Martin Luther King Jr. Day Activities

Two Days of Activities Planned for MLK Day in New Smyrna Beach

Celebrate Martin Luther King Day in New Smyrna Beach by taking part in two days of activities planned in our Historic Westside neighborhood.

Enjoy refreshments during a screening of "The Six Triple Eight," a film about the U.S. Army's only predominantly Black, all-female battalion serving overseas during World War II, in the Alonzo "Babe" James Community Center at 201 N. Myrtle Ave. at 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18.

The next day, have breakfast across the street at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church from 7-8:45 a.m. before a community march starts at 9 a.m. from the Mary S. Harrell Black Heritage Museum at 314 N. Duss St. It will proceed south to S.R. 44, east over the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge, north on Live Oak Street, and west on Canal Street before concluding with inspiring music, youth performances, and remarks by Dr. Camesha Whittaker and Rev. Bob Brown.

Banners best representing the theme "Uniting the Nation in a Nonviolent Way" and displaying the most creative design will be recognized.

Would you like to know more? Please contact The City of New Smyrna Beach Community Relations & Events Manager Irma Terry at iterry@cityofnsb.com or 386-314-4849.