Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Breakfast

The Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration Committee of St. Johns County hosts St. Augustine's 40th Annual Commemorative Event on Saturday, January 18, 2025, to celebrate the memory of Dr. King and his great influence in the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964. The breakfast takes place at Renaissance St. Augustine Historic Downtown Hotel at 6 West Castillo Drive. 

The 2025 commemoration breakfast theme, 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. An attorney, Mr. Parks is an advocate and activist for civil rights, and lives by the personal motto: “Advocate for the least of these.” 

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

Admission: Tickets are $55.20 with all fees, and can be purchased online. 

When: Breakfast is on Saturday, January 18, 2025, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. The march begins at 9:00 a.m. Monday, January 20, 2025.

Where is Breakfast? The Renaissance Historic Downtown, 6 West Castillo Drive, St. Augustine 32084

Where is the March? The annual silent march will take place on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 20 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at 87 MLK Avenue (the parking lot of the Saint Paul AME Church). The march continues to the Plaza de la Constitución.