City Of Boca Raton: MLK Jr. Day Ceremony & Celebration

Press release from the City of Boca Raton:

January 10, 2022

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Community Boxed Breakfast | 8:00 - 10:00 AM Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church (220 Ruby Street) 

• Sponsored by D.I.S.C. - Developing Interracial & Social Change

Unity March | 10:00 AM MLK Jr. Monument (200 Ruby Street) to Mizner Park Amphitheater (East Lot- 590 Plaza Real)

• Featuring Boca Raton Community High School Band & Color Guard & the FAU Jazz Ensemble
• Trolley service available for those requiring assistance.

Ceremony | 11:00 AM Mizner Park Amphitheater (East Lot- 590 Plaza Real)

• Keynote Address Speaker: Cairo Eubanks
• Humanitarian Award Presentation
• Mayoral Proclamation
• Community Leader speeches

FREE Unity Celebration | 12:00 - 3:00 PM Mizner Park Amphitheater (East Lot- 590 Plaza Real)

• Amusement rides, crafts, DJ and games.
• Food and drinks available for purchase.

In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, City offices will be closed Monday, January 17.

Recreation

Parks and beaches are open with regular hours. Recreational facilities will operate as follows:

Community Centers

• Boca Raton Community Center | CLOSED
• Sugar Sand Community Center | 10am - 5pm
• Swim Center Building | 7:30am - 5pm

Tennis

• Boca Raton Tennis Center | 8am - 9pm
• Patch Reef Park Tennis Center | 7:30am - 10pm
• The Racquet Center | 7:30am - 10pm

Aquatics

• The Swim Center Pool | 7:30am - 5pm
• Meadows Park Pool | 10am - 5pm

Golf

• Boca Raton Golf and Racquet Club | 7am - Sunset
• Alan C. Alford Red Reef Family Golf Course | 7:30am - Sunset

Other

• Downtown & Spanish River Libraries | CLOSED
• Tim Huxhold Skate Park & Shuffleboard Courts | 5pm - 9pm
• Sugar Sand Carousel | CLOSED
• Sugar Sand Field House | 12pm - 10:30pm
• Gumbo Limbo Nature Center | 9am - 4pm

 Sanitation

Holiday Sanitation Schedule: Due to observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, January 17 there is NO Sanitation Service.

• Monday Service is Rescheduled to Tuesday, January 18.
• Tuesday Service is Rescheduled to Wednesday, January 19.

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This press release was produced by the City of Boca Raton. The views expressed here are the author’s own.