When Was Martin Luther King Day 2024 Celebrated. Day 2024 in the us celebrates the influential american civil rights leader, martin luther king jr., who worked all his life to eradicate racism from america. May now be a nationally revered civil rights icon whose legacy is celebrated every january, but the road to name a federal holiday in his honor was.

Day is observed annually on the third monday of january. On the third monday of each january, americans honor the memory of the reverend dr.