Martin Luther King Jr. Day is one of the 13 holidays recognized by the federal government, meaning many businesses and services won’t be operating. Today, January 20, 2025, is a day that features two significant national events.

Martin Luther King, Jr. is a federal holiday marked every year on the third Monday in January. The holiday will fall on Jan. 20 in 2025 and the United States Postal Service will be closed.

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the nation.

Several public agencies, federal offices and schools will close to honor Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, coinciding with Trump's Inauguration Day.

Though the holiday is young, this will only be the 25th year that all 50 states recognize it together. Here's what's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federally recognised holiday in the US, ensuring the closure of most government offices and nonessential services.

The holiday falls on the third Monday of January. A bill to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday was introduced on April 8, 1968 — four days after King was assassinated, according to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Many public institutions are closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, while some private businesses remain open. Here's what to know.

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Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day collide Monday in a rare occurrence. The big picture: Stock markets, banks, many schools and the U.S. Postal Service are closed for the federal holiday,