits or official police escorts.
They chained themselves and the cars together to form a line across the bridge and laid signs reading "BLACK HEALTH MATTERS" across the roadway.
Across the country Americans are remembering Martin Luther King Jr. Today is the 25th anniversary of the federal holiday named for the slain civil rightsleader.
