It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and the legacy of the civil rights leader is being celebrated in Massachusetts. Here is a list of events honoring Dr. King in Boston.

Ten days after what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s 96 birthday, around 250 people gathered at Boston University for an event meant to highlight the lesser-known aspects of King’s legacy.

As Martin Luther King Jr. Day lands on Inauguration Day this year, Boston area organizations and leaders are planning a slew of activities to mark the holiday. The day will kick off at the Omni Seaport Hotel in Boston with the 55th Annual Martin Luther King Jr.

Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1962 speech, a Boston University event will explore "The Darkness at Midnight" during its annual MLK Jr. celebration.

Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll attended the annual Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) breakfast in Boston Monday.The Federal Holiday<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

Monday, Jan. 20 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a celebration and honoring of the work done by the famed civil rights leader. Organizations around Boston are offering free museum admission, family-friendly activities and live performances for the occasion.

The holiday falls on the third Monday of January. A bill to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday was introduced on April 8, 1968 — four days after King was assassinated, according to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Celebrations of his life are already taking place throughout the country – including here on the South Shore – ahead of the holiday in his name that did not become federally observed until 1986, nearly 20 years after his 1968 assassination. Martin Luther King Jr. Day wasn't recognized as an official holiday until 2000.

The Boston University community is commemorating the legacy of civil rights activist and alum Martin Luther King Jr. this week, a celebration eclipsed by President Donald Trump’s inauguration. King graduated from the School of Theology in 1955 after completing his doctorate in systematic theology.

A South Florida woman is remembering what it was like to march alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charlotte Gilmore Durante was part of a movement that she says she never thought would make it into the history books.