Parade Assembly Time: 11:00 a.m.
Parade Start Time: 1:00 p.m.
Parade Route- BEGINS at Wheeler & MLK Blvd effective 1/6/12
Reversal on decision. On Friday January 6th, we were notified that the Parade Route will begin at the traditional starting point of Wheeler Street & MLK Blvd (TECO Building).
"Sometimes decisions have to be made to support the Dream and not just talk about it. At this point we hope our actions will encourage the public and residents to come out for a few hours along the entire parade route and support a most deserving and well recognized American".....anonoymous official.
The parade route proceeds east on MLK Blvd and ends at Marshall MIddle School. Parade route is 1.2 miles long.
Disband area is the parking lot area of the Plant City MLK Sports Complex next to the baseball fields. Participants depart along Park Road.
As of Tuesday January 10th, 2012 the list is as follows AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
1 PLANT CITY PD MOTORCYCLES
2 HONOR GUARD
3 PARADE MARSHALL
4 IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE PRESIDENT
4b DURANT HIGH SCHOOL BAND
5 CITY OFFICIAL
6 CITY OFFICIAL
7 CITY OFFICIAL
8 FIRE DEPARTMENT
9 IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE FLOAT
9b PLANT CITY EAGLES WALKERS
10 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CAR
11 PLANT CITY HIGH SCHOOL BAND
12 PLANT CITY COLTS WALKERS
13 98.7 RADIO VAN
14 MARSHALL HIGH CLASS OF 67 FLOAT
15 THETA NUXI SORORITY WALKERS
16 LIBERTY TAX SERVICE CAR
17 IN LIVING COLOR FLOAT
18 TOMLIN GENTLEMEN’S QUEST WALKERS
19 TOMLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL BAND
20 HILLS COUNTY TWIRLETTES CAR
20b HILLS COUNTY TWIRLETTES WALKER
21 MT MORIAH M.B. CHURCH VAN
22 CLASS OF 70 TRUCK
23 DOVER PATRIOTS WALKERS
24 KALEIDOSCOPE KIDS CAR
25 GOSPEL METS MINISTRIES TRUCK
26 FELTON’S TRUCK
27 BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH VAN
28 LINCOLN ELEMENTARY WALKER
29 MARSHALL MIDDLE BAND
30 MARSHALL GENTLEMEN’S/LADY’S QUEST WALKERS
31 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB CAR
31b BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB WALKERS
32 MT. OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH VAN
33 PATRICK PATRIOTS TWIRLING CORPS CAR
33b PATRICK PATRIOTS TWIRLING CORPS WALKERS
34 TURKEY CREEK MIDDLE BAND
35 NEW BEGINNING P&D HOLY TEMPLE VAN
35b NEW BEGINNING P&D HOLY TEMPLE VAN
35c NEW BEGINNING P&D HOLY TEMPLE WALKERS
36 ANTIOCH M.B. CHURCH VAN
37 ST. MARY’S M.B. CHURCH VAN
37 STRAWBERRY CREST HIGH SCHOOL BAND
38 MIKE’S TIRE & WHEEL BUS
39 NEW GRACE CHAPEL CME CHURCH VAN
40 CORVETTES MOTOR CLUB CARS
41 CORVETTES MOTOR CLUB CARS
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Effective December 28, 2011
Featuring
Parade Marshal - FELTON WILLIAMS owner/founder of Felton's Meat & Produce
Marshall High School Alumni 56-69
*Plant City High Marching Band
*Strawberry Crest Marching Band
*Marshall Middle School Marching Band "The Mighty Dragons"
*Tomlin Middle School Marching Band
*Turkey Creek Middle School Marching Band "The Gobblers"
*Durant High School Marching Cougars*
Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival
The Plant City Dr. MLK Cultural Arts Festival promotes increased diversity awareness and opportunities for citizens of Plant City and surrounding West Central Florida to actively engage in gaining knowledge, and history of African culture. Leading this effort is the Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival, providing 21 days of culture experience in partnership with the City of Tampa, St. Petersburg and City of Plant City. The Plant City MLK Festival has worked with the organizers of the Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival for 4 years now.
Black Heritage & Education
The Plant City Bing Rooming House African American Museum will be open for public tours and educational presentations on Plant City’s Black Heritage. The Bing Rooming House Museum is committed to preserving the history of the local African American community, educating the general public about the experiences encountered by African Americans during the era of segregation, and sharing the role of the Plant City community in overcoming the stigma of segregation. Anchoring the Laura Street Restoration District this facility is located at 205 South Allen Street, Plant City. www.plantcitybinghouse.com.
Other educational opportunities include:
Touring the Laura Street Restoration District
Visiting the Plant City Photo Archives & History Center
10 acre campus of Glover School founded by freed slaves in 1868
Bealsville and Pinecrest Cemetaries where former slaves are buried
The Improvement League of Plant City, Inc. was formed in 1982 as a non-profit grass-roots organization committed to improve and develop substandard and underserved communities of Plant City, Florida. The Improvement League founded the Plant City MLK Festival in 1986.
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Plant City Bing Rooming House Museum open for tours
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