Honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this Weekend

Road Closures and Detours to Impact Traffic Near Downtown on Jan. 20

January 17, 2025

The City of Tallahassee will honor the profound legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and invites the community to join in the celebration during a weekend of free events.

On Sunday, Jan. 19, the City is proud to support the inaugural Distinguished Black Classical Excellence Awards and Concert, hosted by the Javacya Arts Conservatory. Get more details at TheDistinguishedAwards.com.

On Monday, Jan. 20, the City of Tallahassee continues the celebration with free, family-friendly events, including the MLK Day Parade along North Monroe Street, MLK Day Festival at Cascades Park and annual Day of Dialogue event. Information, including times, featured guests and other community events, is available at Talgov.com/MLKParade.

Road Closures

Patrons attending events downtown on Monday, Jan. 20, are advised to arrive early. Parking is available for a fee in the Kleman Plaza parking garage (Bronough Street entrance only), as well as the parking garage located at 215 South Calhoun Street. There will be plenty of free on-street parking, except on streets closed for the events.

Due to the annual NAACP march, S. Adams Street between Tennessee Street and E. Jefferson Street, as well as E. Jefferson Street from S. Adams Street to Monroe Street, will be closed from 9-11 a.m. on Jan. 20. The march is slated to begin at C.K. Steele Plaza, 111 W. Tennessee Street, and end at the Leon County Courthouse, 301 S. Monroe Street.

Due to staging for the parade, Monroe Street from Brevard Street to Tennessee Street, as well as adjacent streets (Georgia, Carolina and Virginia streets) between Adams Street and Calhoun Street, will be closed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan. 20. Brevard Street will remain open.

The parade route will close from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., including the intersection of Monroe and Tennessee streets. The parade moves along Monroe Street from Tennessee Street to Apalachee Parkway. Northbound traffic on Monroe Street will be detoured at Gaines Street. Westbound traffic on Apalachee Parkway will be detoured at Franklin Boulevard.

For those traveling in the downtown area but not attending the festivities, the detour route follows Gaines Street (eastbound and westbound), Gadsden Street (one-way northbound), Brevard Street (eastbound and westbound) and Bronough Street (one-way southbound).

StarMetro's fixed routes, which will be operating on a Sunday schedule due to the holiday, will also be impacted. Call StarMetro at 850-891-5200 or visit Talgov.com/Detours for route detour information.