The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade, a Baltimore tradition for years, will not be held in 2023.
The Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts (BOPA), which produces the annual event, issued a media advisory recommending that the slain civil rights leader be honored by a “day of service” rather than a parade down Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
The parade “has not been held since January 2020 because of COVID-19 restrictions in 2021 and 2022,” the advisory said. “Now, in 2023, it is a conscious decision to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy through a day of service rather than a parade.”
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