Martin Luther King Jr. Day events, closings Azra Haqqie, Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 13, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of15 Monday event in Albany celebrates the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.ProvidedShow MoreShow Less 2of15Buy PhotoPlaza Convention Center, Albany, New York - Dayshawn Mojica, 3, of Schenectady, sings with the Capital District Mass Youth Choir oat the Martin Luther King day ceremony. January 13, 1993 (Skip Dickstein/Times Union Archive)Skip Dickstein/Times Union Historic ImagesShow MoreShow Less 4of15Buy PhotoWyatt Tee Walker in Albany for Martin Luther King Memorial Day. January 15, 1970 (Times Union Archive)Times Union Historic ImagesShow MoreShow Less 5of15Buy PhotoEmpire State Plaza, Albany, New York - Contralto Gretchen Reed belts out a tune for the assembly for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Festivities. January 15, 1990 (Skip Dickstein/Times Union Archive)Skip Dickstein/Times Union Historic ImagesShow MoreShow Less