HOUSTON AREA MLK CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Friday, January 13, 2012
7:00 PM
Black Heritage Society’s “MLK JR Mountain Top Awards and Ester King Memorial Gala”
CWA Local Union Hall
1730 Jefferson Street, Houston, Texas 77003
– Reception, Banquet, Program/ Awards Ceremony
– 2012 MLK Mountain Top Award to be presented to Jesse Owens
– Click here for more info http://www.blackheritagesociety.org/
7:00 PM
22ND Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Nessler Center
2010 Fifth Ave. North in Texas City
– Celebration and program
Saturday, January 14, 2012
10:00 AM
MLK Health Fair
MacGregor Park (MLK Blvd. and Old Spanish Trail)
5225 Calhoun Road Houston, TX 77021
– Free health and wellness fair
– Click here for more info http://www.blackheritagesociety.org/
12:00 PM
6th Annual MLK Youth Parade
Houston Community College Central Campus
Originates In Mid-Town @ San Jacinto St. & Elgin
– Parade featuring regional bands, floats and performances
– Click here for more info http://www.mlkgrandeparade.org/
12:30 PM
Black Heritage Society’s Community Festival & “MLK TREE” Memorial Statue Dedication
MacGregor Park (MLK Blvd. and Old Spanish Trail)
5225 Calhoun Road Houston, TX 77021
– Free festival, tree and statue dedication
– Click here for more info http://www.blackheritagesociety.org/
1:00 PM
BHS MLK JR. Children’s March
Minute Maid Park (Downtown Houston)
501 Crawford Street, Houston, TX 77002
– Free walk and march event
– Click here for more info http://www.originalmlkparade.org/
4:00 PM
11th Annual MLK Battle of the Bands Competition
Joe Kelly Butler Stadium
13755 South Main Street, Houston, Texas 77035
Annual battle of the bands event featuring regional high school and college band performances.
– Click here for tickets and more info http://www.mlkgrandeparade.org/
Sunday, January 15, 2012
10:00 AM
MLK “Feed the Hungry” Food Drive
St. Johns United Methodist Church Cathedral Hall
2019 Crawford Street, Houston, Texas 77002
– Collecting can/ dry goods and non-perishable food items in conjunction with the Houston Food Bank.
– Click here for more info http://www.blackheritagesociety.org/
Monday, January 16, 2012
8:00 AM
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Breakfast presented by the North Houston Frontiers
George R. Brown Convention Center (3rd Level)
1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, Texas 77010
– Christina Norman, Keynote Speaker
– Annual breakfast that provides educational and charitable assistance to needy minority students in the greater Houston area.
– Click here for tickets and more info http://www.nhfrontiers.com/breakfast.htm
10:00 AM
Black Heritage Society’s 34th Annual “Original” MLK Holiday Parade
Near Minute Maid Park
Parade begins at Texas @ Hamilton Streets
– Parade salutes the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
– Grand Marshal, Congresswoman Shelia Jackson Lee
– Click here for more info http://www.originalmlkparade.org/
10:00 AM
The Mainland United Task Force 22nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade
Carver Park in Texas City
10:00 AM
18Th Annual MLK Grande Parade
Houston Community College Central Campus
Originates In Mid-Town @ San Jacinto St. & Elgin
– Parade featuring regional bands, floats and performances
– Click here for more info http://www.mlkgrandeparade.org/
11:00 AM
Houston’s MLK Birthday & Community Celebration – Concert & Festival
Discovery Green (Jones Lawn)
1500 McKinney, Houston, TX 77010
– Free festival featuring musical performances and vendors.
– Click here for more info http://www.blackheritagesociety.org/
12:30 PM
MLK Day of Service with the Harlem Globetrotters
Root Memorial Square Park
1400 Clay Street, Houston, Texas 77002 (Across the Street from the Toyota Center)
Free to the public
– Click here for more info http://www.mlkgrandeparade.org/
