The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade will take place Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, with activities beginning at 8 a.m. at the Fort Walton Beach Civic Auditorium.
- Parade participants will begin lining up at 8 a.m., with the parade scheduled to step off at 10 a.m. The route will begin at the Civic Auditorium and conclude at Chester Pruitt Park, following a path west on Highway 98 to Memorial Parkway SW, north on Memorial to Hollywood Boulevard, north on Beal Parkway to Walter Martin Road, and south on Carson Drive to McGriff Street.
Free shuttle service will be available for parade participants and spectators. Buses will run from Beulah First Baptist Church to the Civic Auditorium from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Return trips will operate from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Organizers have approved soft candy distribution along the parade route for participants to share with spectators.