Rochester MLK Day Commemoration Will be a Virtual Event Enter your number to get our free mobile app Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced organizers of the annual commemoration of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday in Rochester to make major changes for this year's event. Unlike past years, when the Rochester Area Chamber of Congress hosted the annual "We Have a Dream" breakfast, which was followed by a rally and march through downtown Rochester and a birthday party for the slain civil rights leader at the Mayo Civic Center, the 2021 commemoration will be a virtual event. The NAACP Rochester branch, Diversity Council, City of Rochester, Olmsted County, and the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to host the 26th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Facebook.