Monday, January 15, 2024

Martin Luther King Celebration Lake Worth Beach

Martin Luther King Holiday--Monday, Jan. 15, 4:30 p.m.

The 30th annual Candlelight March will be a highlight of the day as hundreds march through downtown Lake Worth Beach with unity, dignity and respect to continue the struggle for a fuller realization of freedom and equality.

Participants will gather at 4:30 p.m. at City Hall for a musical Sing-Along and parade down Lake Avenue to the MLK “Ball” Memorial. A brief commemorative program at the Cultural Plaza Memorial will recognize the accomplishments and unfinished business of King’s Dream.

Following the march, a free Fellowship dinner will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 402 North M St.Volunteers are needed. Please contact Retha Lowe at (561) 582-7276. For more information.

A Wes Blackman video from 2015--

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

It is a nice event. I love MLK Jr, Rosa Parks , and Frederick Douglass and what they stand for: freedom and equality.

Anonymous said...

I like the High School Band. Particularly the percussion. They are World Class.

Anonymous said...

I love marching bands!