Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in San Marcos, TX hosted by the Dunbar Heritage Association

Meet Me at the Crossroads

Celebrating 10 years at The LBJ/MLK Crossroads Memorial!

• MLK Wreath-laying Ceremony, January 15, 2024 at the LBJ/MLK Crossroads
• MLK Walk, taking place immediately after the wreath-laying, starting at the Crossroads through the historic Dunbar neighborhood.
• The walk will arrive at the historic Hays County Courthouse where a brief program will take place with the keynote address.

COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS

The rededication ceremony coincides with other community celebrations on and around MLK Day 2024:

Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024 – Saturday, March 2, 2024

Trailblazers exhibit at the Walkers’ Gallery: The Walkers’ Gallery invites artists to submit their work to this first exhibit of 2024, in response to the theme: “Trailblazers: Honoring the Road to Civil Rights.”  Art delivery will be Jan. 6, 2024 at the San Marcos Activity Center from 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Click here for more details

Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024

3-5 p.m.: Reunion of Trailblazers at the San Marcos Public Library. This will be a special reunion of civil rights Trailblazers who were honored 10 years ago on the eve of the dedication of the Crossroads Memorial. The original 73 Trailblazers were recognized for their contributions to Civil Rights in San Marcos, and the reunion will bring those remaining Trailblazers together to celebrate their contributions once again, and to look ahead.

Monday, Jan. 15, 2024

9 – 9:30 a.m.: Crossroads rededication at the intersection of MLK and LBJ.