This website is updated regularly as new information becomes available. Please check back often for the latest updates, announcements, and important information.
This website is updated regularly as new information becomes available. Please check back often for the latest updates, announcements, and important information.
Support the 44th Annual Seattle MLK Celebration
The Seattle Martin Luther King Jr. Organizing Coalition invites businesses, labor unions, community organizations, faith communities, and individuals to support our 44th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Monday, January 18th, 2027.
Each year, our volunteer-led Coalition brings the community together for workshops, a rally and march, an Opportunity Fair, and opportunities to honor Dr. King's legacy through education, service, and collective action.
Your contributions help keep this important Seattle tradition free and accessible to the community while supporting our MLK Youth Internship Program and the KL Shannon MLK Youth Scholarship Program.
We welcome financial sponsorships, individual donations, and in-kind contributions of any amount.
Download our 2026–2027 Sponsorship Letter and Donation Form to learn more about supporting this year's celebration. You may also make an online donation by visiting our Donate page HERE.
For sponsorship questions or additional information, please contact mlkseattle@gmail.com.
Thank you for helping us continue this tradition of community, service, and justice.
In Loving Memory of KL Shannon
The Seattle Martin Luther King Jr. Organizing Coalition dedicates our 2026–2027 Rally, March, programs, and events to the life and legacy of our beloved Vice Chair, KL Shannon.
KL’s story with the Coalition began long before she became our Vice Chair. She first became part of this work as a little girl, growing up alongside the Coalition and the community that gathers year after year to honor Dr. King’s life and legacy. Over the years, she went from being a young person surrounded by this movement to becoming one of the leaders entrusted with helping carry it forward.
That journey made KL an extraordinary part of the history and heart of this Coalition.
She understood the importance of investing in young people because she had once been one of those young people herself. She grew into a leader, organizer, mentor, and advocate who gave her time, energy, and heart back to the community that helped shape her.
KL’s life reminds us that Dr. King’s legacy is not carried forward by one generation alone. It is passed from generation to generation through service, mentorship, organizing, leadership, and the responsibility we have to create opportunities for those coming behind us.
As we move through this year, honoring KL means more than remembering her. It means continuing to invest in young people. It means creating space for new leaders to find their voices. It means serving our neighbors, organizing our community, and continuing the work toward the Beloved Community Dr. King envisioned.
"I've come to the conclusion that I was born to be an organizer."
- KL Shannon
Get involved. Stay connected. Help us carry the work forward.
The Seattle MLK Jr. Organizing Coalition welcomes community members, organizations, students, volunteers, and partners who want to help honor the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through action, service, education, and community.
Join Our Next Meeting
We invite you to attend an upcoming Coalition meeting, learn more about our work, and find ways to get involved.
To view upcoming meetings and events, visit Join Us > Calendar.
Stay Connected
Want to receive Coalition updates, announcements, volunteer opportunities, and information about upcoming events?
Join our mailing list by visiting Join Us > Contact Us.
2027 Seattle MLK Celebration
Planning is underway! Our 2027 theme and upcoming event information will be announced soon. Stay tuned for updates as we prepare to come together once again to honor Dr. King’s legacy and continue the work toward justice, equity, and a stronger community.
40+ years serving communities
A legacy of working for justice in the Seattle/King County area.10,000+ Members of the community attended
Every year we aim to get at-least one more person at the rally in the hopes that one day we have every single person in the state!20+ Community partners
Each year we are supported by generous donations from our community. 
