Parade-goers march during the 45th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial March in downtown Raleigh on Monday, Jan. 20 ,2025. Middleton called King a proponent of “radical love,” and attendees remembered him as a leader who encouraged action and compassion.

More than 2,000 people gathered for an annual breakfast Monday in Minneapolis to honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, hours before Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th president of the United States.

Yes, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is one of 11 federal holidays recognized in the United States. Most grocery stores will hold normal hours on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Most banks will be closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, since it is a federal holiday and the Federal Reserve will be closed.