The NAACP—Garland Unit will host its 28th Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 14. The parade will begin on Dairy Road at Garden Drive (near Embree Park).
This year’s theme is “Claiming ALL of Our Dreams in 2017.” Members of Alpha Phi Alpha and Omega Psi Phi Fraternities will serve as grand marshals.
Following the parade, the public is invited to attend a special MLK Commemorative Program at the Granville Arts Center at 300 North Fifth Street. The MLK Communitywide Youth Choir led by clinician Reuben Lael Griffin will be in concert. Top three winners of the 2017 MLK Parade and March Float Contest will be announced at the program. 
2017 Garland MLK Youth Extravaganza
The weekend celebration will continue as youth groups from area churches and the Garland ISD showcase their talents in praise dance, drill team and step routines at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at the Granville Arts Center.
The MLK Commemorative Program and Youth Extravaganza are free and open to the public.
For more information on these events, call 972-381-5044 (voice box #5) or visit GarlandTXNAACP.org.