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2025 Southeast Community Day Parade and Festival
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Parade line up: 9:00am in the
3700 block of Chestnut Avenue
Parade begins: 10:00am
Festival: 12:00 noon
Zion Baptist Church Grounds
2016 Jefferson Avenue
Newport News, VA
Admission free and open to the public
For more information contact
(757) 877-0792
2026 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and March
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Parade line up: 1:00pm at the
Newport News Police Department North Precinct and Training Center Parking Lot
13785 Warwick Boulevard
Newport News, Virginia
(Behind Popeyes Chicken and BP Gas Station)
Parade begins: 1:30pm
Parade ends at:
New Beech Grove Baptist Church
361 Beechmont Dr.
Newport News, VA
Admission free and open to the public
For more information contact
(757) 877-0792

THANKSGIVING HARVEST AND COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
Saturday, November 22, 2025
12:00 NOON - 2:30PM
(While Supplies Last)
New Beech Grove Baptist Church
361 Beechmont Dr.
Newport News, VA
Admission free and open to the public
For more information contact
(757) 877-0792
2026 ANDREW SHANNON FEEDING 5000 (TM)
FOOD, FUN, HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Sunday, January 18th, 2026
2:30-4:00PM
(While Supplies Last)
New Beech Grove Baptist Church
361 Beechmont Dr.
Newport News, VA
Admission free and open to the public
For more information contact
(757) 877-0792

Southeast Community Day Parade and Festival
Weekend Celebration Kickoff
Friday, September 5, 2025
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr - Presidential Reception
Keynote Speaker: Keith A. Beauchamp, filmmaker and documentarian Film Screening – 7:30 p.m.

Downing Gross Cultural Arts Center
2400 Wickham Avenue
Newport News, VA 23607
Presidential Reception Tickets:
General Admission: $25.00
Sponsorship opportunities available
For more information contact
(757) 877-0792
2026 ANDREW SHANNON GOSPEL MUSIC CELEBRATION HONORING DR. MLK JR.
Sunday, January 18th, 2026
Dr. Willard Maxwell Jr., Pastor and Host – 2025 International Humanitarian Honoree
Dr. Tremayne Johnson – 2025 International Humanitarian Honoree
New Beech Grove Baptist Church
361 Beechmont Dr.
Newport News, VA
Admission free and open to the public
For more information contact
(757) 877-0792
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