27th Annual Carrollton MLK Parade (and weekend celebration)
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 01/16/2021
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If you would like to help create parade signs/decorations or have a pickup truck or other vehicle that you’d be willing to drive in the parade please contact justice@horizonuu.org.
This year there is also an afternoon celebration and awards ceremony in old downtown Carrollton with live New Orleans style music.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - Celebration Weekend
Friday, January 15 @ 4:00 pm - MLK Celebration Kickoff - Daiquiri Shoppe - 1837 W Frankford Road, Carrollton
Saturday, January 16 @ 10 am - 27th Annual MLK Parade - Rainwater Lane to Ted Polk Middle School - Sponsored by Christ Community Connection
Saturday, January 16 @ 1 pm - MLK Be the Change Trailblazer Award Ceremony & Live Music - Downtown Carrollton on the Square - Sponsored by Inspiring Lives Inc.
(All are asked to wear a mask covering nose and mouth and to stay 6 feet apart from people who are not in your household. Masks and hand-sanitizer will be available.)
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