San Antonio’s Martin Luther King Jr. March and Celebration makes its return on Monday, Jan. 16

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, San Antonio’s Martin Luther King Jr. March and Celebration — one of the largest such gatherings in the United States — will take place in person for 2023.

The 36th annual event will start at Martin Luther King Jr. Academy and culminate with a park celebration at Pittman-Sullivan Park.

As in years past, the park celebration will include a main stage with multicultural performances, a health and wellness zone, a youth area, food and merchandise vendors and information booths.

Free, 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16, Martin Luther King Jr. Academy, 3501 Martin Luther King Drive, Pittman-Sullivan Park, 1101 Iowa St., sa.gov.

Coming soon: SA Current Daily newsletter. We’ll send you a handful of interesting San Antonio stories every morning. Subscribe now to not miss a thing.

Follow us: Google News | NewsBreak | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter

Related Stories

San Antonio’s DreamWeek returns with variety of events honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

This year’s DreamWeek festivities will take place across the city from Jan. 13-29.

IDEA Burke College Prep student Shelby Henderson wins MLK Jr. Commission Art Contest

Henderson’s work was chosen to visually represent this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. March and Celebration

11th annual Holocaust Learn and Remember series begins this week in San Antonio

This year’s theme, censorship, will address information control and propaganda during the Nazi regime.

Nat Geo Live speaker series at San Antonio’s Tobin Center to feature wildlife filmmaker Filipe DeAndrade

DeAndrade has channeled his passion for animals into careers in both wildlife photography and filmmaking.

MLK Jr. March and Celebration to bring thousands of marchers to San Antonio’s East Side Jan. 15

The federal holiday and annual celebration falls on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday this year.

This article appears in Jan 11-24, 2023.