[MLK Day Parade 2025]
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SUN DRENCH SATURDAY MORNING ON THE THIRD WEEKEND OF JANUARY BROUGHT LOTS OF MEN, WOMEN, BOYS, AND GIRLS FROM ALL OVER GRAND PRAIRIE TO BE A PART OF THE CITY'S MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
THE PARADE FEATURES SEVERAL CITY AND STATE OFFICIALS, AS WELL AS HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS FROM ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE G-P-I-S-D, OUR GP, OUR GDP.
IT STARTS DOWNTOWN AT CITY HALL, HEADING WEST ON MAIN STREET, MAKING ITS WAY ALONG MLK JUNIOR BOULEVARD AND INTO THE HISTORIC DALWORTH NEIGHBORHOOD BEFORE COMING TO AN END AT THE DAVID DANIELS ELEMENTARY ACADEMY FOR A PROGRAM INSIDE ALL OF IT.
TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
THE AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER, WHO HELPED BRING ABOUT CHANGE IN OUR COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD.
RECOGNIZED AS AN OFFICIAL US HOLIDAY TO COMMEMORATE HIS BIRTHDAY ON JANUARY 15TH.
MLK DAY IS OBSERVED AS A NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE ON THE THIRD MONDAY OF JANUARY, WHICH THIS YEAR IS JANUARY 20TH.