Murfreesboro Marks 21st Annual Martin Luther King Jr. March
The annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March took place in Murfreesboro on Jan. 19, 2026.
Area residents gathered at Central Magnet School on the 19th and walked to Paterson Park Community Center on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
This year marked the 21st year for the march to be held.
Notice the March makes its way down Middle Tennessee Boulevard and proudly steps onto Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
This years march traveled down a portion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, a roadway that received a name change that officially took place on October 13, 2021. The Murfreesboro Planning Commission voted to rename Mercury Boulevard Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on May 18, 2021.
