MLK Day 2021

When is MLK Day 2021?

What is MLK Day?

MLK Day ("Martin Luther King Day", also known as King Day or Martin Luther King Jr. Day) is a United States federal holiday celebrated annually on the third Monday of January. In some states it is also commonly referred to as Civil Rights Day or Human Rights Day. In recent years it is increasingly seen to be a 'Day of Service' when Americans are encouraged to volunteer to help others less fortunate than themselves.

MLK Day commemorates the birthday of American civil rights leader Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and celebrates his life, achievements and legacy.

King was hugely influential in the American Civil Rights Movement (despite never holding public office) and was a major advocate of non-violent activism in the struggle for the end of racial discrimination under US law. He was assassinated in 1968.

This federal holiday in King's honor was created in 1983, during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, and first observed in January 1986. It is sometimes also referred to as "Civil Rights Day" or "Human Rights Day".

See also: 2021 calendar showing all US federal holidays.

Further reading:
• The King Center
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Wikipedia

When is MLK Day 2022?

Dates for MLK Day from 2016 to 2026

The next occurrence of MLK Day is marked in red.

When is ...?	Date	Day of the week	Days away
MLK Day 2016	January 18, 2016	Monday	1541 days ago
MLK Day 2017	January 16, 2017	Monday	1177 days ago
MLK Day 2018	January 15, 2018	Monday	813 days ago
MLK Day 2019	January 21, 2019	Monday	442 days ago
MLK Day 2020	January 20, 2020	Monday	78 days ago
MLK Day 2021	January 18, 2021	Monday	in 285 days
MLK Day 2022	January 17, 2022	Monday	in 649 days
MLK Day 2023	January 16, 2023	Monday	in 1013 days
MLK Day 2024	January 15, 2024	Monday	in 1377 days
MLK Day 2025	January 20, 2025	Monday	in 1748 days
MLK Day 2026	January 19, 2026	Monday	in 2112 days
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Calendar templates 2021 for Word, Excel & PDF

2021 calendar as templates for Word, Excel & PDF A selection of calendar templates for 2021 in landscape and portrait orientation and with US federal holidays, suitable for a variety of applications. 2021 calendar templates for Word 2021 calendar templates for Excel 2021 calendar templates for PDF

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