MLK Day 2015: St. Petersburg's annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Parade; parking and traffic info

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Petersburg hosts one of the largest Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday parades in the nation on Monday, January 19.

The parade begins at 11 a.m. on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. St. at Third Ave S., proceeds north to Central Ave., east along Central to Bayshore Drive and north to Fifth Ave. NE, disbanding into Vinoy and North Shore Parks.

St. Petersburg Police encourage motorists to pre-plan their travel routes and to use streets west of 16th St. After 10:30 a.m., drivers wanting to cross First Ave. N., Central Ave. or First Ave. S., are advised to use 28th St., I-275, or streets further west.

City traffic officials remind motorists and downtown visitors that parking will be restricted along the parade route beginning Sunday evening and barricade placement will begin as early as 1 a.m. on Monday morning.

For parking information, visit http://www.stpete.org/parking/index.asp .