Blog 1/8/26

Honoring 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

We celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday and legacy on the third Monday of January each year. Please join us in honoring Dr. King’s pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement through inspiration, reflection, and community engagement.

As a FYI, Equitas Health offices, programs, and services will be closed on January 19, 2026.

Dr. MLK Jr. Day events in Ohio:

AKRON

MLK Day at the Akron Art Museum
JAN 19 | 11 AM – 5 PM | Akron Art Museum

Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Zoo
JAN 19 | 11 AM – 4 PM | Akron Zoo

ATHENS

MLK Jr. Celebration Silent March
JAN 19 | 9:30 – 10 AM | Galbreath Chapel

Ohio University’s MLK Jr. Celebrations
JAN 19 | 9 AM – 7 PM | Ohio University

MLK Week Screening: AIN’T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND
JAN 19 | 1 PM | Athena Cinema

CANTON

McKinley Presidential Library & Museum’s MLK Jr. Day
JAN 19 | 9 AM – 4 PM | McKinley Presidential Library & Museum

CHILLICOTHE

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service-Chillicothe
JAN 19 | 9 AM – 1 PM | Chillicothe Public Library

CINCINNATI

American Voices Symphony Concert
JAN 16 & 17 | Music Hall (OTR)

King Legacy Celebration – United in Purpose
JAN 19 | 8:30 – 9:45 AM | National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

MLK Jr. Coalition’s 51^st Annual Commemorative Program
JAN 19 | 10:30 AM | National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

For more Dr. MLK Jr. events in Cincinnati and the greater Cincinnati area, please visit The Voice of Black Cincinnati’s page HERE.

COLUMBUS

Dr. MLK Jr. Day Open Roller Skate
JAN 19 | 10 AM – 2:30 PM | 11 AM – 8 PM | Skate Zone 71 Columbus

King Arts Complex MLK Day Open House
JAN 19 | 12 – 4 PM | Ohio History Center

41^st Annual MLK Jr. Birthday Breakfast
JAN 19 | 7:30 AM | Columbus Convention Center

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Learning
JAN 19 | 9 AM – 4 PM | Capital University

Seeds of Caring MLK Day of Youth Service
JAN 19 | 12 – 3 PM | Ohio History Center

DAYTON

Martin Luther King Day Skate
JAN 19 | 11 AM – 5 PM | Riverscape MetroPark

24^th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast
JAN 19 | 11 AM – 5 PM | Golf Club at Yankee Trace

TOLEDO

NAACP Toledo Branch Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
JAN 19 | 12 – 2 PM | Macedonia Baptist Church

MLK Day Strength in Unity
JAN 19 | 11 AM – 5 PM | Toledo Museum of Art

For more Dr. MLK Jr. events in Toledo, click here.

 

Did we miss an event?
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