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Annual MLK Concert Relocates From Kennedy Center After 23 Years

The long-running Let Freedom Ring MLK concert will relocate from the Kennedy Center to the Howard Theatre in 2026, with organizers citing cost savings and broader changes at the arts institution. According to reporting by NPR, Let Freedom Ring, the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day concert held in Washington, D.C., will no longer take place at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after more than two dec…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:21PM on January 14, 2026

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