After three decades of hosting two separate parades honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Houston will finally celebrate with one unified event in January 2026. Mayor John Whitmire announced an ...

Houston will hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade on Jan. 20, starting at 10 a.m. The parade will begin at the corner of Smith and McKinney streets, in front of Houston City Hall, located ...

Houston to have unified MLK Day parade in 2026 after holding two events for decades The unified parade will take place on Monday, Jan. 19. There had been two MLK Day parades in Houston since 1995.

After a cancelation in January due to freezing temperatures, the 49th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade took place in downtown Houston Saturday.

Students march in Midtown for the MLK Grande Parade on Jan. 21, 2019, in Houston. Houston-area residents looking to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day can participate in a variety of free or low ...

City of Houston solid waste management employees wave as they ride on a float during the 47th Annual “Original” MLK Jr. Day Parade on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 in Houston.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Original MLK Jr. Day Parade celebrated its sapphire anniversary as thousands gathered in downtown Houston on Monday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

HOUSTON – For 24 years, the Children’s Museum of Houston has celebrated a very important and historic day.. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at the Museum celebrates the legacy of Dr. King through ...

VIDEO: 2020 MLK Day parades in Houston. The virtual experience will also include video from Houston’s first parade in 1978 and other historical footage.

• The heritage society's 33rd Annual "Original" Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade downtown starts at 10 a.m.. It will begin on Texas Avenue near Minute Maid Park, then travel down Caroline and ...

For more than two decades, Houston has had competing parades on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with organizers lobbing allegations of favoritism and conspiracy at each other and at city officials as ...