MLK Weekend 2026: Mission Possible, Part II. BRIDGE and Community Partners Host Weekend of Mutual Aid, Worship, Service, and Dialogue

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Contact:
BRIDGE
📧 [email protected] | 413-274-8142

Great Barrington, MA — January 2026 — BRIDGE, in annual collaboration with Macedonia Baptist Church, Momma Lo’s, and with new community partner Barrington Hall, invites the community to participate in MLK Weekend 2026, a four-day observance from Friday through Monday, culminating in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday, January 19.

This year’s MLK Weekend aligns with the King Institute’s national call:
“Mission Possible, Part II: Building Community and Unification in a Nonviolent Way.”

The weekend is grounded in Dr. King’s vision of the Beloved Community and brings together worship, mutual aid, service, culture, creative expression, and civic dialogue.
A Weekend Rooted in Action and Care

Friday begins with mutual aid efforts, including packing, sorting, and delivering food and supplies, affirming Dr. King’s belief that meeting material needs is central to justice. (Traditional Lunch Provided - Hoppin' John or Black-eyed Peas and Rice) The evening concludes with a community concert at Barrington Hall, celebrating culture and connection.

Saturday features a family- and youth-centered concert at Barrington Hall, welcoming children and caregivers into the weekend through music and shared community experience.

Sunday centers on worship at Macedonia Baptist Church, honoring Dr. King as a faith leader and grounding the weekend spiritually through prayer, reflection, and fellowship.

Monday, MLK Day, focuses on service, memory, and civic engagement:

• A public reading of Dr. King’s 1968 speech honoring Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois at the Du Bois Sculpture (Mason Library)
• Hands-on service projects, including care and stewardship of shared community spaces
• Creative and intergenerational activities, such as card-making, poster-making, children’s programming, and a community reading from Brad Meltzer’s book on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
• A facilitated community conversation on Trust & Safety, bringing together residents, civic leaders, and public safety partners to reflect on both actual safety and the perception of safety in the community
• BBQ Sliders Bag Lunch for Service Day participants by Momma Los. Pickup at Solidarity House 12-12:30.

Conversations That Matter

Throughout the weekend, participants will engage in facilitated conversations organized around five themes drawn from Dr. King’s work:

• Moral courage and breaking silence
• Justice, disruption, and the danger of waiting
• Chaos or community
• Truth, legacy, and radical analysis
• Dream, vision, and democratic promise

These conversations emphasize listening, shared meaning, and nonviolent engagement.
Community Video ProjectThe weekend also includes a community video project, inviting participants of all ages to share reflections—in verse, poetry, song, or their own words—centered on the five themes and on Dr. King’s speech “Honoring Dr. Du Bois.”

Captured in part at the Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois Sculpture, the project will create a living archive of community memory, truth-telling, and hope.

How to Participate
All MLK Weekend activities are free and open to the public, with family-friendly programming and transportation available for those who need it. Plan ahead at 413-274-2024 for transportation.

Community members and organizations interested in proposing additional service projects are encouraged to contact [email protected].

👉 Register on Zeffy:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/reverend-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-weekend-and-day-of-service

MLK Weekend 2026 invites the community not only to remember Dr. King, but to practice his vision together—through service, dialogue, creativity, and nonviolent action.