Martin Luther King Day 'Marade' 2020: Route, Schedule, Events

DENVER, CO – Monday, Jan. 20 will mark the 34th anniversary in Colorado of the holiday honoring Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. The annual "Marade" – a march and parade – will make its way through Denver streets, rallying support for racial equality in our nation.

The Marade is sponsored by the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Colorado Holiday Commission, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. Organizers proudly state that the Marade is the only event of its kind in the country.

A program will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument in City Park. The annual press conference will begin at 10 a.m.

The Marade will begin at 10:45 a.m. from the 'I Have A Dream' Memorial and head south out of City Park through Esplanade Street to Colfax Avenue, then west along Colfax to Sherman Street into the state capitol grounds, then south to where it ends at Civic Center Park at Broadway.

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Other events:

• Shoebox Stories Live: UndocuAmerica Series - from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at the Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder
• 29th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Humanitarian and Lifetime Achievement Awards & Colorado Symphony Orchestra Concert - from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday at the Boettcher Concert Hall Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis Streets
• MLK Jr. Community Celebration – “The Words Ring On," Sponsored by the City of Aurora Community Relations - from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday at the Heritage Christian Center, 14401 E. Exposition Ave

More information about the Marade can be found here. A complete list of MLK week events can be found here.

Donations can be made to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Colorado Holiday Commission here.