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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
U.S.
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holiday, 3rd Monday of January
"MLK Day" redirects here. Not to be confused with Milk Day.
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | |
|---|---|
King in 1965 | |
| Official name | Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Also called | MLK Day, King Day, Reverend Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| Type | Federal |
| Date | Third Monday in January |
| 2024 date | January 15 (2024-01-15) |
| 2025 date | January 20 (2025-01-20) |
| 2026 date | January 19 (2026-01-19) |
| 2027 date | January 18 (2027-01-18) |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First time | 1986; 39 years ago (1986) |
Martin Luther King Jr.
Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.,[1] and often referred to shorthand as MLK Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed on the third Monday of January each year. King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which protested racial discrimination in