Thursday, organizers held a news conference to give the community an update on plans in the event of severe weather.
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio is home to the one of the country’s largest MLK marches, with well over 300,000 participants each year.
This year, cold weather is threatening to interfere with the march here in the Alamo City. Temperatures are expected to be below freezing early Monday morning, with a high of 38 later in the day. There is also a 20% chance of precipitation.
Thursday, organizers held a news conference to give the community an update on plans in the event of severe weather.
The march is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy on the east side. Marchers will walk a little less than three miles to Pittman Sullivan Park, where there will be a festival with live music and food.
The day’s activities include an 8 a.m. pre-walk event at MLK Jr. Academy where Dr. King’s daughter-in-law is the keynote speaker.
“The weather might be a little bit cold but solidarity is the warmth we need to get us through,” District 2 City Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez said at the news conference.
McKee-Rodriguez said SAPD Chief William McManus has been very engaged with providing safety to marchers on Monday.
“The march is happening. We’ve very invested in that,” McKee-Rodriguez said. “There is still a plan to honor the late Martin Luther King Jr.”
MLK Commission Chair Dwayne Robinson said if the weather is just cold, without precipitation, then the march will go on as scheduled. If there is ice or snow, the march will be moved to the Alamodome, though organizers say that is unlikely.
Organizers also said that in the event of the change in venue, the community will be notified by 5 p.m. Sunday.
Keep track of the KENS 5 weather forecast here.