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 the great influence he had 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. In 2024, the local commemoration will be based on the following quote by Dr. King, "America: Be True to What You Said on Paper." The keynote speaker is Dr. Patrick Coggins, PhD, JD, and Professor at Stetson University in Deland, Florida.
• 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. 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.