Tucson’s MLK Day celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at the Reid Park Bandshell.
A 3-mile commemorative march this year will begin and end at the bandshell, organizers said on social media.
The event will feature live entertainment, food, community information and vendors.
“We are honored to mirror The King Center’s 2025 Holiday theme: ‘Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence’,” organizers wrote.
Hundreds took part in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march a year ago.
Other local observances of the holiday Monday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. include:
— United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona’s MLK Day of Service, which encourages volunteer work in the community to celebrate King’s legacy. Sign up to volunteer at unitedwaytucson.org/event/mlk-day-of-service.
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On MLK Day a year ago, 86 local volunteers donated 255 hours that made a $7,706 total impact, United Way says. The projects included assembling hygiene kits for youths, pulling invasive buffelgrass, building native bee boxes, and collecting diapers and other supplies for families.
— City of Tucson: Team Up to Clean Up. 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday at 4658 E. Calle Aurora. RSVP to volunteer at climateaction.tucsonaz.gov/pages/teamup.
— University of Arizona Office of Diversity & Inclusion: Invites people to stop by the MLK Building at 1322 E. First St. and scan a QR code on a new mural on the north side of the building, to see a holographic video featuring students talking about the building and how it connects with King’s legacy.
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