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Crowds braved the freezing temperatures Monday morning, Jan. 19, to watch more than 240 groups march through downtown Savannah during the 2026 Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Parade.
The Beach High School Marching Band performs on Broughton Street during the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade in Savannah, on Jan. 19, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America
Members of the Jenkins High School Band warm up before the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade in Savannah, on Jan. 19, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America
Taylor Yeomans, 3, watches the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade in Savannah, on Jan. 19, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America
Participants roller skate during the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade in Savannah, on Jan. 19, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America
Omar Temple Shriners during the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade in Savannah, on Jan. 19, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America
Members of the Jenkins High School Band warm up before the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade in Savannah, on Jan. 19, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America
Children watch as a horse and carriage pass by during the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade in Savannah, on Jan. 19, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America
The Savannah High School Marching Band marches during the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade in Savannah, on Jan. 19, 2026. (Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America) Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America
Top Teens of America ride a trolley during the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade in Savannah, on Jan. 19, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America
The Savannah State Tigers march in the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade in Savannah, on Jan. 19, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America
Omar Temple Shriners during the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade in Savannah, on Jan. 19, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America
The Savannah State Tigers march in the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade in Savannah, on Jan. 19, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America
Participants of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade in Savannah, on Jan. 19, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America
The Beach High School Marching Band performs on Broughton Street during the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade in Savannah, on Jan. 19, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America
Omar Temple Shriners during the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade in Savannah, on Jan. 19, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America
The Beach High School Marching Band performs on Broughton Street during the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade in Savannah, on Jan. 19, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America
Members of the Johnson High School Band warm up before the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade in Savannah, on Jan. 19, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America
State House Representatives Anne Allen Westbrook and Edna Jackson ride in the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade in Savannah, on Jan. 19, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America
The Groves High School Marching Band marches during the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade in Savannah, on Jan. 19, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America
Participants of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade in Savannah, on Jan. 19, 2026. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA/Catchlight Local/Report for America
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Justin Taylor is a visual journalist based in Savannah. He is a Catchlight Local/Report for America Corps member. His versatile style blends elements of fine art, photojournalism, and drone photography.
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