On Tuesday, Feb. 20, the Dr. Martin Luther King memorial was vandalized. Help us restore Dr. King's memorial to its shining glory. Read more from our GoFundMe here.
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The purpose of the Statewide Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Colorado Holiday Commission is to unify and educate communities within the State of Colorado and encourage appropriate observations, ceremonies and activities in commemoration of the federal holiday and state legal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. throughout all the towns, cities, school districts, counties and local governments within Colorado.
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Colorado Holiday Commissions "Marade the Only one of it's kind in the nation
The Marade
Details
Denver City Park
Monday, January 20, 2025
*9:30 a.m. - Opening Ceremony @ City Park
*10:45 a.m.- Marade Step-Off @ City Park
Closing Ceremony and Resource Fair @ Civic Center
Following the Closing Ceremony @ Civic Center- Dr. King Legacy Bike Ride
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Civic Center Park
Entertainment, awards and celebration
Tribute Concert and Humanitarian Awards
Humanitarian recipients have come from all walks of life, but each has been driven, as Dr. King was, by the desire to help and make the world a better place.
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.,
COLORADO HOLIDAY COMMISSION'S 2024 EVENTS
Our Partners & Supporters
Corporations
United Airlines
Xcel Energy
Freeway Ford
Pinnacol Assurance
Centura Health Colorado
Schools
Dr. MLK Jr. Early College
East High School
Denver Public Schools
Partnerships
Colorado Symphony Orchestra
NAACP
Blacks in Government
ADL
Anti-Defamation League
Colorado Coalition of
Genocide Awareness and Action
Cherishing Life YouthDenver Streets Partnership
Transformation Services
Blair-Caldwell Library
Guardian Angels
Open Door Youth Gang Alternatives
GRASP
GMDMA
Brother Jeff's Cultural Center
TLOD
TTARide for Racial Justice
Real Property Inspections LLC
CollarCandy
Political Affiliates
Denver Mayors
Office of Human Rights
State of Colorado
Civil Rights Division
City of Aurora