Fort Pierce - Monday January 16, 2023: The streets were lined with spectators as the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Grand Parade got underway in Fort Pierce Monday morning.
Parade floats and marching bands lineup at 9 a.m. and the parade got underway around 10 a.m. at Avenue I and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (25th Street ).
Along the way Fort Pierce Police Chief Diane Hobley-Burney and her command staff, along with the Police Explorers passed out colorful bead necklaces to the spectators along the parade route which ended at the Incubate Neighborhood Center.
See a video of the parade courtesy the Fort Pierce Police Department > https://fb.watch/i6lGQ9qAyG/
The City of Fort Pierce Martin Luther King Jr. Grand Parade is an annual tradition that celebrates the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. and his leadership of the Civil Rights Movement.
The theme of this year's parade was - The Power of Unity: Embracing the Imagination of a New Generation.
