Special thanks went to former Detroit Tigers slugger Willie Horton, who served as grand marshal.
Category: Events
Posted inRecreation
Regional Step Show Will Kick Off Black History Month
Lakeland’s Taken By Surprise Step Team will host teens from throughout the South at the competition
Posted inEvents
Photos and Videos: 2023 Lakeland MLK Parade
More than 100 groups participated in the annual event. The theme was preserving cultural history.
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2023 MLK Festivities Will Span 10 Days
Highlights include the annual parade, a jazz festival, free admission to the Florida Children’s Museum and a day of service
Posted inHistory
Spanish-American War Monument Unveiled at Veterans Park
Local students helped design the tribute to soldiers who were stationed in Lakeland in 1898.
Posted inEvents, People
Video: Funeral of C.C. ‘Doc’ Dockery
The funeral service for C.C. “Doc” Dockery — founder of Summit Consulting, philanthropist, political insider and bench buddy — was live-streamed from First United Methodist Church today. Check a replay below or on the church’s Livestream site.EARLIER: C.C. ‘Doc’ Dockery Dies at 89 |
Posted inActivism, Events
Nikki Fried Attends Lakeland Pro-Choice Rally to Show Support for Arrested Teen
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried came to Lakeland Thursday to attend a pro-choice rally and show support for a 13-year-old who was detained by police after using a megaphone at a similar rally on Monday. “How can I not be here to show her support?” Fried, a Democratic candidate for governor, told Fox 13 News […]
Posted inEvents, Family
Red, White & Kaboom Crowd Estimated at 30,000
An estimated 30,000 people came to Lakeland’s Red, White & Kaboom Independence Day celebration and fireworks at Lake Mirror despite the Sunday evening rains.
Posted inDowntown, Events
Guide to Red, White & Kaboom Sunday Night
Are you planning to go downtown Sunday evening for Lakeland’s annual Red, White & Kaboom Independence Day celebration and fireworks? LALtoday put together a guide to what you can expect, including a schedule, food trucks and entertainment. Source: LALtoday
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Rodin Exhibit Opens at the Polk Museum of Art on Saturday
Works from the most famous name in modern sculpture have taken their places inside the exhibit halls of the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College, waiting for the public to view them starting on Saturday when the doors open at 10 a.m.