Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - 2026

This observance day commemorates the January 15, 1929, birth of Dr. Martin

Luther King Jr. King was a civil rights leader, minister, and winner of the

1964 Nobel Peace Prize. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he was assassinated April

4, 1968.

The federal holiday is celebrated on the third Monday in January. (Monday,

January 16, 2023)

Enacted May 3, 1976, from the 1975 Laws of Wisconsin, Chapter 219.

More information and educational resources are available on the Department of

Public Instruction Social Studies Education Observance Days website [1].

[1] https://dpi.wi.gov/social-studies/laws/observance-days