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MLK Parade and Wellness Fair

  • R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center 2730 Martin Luther King Junior Avenue Southeast Washington, DC, 20032 United States (map)

Join Mayor Bowser, District government officials, and volunteers from all eight wards in the 19th annual MLK Day Parade and Peace Walk. This DC tradition is a memorial peace walk coordinated by the Coalition for Peace, a group of individuals and non-profits dedicated to peace and positivity for the Washington DC metropolitan communities. The parade will begin at the R.I.S.E. Center and end at Anacostia Park.

Assembly and Check-in starts at 10:00 AM

Parade starts at 11:00 AM

*The MLK Holiday Committee will have a free shuttle service picking up at 13th Street S.E. and Howard Road S.E. and dropping off at the R.I.S.E. Center starting at 8:30 A.M. The last shuttle will pick up at 10:00 A.M. No sign-up is needed for the shuttle. *