On the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, we celebrate the civil rights leader’s life and legacy as a national day of service, encouraging all Americans to volunteer and get connected to improve their communities.
Featured Events
MLK DAY OF SERVICE – RICHMOND, CA
Join the City of Richmond, Parchester Neighborhood Council, and California Volunteers for a day of service featuring volunteer projects and a community celebration in honor of Dr. King’s legacy. Sign up here.
MLK DAY VOLUNTEER FESTIVAL – LOS ANGELES
Celebrate with LA Works and thousands of Angelenos to honor Dr. King’s legacy at the MLK 2026 Volunteer Festival for community-building activities and service opportunities at this family-friendly event. Reserve your free tickets today. Sign up here.
January 2026 Events
Use the search box: Find volunteer opportunities by entering your city or county name or search by date.
| Date | Organization name | Event Name | Time | City | County | Sign up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/16 | UC Riverside Volunteer Center | MLK Day of Service 2026 - La Sierra Park Tree Planting | 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Riverside | Riverside | Sign up! |
| 1/16 - 1/22 | Zakat Foundation of America | MLK Week of Service | multiple | San Francisco Bay Area | San Francisco Bay Area | Sign up! |
| 1/17 | Pacific Beach Coalition | Beach Cleanup with PBC to honor MLK Jr. | 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Pacifica | San Mateo | Sign up! |
| 1/17 | San Diego Canyonlands | Stewardship Saturday Bill - Tall Garden | 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | San Diego | San Diego | Sign up! |
| 1/17 | Santa Monica Mountains Fund | MLK Day of Service: Saturday Restoration at Cheeseboro Canyon | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Agoura Hills | Los Angeles | Sign up! |
| 1/17 | San Leandro Recreation & Parks | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration | 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m | San Leandro | Alameda | Sign up! |
| 1/17 | Pacific Beach Coalition | Habitat Restoration with PBC to honor MLK Jr. | 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Pacifica | San Mateo | Sign up! |
| 1/17 | Caramel Connections Foundation | 4th Annual MLK Jr. Unity Celebration at Seeds of Joy Community Garden | 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Ontario | San Bernardino | Sign up! |
| 1/18 | San Diego County Parks and Recreation | Otay Lakes County Park Cleanup & Beautification - MLK Weekend | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Chula Vista | San Diego | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Antioch Parks & Recreation | Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service (Senior Center Day of Engagement) | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Antioch | Contra Costa | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Antioch Parks & Recreation | MLK Day of Service (Skatepark Restoration Project) | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Antioch | Contra Costa | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | MLK365 | Walk With Me: March for the Dream | 8:30 a.m. | Sacramento | Sacramento | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | NorCal MLK Foundation | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | San Francisco | San Francisco | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | East Bay Regional Park District | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Oakland | Alameda | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | City of Richmond and Parchester Neighborhood Council | MLK Day of Service at Parchester Park | 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Richmond | Contra Costa | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | City of Oakland | MLK Day of Service | TBA | Oakland | Alameda | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Peninsula Multifaith Coalition | MLK Jr. Day of Service | 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Various | San Mateo | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Our City Forest | MLK Day of Service Planting with Our City Forest at Rainbow Park | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | San Jose | Santa Clara | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Alameda County Resource Conservation District | MLK Jr. National Day of Service | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | San Lorenzo | Alameda | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | National Park Service | MLK Jr. Day, Seeds of Change | 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Twentynine Palms | San Bernardino | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano | Fairfield Warehouse: MLK Jr. Day of Service 2026 | 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Fairfield | Solano | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Napa County Resource Conservation District | 2026 MLK Day of Service- Napa River Trail Project | 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. | Napa | Napa | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Sonoma County Parks | Martin Luther King Junior Day Of Service | 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. | Santa Rosa | Sonoma | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Second Harvest Food Bank | MLK Day of Service at Second Harvest | 8:45 a.m - 11:00 a.m. | Watsonville | Santa Cruz | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Second Harvest Food Bank | MLK Day of Service at Second Harvest | 12:45 p.m - 3:00 p.m. | Watsonville | Santa Cruz | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | LA Works | MLK Day Volunteer Festival - 2026 | 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | San Diego County Parks and Recreation | MLK Day Park Beautification and Cleanup at Hilton Head County Park | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | El Cajon | San Diego | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Canopy | MLK Day Tree Planting | 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | East Palo Alto | San Mateo | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | San Diego County Parks and Recreation | MLK Day Park Beautification at Oakoasis County Preserve | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Lakeside | San Diego | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Northeastern University | MLK Day of Service Creek Care Day | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Oakland | Alameda | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Cal Poly Humboldt, Youth Educational Service (Y.E.S.) | MLK Day of Service - Various Volunteer Projects | 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Various | Humboldt | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | MLK Jr. Committee of Ventura County | Ventura County's 40th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | 8:00 a.m. | Oxnard | Ventura | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Leadership Long Beach | MLK Day of Service-Garden Clean Up Project | 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Long Beach | Los Angeles | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Leadership Long Beach | MLK Day of Service-Friends of MLK Park Peace Garden beautification | 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Long Beach | Los Angeles | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Leadership Long Beach | MLK Day of Service-Composting at Willow Springs Park | 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Long Beach | Los Angeles | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Leadership Long Beach | MLK Day of Service-Sowing Seeds of Change at the Growing Experience | 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Long Beach | Los Angeles | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Leadership Long Beach | MLK Day of Service-Volunteer Center Community Care Day | 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Long Beach | Los Angeles | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Leadership Long Beach | MLK Day of Service-Spread the Love | 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Long Beach | Los Angeles | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Leadership Long Beach | MLK Day of Service-Willow Springs Restoration | 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Long Beach | Los Angeles | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | seeMYchild | 8th Annual Placer County Dr. MLK, Jr. Family March and Celebration | 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Rocklin | Placer | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | UCLA Volunteer Center | Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service - Beethoven Street Elementary School | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy | MLK Jr. Day of Service: Outdoor Volunteer Day | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | San Pedro | Los Angeles | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | San Diego County Parks and Recreation | Potrero County Park - MLK Day Tree Planting | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Potrero | San Diego | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | City of Oakland | Habitat Restoration Day at King Estate Open Space Park | 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Oakland | Alameda | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | San Diego County Parks and Recreation | MLK Day Native Tree Planting at Holly Oaks County Park | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Ramona | San Diego | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Urban Tilth | 19th Annual MLK Day of Service | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Richmond | Contra Costa | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | UC Merced | MLK Day of Service: Unity March | Multiple | Merced | Merced | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | City of Palo Alto | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service 2026 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Palo Alto | Santa Clara | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Boys & Girls Club of San Fernando Valley | Living the Dream: MLK Day Breakfast, Community Discussion & Day of Service | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | San Mateo County Parks Volunteer Stewardship | Martin Luther King MLK Day of Service Volunteer Event | 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Loma Mar | San Mateo | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Watershed Project | Martin Luther King Jr. Day in North Richmond | 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Richmond | Contra Costa | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful | MLK Day Cleanup | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | San Jose | Santa Clara | Sign up! |
| 1/19 | Big Sunday | 14th Annual Big Sunday Clothing Drive & Community Breakfast | 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Sign up! |
