Thousands of marchers gather at Sacramento City College

The 46th Annual March for the Dream

Invite someone from a different race, religion or cultural background to walk and talk with you.

“And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back.” Martin Luther King Jr.

Monday, January 18, 2027
Sacramento City College to the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center

The march is your first leg in a year-long journey to caretake the dream of a just, equitable and inclusive world. Caretakers lead by example. They go the extra mile to build deep and meaningful relationships with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures. Sometimes that begins with nothing more than walking beside someone.

FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE A SIX MILE MARCH FREE PARKING AT BOTH STARTS FREE SACRT RIDES FREE SHUTTLES BACK RESTROOMS ALONG THE ROUTE A COURTESY BUS IF YOU TIRE SHIRTS AT THE MARCH CREATE YOUR MLK365 ACCOUNT FOR YOUR YEAR

Two starting lines. One march.

Most marchers start at Sacramento City College. Leaders who want to go further start earlier, in Oak Park, and join the march at the college.

MLK365 · The 46th Annual March for the Dream
Monday, January 18, 2027 · Sacramento

The March for the Dream

Walk with me

4.6 miles · about 13,585 steps · roughly 1 hour 20 minutes

Twenty-five thousand diverse people step off together from Sacramento City College, through some of the city’s most iconic neighborhoods. Bring someone with you (one person from another race, religion or background) and walk beside them. Wear your shirt so we can find each other.

Where: Sacramento City College3835 Freeport Blvd.
Arrive: 8:00 a.m.
Program: 8:30 a.m.
Step off: 9:00–9:15 a.m.As the Extra Mile arrives
Ends: SAFE Credit Union Convention Center
Shirts: Available at the march
Getting home: Free shuttles back to both starting pointsFrom 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

MLK365 · The 46th Annual March for the Dream
Monday, January 18, 2027 · Sacramento

The Extra Mile

Leadership

To City College: 1.9 miles · about 6,080 steps · roughly 42 minutes To the finish: 6.5 miles in all

Before the march begins, some of us walk a mile further. The Extra Mile starts in Oak Park, where leadership is taught, and is walked in reflection to join the march at Sacramento City College.

Where: Oak Park Community Center3425 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Arrive: 7:30 a.m.
Program: 8:00 a.m.
Step off: 8:30 a.m.
Food: No food hereEat before you come

6.5 miles. One dream. Walk it before you walk it.

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The route, turn by turn

The Extra Mile. South on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. to 12th Avenue, west on 12th Avenue across Highway 99 to Sutterville Road, into Sacramento City College on Panther Parkway to the west parking lot between the bookstore and Hughes Stadium.
The March. From Sacramento City College back to Sutterville Road, west to Freeport Blvd., north on Freeport to 13th Avenue, west on 13th Avenue alongside the park to Land Park Drive, north to Broadway, west on Broadway to 10th Street, north on 10th Street past the State Capitol to L Street, right on L Street and left on 13th Street into the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center.

Route as published by MLK365. Final details are confirmed with the City each year.

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The Extra Mile

Leaders sometimes have to go the extra mile for the people they lead.

The Extra Mile is the optional first stretch of the march, for those in leadership. It is walked in silence: a new tradition, to memorialize the past and to protest the present.

Getting there, and getting home

Parking: free at both starting points.

Oak Park Community Center: free, at the center and on surrounding streets.
Sacramento City College: free on campus, including a covered parking structure. Arrive early.
Downtown: garages and lots, metered. Be prepared to pay.

Or park downtown at a meter, ride the Blue Line out to City College, and march back to your car.

Transit: ride free.

SacRT buses and light rail are free all day for the march and the Expo, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. No pass needed to board.

Blue Line to City College Station for the start. Blue Line, Gold Line, or most downtown buses to the Convention Center for the Expo.

Getting home

As part of the event, free transportation runs from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Free shuttles back to Sacramento City College and Oak Park Community Center, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Can’t walk the whole way? Regional Transit runs a courtesy bus along the route. If you start walking and can’t continue, flag down an RT bus and it will stop for you.

Restrooms along the route are marked on the map. No water on the route, so carry your own.

More answers on parking, strollers, dogs and weather in the FAQ.
The whole day on one page: At a Glance.

Since 1981, Northern California’s largest, most diverse Martin Luther King Jr. march.