Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade in Dallas returns in-person for first time since 2020

IN USE AT 7:30 A.M. HERE ON FOX FOUR, THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY PARADE IS GOING TO BE HELD IN PERSON IN DALLAS TODAY IN THE WEATHER IS PERFECT FOR IT, TOO. IT’S JUST IT’S JUST CHEF’S KISS . LOVE TO SEE IT POURS DOWN. GODWIN JOINS US LIVE WITH THE STORY. GOOD MORNING, DAN. GOOD MORNING, HANNAH. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME FOR THIS PARADE SINCE 2020 DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, CELEBRATION OF DR KING’S DREAM OF RACIAL EQUALITY, ALONG WITH JUSTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL AMERICANS, NONPROFIT CALLED HELP

AND THE CITY OF DALLAS HAVE TEAMED UP TO PUT ON THIS EVENT. THE PARADE WILL FEATURE 250 ENTRIES FROM VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, YOUTH GROUPS, CHURCH GROUPS, AS WELL AS BANDS AND DRILL TEAMS, CLASSIC CARS AND CLOSE TO A DOZEN COLORFUL FLOATS. PARADE STARTS 10 A.M. AT MLK BOULEVARD AT HOMES, THE PROCESSION WILL GO STRAIGHT DOWN MLK BOULEVARD FOR A MILE UNTIL IT REACHES THE STATE FAIRGROUNDS ACTIVITIES BEGIN HERE AT THE MLK COMMUNITY CENTER AT NINE AM GOING TO BE A CHOIR MUSIC PERFORMERS. EXCERPTS FROM DR KING’S SPEECHES, PRIZE GIVEAWAYS AND DR KING TRIVIA SO EVERYONE

CAN BRUSH UP ON THEIR HISTORY. CROWDS ARE EXPECTED TO START LINING THE PARADE ROUTE. ABOUT EIGHT O’CLOCK THIS MORNING, JUST ABOUT 30 MINUTES AWAY, PERHAPS AS MANY AS 100 AND 50 TO 200,000 SPECTATORS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HERE. THIS

IS THE SECOND LARGEST MLK DAY PARADE IN THE NATION, EXCEEDED ONLY BY THE ONE IN