2026 Celebrations of Martin Luther King, Jr.

​Read about the 2025 MLK Event
WCYB Article

Contact: Buckey Boone - [email protected]
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39th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr.
2026 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

ABINGDON, VA

Thursday   January 15, 2026
Speaker Series with Ron Carsons:
Appalachian African American Culture
6:00pm
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
124 East Main Street, Abingdon

Friday   January 16, 2026
Spirituals in Song and Story
6:00pm
Charles Wesley UMC
322 East Main Street, Abingdon

Saturday   January 17, 2026
March on Main Street
Gather at 12:40pm
Charles Wesley UMC
322 East Main Street
March begins at 1:00pm

Doves to be released at County Courthouse
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MLK Celebration Program
Program begins at 1:30pm
Abingdon UMC
101 East Main Street
Reception follows Celebration in Fellowship Hall