32 Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2019 Events In Puget Sound
(This article originally appeared on Patch.com and has been republished with permission. South Seattle Emerald's "This Weekend in South Seattle" has a listing of events throughout the weekend.)
The 32nd Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, and there are plenty of volunteer events, marches, and memorials to honor the civil rights leader happening around Puget Sound.
King has a special place in local history. In 1986, King County was renamed after him. He made one famous visit to Seattle in 1961, speaking at the University of Washington and Temple De Hirsch Sinai on Capitol Hill.
The centerpiece of MLK Day events happens in Seattle at Garfield High School. The celebration kicks off at 8:30 a.m. with an opportunity fair and workshops. A rally begins in the Garfield gym at 11 a.m. followed by a march to Westlake beginning at noon.
Here are other MLK Day events happening in 2019:
Seattle
March with Ashe' at the 2019 Martin Luther King Jr Celebration
12 PM Garfield High School
Restorative Justice and Healing: MLK Day of Service 2019
1 PM Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association – DNDA
2019 MLK Day of Service- Danny Woo Community Garden
10 AM Danny Woo Community Garden
Park Restoration Volunteer Project
10 AM Seward Park Nature Center
Pre-Rally MLK Meet-Up
10:15 AM Broadcast Coffee
MLK Day March with FASA sa UW
10 AM Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center
MLK Day of Service & Orientation
9:30 AM The UW Farm
Volunteer Day
9 AM Flatiron School
MLK Day March 4 Play
1 PM Ravenna Park
MLK Jr Day of Service in Licton Springs!
9 AM N 85th St & Meridian Ave N
Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
11 AM YMCA of Greater Seattle
MLK Weekend of Service Volunteer Event
9 AM Skyway Park Skyway
Archdiocese of Seattle – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mass
11 AM Washington State Catholic Conference
EFP's MLK JR. Celebration
11 AM Damascus International Fellowship
MLK Day of Service with Green Seattle
10 AM Evans School Nonprofit Network
Annual Food Drive benefiting Highline School Students
Jan 20 – Jan 21 Pollock Insurance
Bellevue
MLK Advocacy Day
9 AM HERO House
Crossroads MLK Day Celebration and Health Fair
11 AM Crossroads Bellevue
Tacoma
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
10 AM Washington State History Museum
Annual Community March for MLK
9 AM Bates Technical College
Shoreline
MLK Day of Service
10 AM Meridian Park Elementary PTSA
Shoreline Community College's annual MLK Jr. Celebration
10:30 AM Multicultural Center at Shoreline Community College
Renton
MLK Day of Service
Mon 10 AM Sustainable Renton Community Farm
Redmond
Redmond Food & Necessities Drive
11:45 AM Various locations (drive benefits federal workers)
Everett
MLK day of service at Hannabrook Park
9 AM Hannabrook Park
Enumclaw
WRCU Winter Food Drive
9 AM White River Credit Union
Kent
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
8:35 AM Park Orchard Elementary
Federal Way
MLK Jr. Community Event
10 AM Federal Way Performing Arts & Event Center
Olympia
MLK Day March and Rally
2 PM Parents Organizing for Welfare and Economic Rights
MLK Day: Release the oaks and wrangle the broom!
9 PM South Sound Prairies
Citizen Action Day at the Capitol!
8 AM Washington State Capitol Campus
📸 Featured Image: Archival photo of the 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Day march in Seattle. (Photo: Susan Fried)
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