Community organizers and the City of Longview will host a variety of events from Friday, Jan. 13, to Monday, Jan. 16, to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 

Celebrations will kick-off with an opening reception and jazz concert featuring Mack Guice and Low D starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13, at the Longview Community Center. Ticket price $10.

A parade will be held on Saturday, Jan. 14, along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.  The parade will begin on Pittman Street and conclude at Foster Middle School.  Parade entries are $10, and the deadline to register to participate is Friday, Jan. 6.  Registration information can be found at LongviewTexas.gov/MLK.

Following the parade, there will be a community festival at Broughton Park and Recreation Center from Noon to 3 p.m., which will include music, children’s activities, food, and vendors. The festival will also include the official ribbon cutting and grand opening for the renovated Broughton Recreation Center - the ribbon cutting will take place at Noon.

Saturday will also include a Humanitarian Award Celebration at 6:30 p.m. at Parkview Baptist Church with Reverend James Webb.

On Monday, Jan. 16, residents are invited to participate at 11 a.m. in a march from Broughton Park to Mt. Olive Baptist Church where a Memorial Service will be held at Noon honoring Dr. King’s legacy of social justice.

Residents are invited to submit their own recommendations online to enhance our community celebration moving forward through our Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrations Community Input Form.

More information on all planned events is available at LongviewTexas.gov/MLK.  For questions, please call Longview Community Services at 903-237-1089

Related Links

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrations Community Input Form

Martin Luther King Jr. Page