MLK Commemorative Breakfast & Remembrance March

Name: MLK Commemorative Breakfast & Remembrance March
Start: 2027-01-16T07:30:00-05:00
End: 2027-01-16T09:30:00-05:00
Location: MLK Commemorative Breakfast & Remembrance March

Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at a breakfast on Saturday, and a march on Monday.

Saturday, Jan. 16 & Monday, Jan. 18, 2027 | Times Vary

MLK Commemorative Breakfast & Remembrance March

Jan. 16: Renaissance Hotel; Jan. 18: 86 MLK Ave.

The Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration Committee of St. Johns County hosts two annual events to honor the civil rights leader.

A breakfast at Renaissance St. Augustine Historic Downtown Hotel at 6 West Castillo Drive, on Saturday, January 16, 2027, at 7:30 a.m.
The 42nd Annual Commemorative Silent March from 86 Martin Luther King Avenue to the Plaza de La Constitución begins at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, January 18, 2027.

Commemoration Breakfast, Saturday

The 2027 commemoration breakfast theme is this quote by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: "Our children are our future; They must be taught that they can change the world."

For the 42nd event, the speaker is Mrs. Sharon Draper, author and educator, who has won the Coretta Scott King Literary Award five times. As of 2026, her books include five stories for middle school students, one picture book, two trilogy series for teens, ten stories for children in grades two through five, and two historical novels. She has also written two books for educators.

TIME Magazine named her book Copper Sun as one of the "100 Best Books of All Time."

Admission: Please call (904) 669-8863 for tickets. See the website for more information.

When: Breakfast is on Saturday, January 16, 2027, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.

Where: The Renaissance Historic Downtown, 6 West Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, Florida 32084

Silent March, Monday

The annual silent march is on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 18, 2027, beginning at 9:00 a.m.

The silent march begins at 86 MLK Avenue and moves to the Plaza de la Constitución. Minister Antonio Witherspoon, FAMU Registrar, gives the address.

Admission: Free

When: Beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, January 19, 2026.

Where: The march starts at 86 MLK Avenue (St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church parking lot). The march ends at the Plaza de la Constitución.

Florida's first commemoration of the holiday took place in St. Augustine on January 20, 1986. For more information, visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee website.