GEORGIA (WALB) - This year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on Monday, Jan. 19. Below is a list of events taking place across South Georgia in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Happening in Albany:

• The Martin Luther King Dinner
  • Date: Thursday, Jan. 15
  • Location: Albany State University West Campus Student Center
  • Time: 6 p.m. (reception), 7 p.m. (program)
    • Admission: Individual ticket, $85; Community tables, $500; Corporate tables, $1,000
  • For more information, click here or contact Mary Bickerstaff.
• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Banquet Celebration
  • Date: Sunday, Jan. 18
  • Location: Albany Civic Center, 100 West Oglethorpe Boulevard
  • Time: 6 p.m.
    • Admission: Single ticket, $75; table of 8, $600
• MLK Day Litter Pickup
  • Date: Monday, Jan. 19
  • Location: MLK Park & Walking Track, 2235 MLK Drive
  • Time: 10 a.m. to noon
  • For more information, click here.
• King Day Dream Walk
  • Date: Monday, Jan. 19
  • Location: Shiloh Baptist Church, 325 West Whitney Avenue
  • Time: 10 a.m.

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• Martin Luther King Day of Service
  • Date: Monday, Jan. 19
  • Location: 123 North Front Street
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Happening in Moultrie:

• 39th Anniversary of Colquitt County’s MLK Jr. Parade
  • Date: Monday, Jan. 19
  • Location: Downtown Moultrie
  • Time: 2 p.m.
  • For more information, click here.

Happening in Tifton:

• 16th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative and Ecumenical Service
  • Date: Monday, Jan. 19
  • Location: Mount Zion Baptist Church at 2110 South Park Avenue
  • Time: 11 a.m.
  • For any questions, contact Ambrose King via email or phone at (229)326-4396.

Happening in Valdosta:

• Annual Sunday Service
  • Date: Sunday, Jan. 18
  • Location: MorningStar Baptist Church, 1051 Howell Road, Valdosta
  • Time: 3 p.m.
• The Annual Youth Showcase
  • Date: Monday, Jan. 19
  • Location: Performing Arts Center, 3101 Barack Obama Boulevard
  • Time: 11 a.m.
  • Attendees are encouraged to bring canned good donations for the LAMP Homeless Shelter.

Happening in Thomasville, 16th Annual MLK walk, CommunityFit:

https://mlkwalk.org/

• Grocery Giveaway
  • Date: Saturday, Jan. 17
  • Location: Corner of Luten Lane and Broad Street, Thomasville
  • Time: 9 a.m.
• Job Prep/ Job Fair
  • Date: Saturday, Jan. 17
  • Location: 1002 North Broad Street, Thomasville
  • Time: 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.
• MLK Holiday walk
  • Date: Saturday, Jan. 17
  • Location: 1002 North Broad Street, Thomasville
  • Time: 1 p.m.
• Never Too Young or Old to Dream Festival
  • Date: Saturday, Jan. 17
  • Time: 2 p.m.

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