Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

The Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration Committee of St. Johns County hosts St. Augustine's 39th Annual Commemorative Event on Monday, January 20, 2025, to celebrate the memory of Dr. King and his great influence in the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964. The celebration has two events. 

• From 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., the committee will host a commemorative breakfast in the Virginia Room at Flagler College's Ringhaver Student Center. The theme for 2025, the 40th Anniversary Commemorative Breakfast is this quote by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., "The Time is Always Right to do What is Right." Daryl D. Parks, Esq, from the Parks Law Firm in Tallahassee, Florida will be the speaker. As an attorney, Mr. Parks an advocate and activist for civil rights, lives by the personal motto: “Advocate for the Least of These.” 
• At 10:30 a.m., a silent march will progress from St. Benedict the Moor Church at 86 MLK Avenue to the Plaza de la Constitución. The march commemorates the Dr. King-led marches in St. Augustine during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, and the events at the plaza will include music, song, and spoken word.

For more information, visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee website, or call (904) 669-8863.

Admission: Tickets can be purchased online. This event sells out and reservations are strongly recommended. The march and presentations at the Plaza de la Constitución are free and open to the public.

When: Breakfast is from 7:30 to 10:00 a.m. The march begins at 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 20, 2025.

Where is Breakfast? Breakfast will be held in the Virginia Room at the Ringhaver Student Center, 50 Sevilla Street at Flagler College in historic downtown St. Augustine, Florida 32084

Where is the March? The march starts from the St. Benedict the Moor Church, 86 Martin Luther King Avenue, and continues to the Plaza de la Constitución.