SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio’s 39th Martin Luther King Jr. March and Celebration — touted as the largest MLK Jr. march in the nation — will feature three-time Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas and Grammy-winning recording artist Coco Jones.
The march kicks off at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy on Jan. 19 at 10 a.m. and ends at Pittman-Sullivan Park, the route totaling about 2.75 miles. Lineup begins as early as 7:30 a.m.
We’re so excited to announce 3x Olympic Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas and Grammy-winning performing artist Coco Jones will be joining us next Monday for our annual MLK March, the largest in the nation. 🙌🏽❤️🔥 See y’all there!! pic.twitter.com/qe41DoDde0
— Jalen McKee-Rodriguez (@CouncilmanJalen) January 13, 2026
Douglas will be the keynote speaker during a fireside chat with San Antonio City Councilmember Jalen McKee-Rodriguez from noon to 1:30 p.m. Jones will perform at 2 p.m. Both events are at Pittman-Sullivan Park and are free and open to the public.
The park celebration also includes a main stage with multicultural performances, a health and wellness area, youth area, food and merchandise vendors and information booths.
San Antonio’s VIA transportation service is providing free rides to the march from 8 to 10 a.m. from the following locations:
Alamodome – Lot C – located at the corner of Montana and S. Cherry streets
St. Philip’s College – Lots 21, 22 and 23, located along Montana Street and the intersections of S. Gevers and S. Mittman streets.
Buses will return passengers from Pittman-Sullivan Park to the original pick-up locations from noon to 3 p.m.
View the bus route here: