The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Colorado Holiday Commission is proud to host one of the largest MLK holiday events in the United States. This is the MLK Marade’s 40th year and the weather forecast for the holiday on Monday has organizers hoping for another record-setting year. Marade stands for march and parade. In 2023, there were an estimated 92,000 marchers, as compared to 2024 and 2025, when there were few attendees given the dangerously frigid, sub-zero temperatures.
“This is our 40th year, and so this is a monumental year. We will have an extended entertainment program,” said Christian Steward, Co-Chair of the 2026 Marade. “We’ll have singers and speakers and dancers, and food trucks.”
Steward also said that service organizations will serve food and hot beverages and resources for neighbors in need.
Marchers will gather at 10 a.m. at the Dr. King statue at City Park in Denver, north of 17th Avenue and Detroit Street. The step-off down Colfax Avenue is expected to occur at 11:45 a.m.
There is no closing ceremony this year due to construction at Civic Center Park. The marchers will disperse at the conclusion of the Marade at Colfax and Broadway…