BARTOW COUNTY
Cartersville
Annual Parade, wreath laying and proclamaition
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
COBB COUNTY
Kennesaw State University
Annual MLK Ceremony featuring Ed Gordon
Sunday, Jan. 14 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Doors open at 5:15 p.m.
More information on MLK week events at Kennesaw State's website.
DEKALB COUNTY
Brookhaven
Brookhaven MLK Day
Dinner and program begins at 5:30 p.m. at historic Lynwood Community Center
3360 Osborne Road
Tickets on sale for $10 at Lynwood Community Center
FAYETTE COUNTY
Fayetteville
- Pre-parade Breakfast 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
- Tickets for sale in McDonald's in Fayette County High School parking lot
- Parade begins at 10:30 a.m., from the Fayette County High School parking lot
- Free commemorative program 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Sams Auditoriun (205 Layfayette Drive)
FULTON COUNTY
The King Center
Special programs will be conducted park wide throughout the day (9:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m.)
- The King Birth Home, the historic structure where Martin Luther King, Jr. was born and lived his first twelve years of life, will be open to park visitors for walk through tours from 9:30 AM through 4:30 PM.
- A "Children's Corner" tent will be located on Auburn Avenue at Fire Station #6 and will feature arts & crafts, a National Park Service photo booth and the Park's Junior Ranger Program.
- A replica of a 1955 Marta Bus will be on Auburn Ave, visitors will have the opportunity to step back in time to the era of the Civil Rights Movement.
- Historic Fire Station No.6, the Heritage Sanctuary of Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church and National Park Service's Visitor Center will be open from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Sandy Springs
Annual tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
10 a.m. at Heritage Sandy Springs
6110 Blue Stone Road
Atlanta History Center
Enjoy free admission to the Atlanta History Center and the Margaret Mitchell House in Midtown in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Salvation Army-Boys & Girls Club MLK Day of Service
Volunteers will help refurbish The Salvation Army's Bellwood Boys and Girls Club
Kickoff rally begins at 9 a.m. Service lasts until 12:15 p.m.
777 Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway NW
GWINNETT COUNTY
Lawrenceville
MLK Parade and Celebration
11:00 a.m. ceremony
11:20 a.m. parade line up
12:00 p.m. parade begins
HENRY COUNTY
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade/Peach March
Parade starts rolls 10 a.m. from the Henry County Performing Arts Center
Celebration program at 11 a.m. at the Henry County Performing Arts Center in McDonough
ROCKDALE COUNTY
Conyers
1st Martin Luther King Parade
TROUP COUNTY
LaGrange
2018 MLK Parade
Saturday, Jan. 13 at 1 p.m.
See more at www.lagrangega.org.
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