Saratoga MLK Jr. Celebration Weekend

MLK Saratoga's annual Dr. King Celebration Weekend offers a range of programming illuminating, amplifying, and reflecting on social, racial, and economic justice issues. Workshops, performances, lecture and panel discussions will engage community participants on many levels. This year’s theme explores and responds to Dr. King’s reflection, “Songs are the soul of a movement.”

Music and song give expression to pain and grief as well as joy, hope and the resilience of the human spirit. It has been three years since we have gathered in person for this annual tradition. We want to come together to grieve and heal, learn and grow, connect and celebrate. All events are free.

Monday (1/16) 2:00 pm Songs are the Soul of a Movement: Donald Hyman will open with Freedom’s Highways, a tribute to singers who used their platform to fight for civil rights alongside Dr. King. Jermaine Wells and The Ill Funk Ensemble will then perform historical and contemporary civil rights and protest songs inspiring all to join in.

Joseph Bruchac, our city’s first poet laureate, will close.

Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church, 175 Fifth Ave | Free

All events are free & open to the public thanks to generous community partners, private donors, and grants from Caffe Lena, Julie and Sonny Bonacio, Price Chopper, Saratoga Casino and Raceway Foundation, Saratoga Springs Public Library, Skidmore College, Stewart’s Shops, and Target.

Check website for details and updates. The links to reserve seats for events that require registration are located at the end of each event's description on the main celebration page.

https://www.mlksaratoga.org/celebration-weekend