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Annual Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
2026 Celebration
Community members and King County employees are invited to join in honoring our nation’s foremost human rights leader and King County’s namesake, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The theme for the 2026 Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration is “mentorship”, and the accompanying quote is
“We must walk on in the days ahead with an audacious faith in the future.’”– Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Event details
When: Thursday, January 15th, 2026, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Where: Pigott Auditorium, Seattle University, 901 12th Ave. Seattle, WA 98122.
The event is free and open to the public!
2026 calendars and digital assets are now available
"Ikigai" is a collaborative piece produced in conjunction with Northwest Folklife. As a nonprofit championing the cultural arts of the Pacific Northwest, Northwest Folklife works to strengthen regional communities through the transformative power of heritage and creative expression.
Toka Valu is an indigenous Pacific Islander Artist and Illustrator with more than five years of Public Arts experience, and over twenty years of illustration & visual arts work. His artistic influences are culturally rooted and informed by his cultural upbringing in Tonga and cultivated by the Duwamish lands that he now calls home in the Pacific NW.
King Khazm is an emcee, producer and community organizer who has become a prominent figure in the Hip-Hop community within Seattle and around the world. His work to engage and empower communities is demonstrated through over 25 years of music, art, and community service.