Less than two weeks after the stock market shuttered for former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral, investors may be looking for another break on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This year, the annual day of remembrance for the civil rights leader happens to coincide with Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th president.

It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a federal holiday.

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.

A MLK Jr. Walk on Monday will provide an opportunity for reflection from the Heartland Conservation Alliance and KC Parks. It will begin at 9 a.m. at MLK Jr. Square Park at Woodland Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Kansas City, and end at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center, 3700 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Tomorrow, January 20, 2025, is a national holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The federal government will close on Monday, Jan. 19, for MLK Day, as well as any Kansas or Missouri governmental bodies.

While Inauguration Day will be the focus for many on Monday, it also marks the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday.