Tulsa Remembers Martin Luther King Jr. Monday

Monday is Martin Luther King Day, a state and federal Holiday. 

There is no mail delivery Monday and most banks and all state offices will be closed. 

Tulsans celebrated with a big parade in the historic Greenwood District.  It started at 11 a.m. at Detroit and John Hope Franklin Boulevard.

The parade route continued down Greenwood Avenue to East Archer Street and North Elgin Avenue.

See the parade route

The parade events include a canned food drive for the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma. A truck collected cans on the route. Teens will be at ONEOK Field following the parade sorting donations.

1/8/2012 Related Story: Teens To Collect Canned Food At Tulsa's Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade

Before the parade, the Urban League Community Breakfast was held at 240 East Apache. 

Learn more about MLK Day events

Tulsa city offices will be closed to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 16, 2012. The holiday won't affect trash pick up, recycling services or public safety operations like police and fire.

The City of Tulsa green waste site at 10401 E. 56th Street North will be closed and will reopen Tuesday at 8 a.m.

Tulsa Parks offices will also be closed.

Mohawk Park and Page Belcher golf courses will be open, as will the Tulsa Zoo.