Let Freedom Ring!

Since 2003, the Kennedy Center has partnered with Georgetown University for the annual Let Freedom Ring! concert, a celebration honoring the spirit and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This free, ticketed musical tribute features ten-time Grammy Award® winner Chaka Khan with the Let Freedom Ring Choir led by Music Director Rev. Nolan Williams Jr.

Georgetown University will present the 18th Annual John Thompson Jr. Legacy of a Dream Award to Sandra Jackson, executive director of House of Ruth.  For more than 40 years, House of Ruth has provided safe and stable housing to women and children and families in the D.C. area who have experienced homelessness and abuse.

Note: Free general admission tickets will be distributed in the Hall of Nations, beginning at 4:30 p.m, up to two tickets per person. Tickets are reserved seats. Limited seating availability. Seating will begin at 5:15 p.m. All patrons are asked to be seated by 5:40 p.m.