On Saturday, August 26 the family of Martin Luther King Jr., along with potentially tens of thousands, will be coming to the District for a rally marking the 60th anniversary of the historic March on Washington.

2023’s March on Washington will be taking place on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, just like the famed 1963 event where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. It’s being organized by the National Action Network (NAN) and the non-profit Drum Major Institute.

75,000 people are expected to be in attendance, according to a National Park Service permit issued earlier this week and provided to DCist/WAMU. An estimated quarter of a million people attended the August 28, 1963 march.

More recently, the 2020 March  attracted tens of thousands to the District. That rally came only months after the killing of George Floyd, which sparked protests, uprisings, and rallies across the country.

Organizers are billing this event as “not a commemoration” but a “continuation” of the mission from six decades ago.

“This March, because it is one tool of many, we are collectively using an opportunity to recenter and engage the movement following a disastrous term after Supreme Court decisions and the continued erosion of our rights by legislators and courts across the country,” reads the March’s website. “This collaborative effort centers on communities, their voices, and young people.”

Here’s what else we know about Saturday’s March on Washington:

When and where will the March be taking place? 

The program is expected to start at 8 a.m. on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. There will be opening ceremonies until 11 a.m. and, then, according to the NPS permit, a prayer service and speeches until 1 p.m.

At that point, participants will march to West Potomac Park by way of 23rd Street and the southern portion of Independence Avenue toward Ohio Drive.

The rally and march itself is expected to wrap up at 3 p.m.

Who will be speaking? 

Speakers and March leaders are expected to include NAN founder Rev. Al Sharpton and several members of Martin Luther King Jr’s family, including his son Martin Luther King III and daughter in-law Arndrea Waters King. South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn, Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, and King’s granddaughter Yolanda Renee King are also on the docket to speak, according to the Washington Post.

Will there be road closures? 

Yes, a number of roads around the Lincoln Memorial and West Potomac Park will be closed from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to the U.S. Park Police. Those are:

• Ohio Drive SW from Inlet Bridge to Independence Avenue SW
• West Basin Drive SW
• 23rd Street north of Independence Avenue SW
• Daniel French Drive SW
• Henry Bacon Drive SW

In addition, Independence Avenue SW between 17th Street and 23rd Street, Ohio Drive SW north of Independence Avenue SW, and Rock Creek Parkway south of Virginia Avenue NW may also have “temporary closures” throughout the delay, notes the U.S. Park Police.

Why is this rally being held now? 

It will be 60 years ago Monday when Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered one of the most iconic speeches in American history. Every year, on King’s birthday in February, students recite the speech on those very steps as a means to remember and celebrate the vision and words shared by the civil rights leader.

Six decades later, family members, activists, and organizers say much still needs to be done to fulfill the dreams of King’s speech. The website cites continued occurrences of hate speech, hate crimes, antisemitism, police brutality, systemic racism, climate change, gun violence, and poverty as the most egregious examples.

“The vision that Dad had is not one that cannot be achieved,” Martin Luther King III told The Washington Post back in May about why this summer’s March on Washington is needed now. “We have made great strides and then there seems to be always an inevitable setback.”