41st Annual Plant City
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Festival
January 16 through 19, 2026
Plant City, Florida
-Theme-
Cultivating Intelligence, Character and Truth for Change.
Update November 23, 2025
Plant City MLK Festival Schedule and Committees
Permit, Advertising, Sponsorship – William Thomas Jr. 813-757-6760
Opening Ceremony Friday 1/16 – Janell Johnson 813-545-3341
Parade Saturday 1/17 – Bill Thomas Sr. 813-716-2324
Vendors/Expo Saturday 1/17 – Henry Johnson 813-545-3362
Drumline – William Thomas Jr. 813-757-6760
MLK Breakfast Sunday 1/18 – Janell Johnson 813-545-3341 / Gwendolyn Thomas 813-340-2557 / Rashida Barnum 863-398-2059
Day of Service Monday 1/19 – Plant City Women’s Clu