MLK Day events in the Triangle go virtual

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Tuesday, January 12, 2021
MLK Day events in the Triangle go virtual
The Triangle Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee's MLK Day events go virtual because of the the COVID-19 pandemic.

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- For 40 years the Triangle Martin Luther King Junior Committee has organized events on MLK Day. Those events include the annual Interfaith Prayer Breakfast, a march through the streets of Raleigh, and a concert at Memorial Auditorium. This year those events will happen virtually.

The first event of the MLK holiday weekend is the wreath laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Garden in Raleigh, Friday, January 15 at 7am.

The keynote speaker for this year's Interfaith Prayer Breakfast is the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Bishop Michael Curry. The Interfaith Prayer Breakfast begins at 7am on Monday, January 18.

The Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. noon observation will take place at 12pm on Monday, and that is followed by the virtual Evening Musical Celebration at 5:30pm..

Click here for more information on how to watch the Virtual MLK Celebration.