Events

The annual Ashland Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday celebration is scheduled for 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Historic Ashland Armory in downtown Ashland. Produced by a group of community volunteers and sponsored by the Ashland School District, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the City of Ashland, Jefferson Public Radio and Southern Oregon University, the event is free and open to the public. People are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item to donate to Rogue Valley food banks.

This show is a community wide recommitment to the ideals of civil rights, inclusion and social justice through non-violence, compassion and courage.

Come celebrate as a community! Seating is always limited and available on a first come basis. The doors will open at 11:30 a.m. Each year the event reaches standing room only by 12 noon. All ages are welcome and parents are urged to stay with their children during the event.