Looking for the best things to do in San Francisco and the Bay Area during MLK weekend? Add these family-friendly events to your list for the long weekend. 2025 may have just started, but it's already time for a long holiday weekend.

The Caltrain NorCalMLK Celebration Train will make its way up the Peninsula from San Jose to San Francisco on Monday, Jan. 20.

Caltrain to operate its Celebration Train in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, offering free rides to SF events.

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco recently acquired the work, which is being exhibited at the de Young Museum ahead of Martin Luther King Jr Day

San Francisco's trash collection schedule will be adjusted for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with changes to the regular pick-up dates for city residents.

To honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s values and beliefs, MLK Day is the only holiday designated as a national day of service.

In 1994, Congress marked the holiday as a national day of service led by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Events range from community service projects to parades. Check event websites for updates.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Jan. 20, but there are local events and volunteer opportunities honoring the civil rights leader happening now through Jan. 22. From a symposium at Stanford and Caltrain’s Celebration Train to a community singalong and numerous volunteer projects,

King would also inspire baseball player Curt Flood, who challenged Major League Baseball’s reserve clause in 1970, bringing an end to what was a St. Louis Cardinal Hall of Fame career. Flood would lose his case in the U.S. Supreme Court, but his fight would open the door for free agency five years later.

Discover the origins and meaning of Martin Luther King Jr.'s beloved community concept. Learn how it has inspired social justice work for decades.

The bad news overall: it looks to be one of the slowest MLK weekends in years as Hollywood and theaters prepare for another slowdown in product in the first quarter of 2025. Most