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The East Valley Loves a Parade: Martin Luther King Jr. Parade
Monday, 21 January 2019, was a bright day for the Valley of the Sun. The East Valley Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and Festival, hosted by the City of Mesa, was well attended and had enough parade entries to last over an hour. Both the crowd lining the parade route, and those marching, broadly reflected the East Valley community.
Parade Organization:
Unlike the Veterans’ Day parade, where a non-profit group has had primary responsibility for organization and funding over the years, The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade was a public-private partnership event. The City of Mesa takes lead responsibility: