Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Ventura County

01/19/2026

Today, we gather. Today, we march. Today, we honor a living legacy.

The 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observance is happening TODAY in Oxnard. This year’s theme, “A Living Legacy: Cultivating Compassion and Justice in Ventura County," reminds us that Dr. King’s work continues through us.

Tickets available at the door or online: mlkventuracounty.com

Let us move forward together.

01/19/2026

Tomorrow Ventura County gathers in unity. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Ventura County invites you to the 40th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observance, held in person on Monday, January 19, 2026 in Oxnard.

🕊️ Theme:
A Living Legacy: Cultivating Compassion and Justice in Ventura County

🚶🏽‍♂️ Freedom March
🎟️ Free
🕗 Begins at 8:00am
📍 From Plaza Park (5th & C St.) to the Oxnard Performing Arts Center

🎤 Observance Program
🎟️ $10 admission
🕘 Begins at 9:00am at OPAC

🔗 Tickets available online at mlkventuracounty.com

01/18/2026

https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/2026/01/17/countys-mlk-day-observance-in-oxnard-set-for-jan-19/88231212007/

Ventura County will observe its 40th annual MLK Day Jan. 19 with a freedom walk and program featuring keynote speaker Gaye Theresa Johnson of UCSB.

01/17/2026

3 days until community comes together!

Your $10 admission to our 40th Annual Event includes refreshments and vendor exhibits while supporting this long-standing community observance.

Tickets available through committee members, at the door, or online.

🔗 mlkventuracounty.com

12/29/2025

Tickets are now available online.

A Living Legacy: Cultivating Compassion and Justice in Ventura County.

12/09/2025

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10/15/2025

10/15/2025

On This Date - October 14, 1964
Martin Luther King, Jr. Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice in America. At 35 years of age, the Georgia-born minister was the youngest person ever to receive the award.

09/06/2025

Joseph McNeil, Young Spark in a Civil Rights Battle, Dies at 83
He and his classmates from a historically Black college in Greensboro, N.C., desegregated a Woolworth’s lunch counter in 1960, inspiring similar protests across the nation.

Joseph McNeil (seated 1st from left.)

08/29/2025

https://www.wdbj7.com/2025/08/28/this-day-history-king-gives-i-have-dream-speech/

Around 250,000 people were on hand for the moment as a part of the March on Washington.