Thursday July 3rd

5-9pm
Bluegrass 10,000 Expo Radisson Plaza

8pm
Patriotic Music Concert Solo by Nancy Cox of WLEX-TV Featuring the Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra & Lexington Singers (Sponsored by National City Bank, Keeneland, & the Kentucky League of Cities). Transylvania University

Friday July 4th

8am
Bluegrass 10,000 (Sponsored by the Lexington Herald Leader) register at www.active.com or 1400 Gainesway Drive in Lexington or call 859/ 971-1376. Downtown

8am
Buffalo Chase 5k road race at Riverview Park in Frankfort. All runners get a free T-shirt, and prizes go to the top male and female finishers. Registration is $10 through Friday 6/27, $15 on race day. Registration on race day is at the Buffalo Trace distillery at 7am. 502/ 696-5996 or tmcaninch@buffalotrace.com.

9am-3pm
Artist Market Triangle Park

9am-7pm
Arts & Crafts Vine Street

9am-7pm
Vendors on Vine Vine Street

9am-7pm
Food Fair Vine Street

9am-7pm
Entertainment (Sponsored by the Radisson Plaza Hotel) Radisson Plaza

9am-7pm
Entertainment (Sponsored by GRW Engineers) Financial Center

9am-7pm
Entertainment (Sponsored by Messer Construction Co) PNC Bank (Downtown)

9am-7pm
Entertainment (Sponsored by Verizon Superpages) 147 W. Vine Street

9am-7pm
Entertainment (Sponsored by Columbia Gas) Triangle Park

9am-7pm
Entertainment (Sponsored by PEH Engineers) Transit Center

9am-7pm
Entertainment (Sponsored by Kentucky Utilities) Kentucky Utilities

9am-7pm
Game Fest-Kid's Activities Kentucky Utilities Lot

9:30am-7:30pm
INDEPENDENT MUSIC ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
For the first time, a stage at Lexington's downtown Fourth of July Festival will be devoted entirely to rock bands presenting original music. The stage (adjacent to the Lexington Public Library) will showcase five Lexington bands and one from Tennessee. Phoenix Park

BAND SCHEDULE:
9:30-10:30am: Club Dub
10:45-11:45am: Big Maracas
1:30-2:00pm: Apparitions
3:30-4:15pm: Big Fresh
4:45-5:45pm: The Features (Murfreesboro, TN)
6:00-7:00pm: Mad Shadows

9:30am
BRIK City (Sponsored by Eastern Ky Chapter American Institute of Architects & the Lexington Children's Museum Phoenix Park

9:45am
Big Wheel Derby (Sponsored by Target, Fox 56, and the Parks & Recreation Department) (**Must have qualified through preliminary heats) Main @ Limestone Street

10am-2pm
Children's Activities (Sponsored by Barney Miller, Fayette Cooperating Nursery School & Kindergarten & Toys R Us) Kentucky Utilities Lot

11am
Bluegrass 10,000 Awards Ceremony (Sponsored by Lexington Herald Leader) Courthouse

Noon
Waiter's Race (Sponsored by Bluegrass Towing) Phoenix Park

2pm
"United We Stand" 27th annual 4th of July Parade, Downtown (Sponsored by Harley-Davidson/Buell of Lexington, CHA Health) Main & Vine Street

2pm
Let Freedom Ring Celebration Downtown Churches

2pm-6pm
Children's Activities (Sponsored by Lexington Children's Museum & Toys R Us) Kentucky Utilities Lot

6-10pm
Fun Festival (Featuring Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky thunder) Downtown

7:05pm
Lexington Legends Baseball vs. Lake County Captains Applebee's Park

10pm
Fireworks (Sponsored by Pepsi, WKYT, & Southern Belle Dairy) Featuring Zambelli Fireworks Internationale Rupp Arena-Cox Lot

Saturday July 5th

7am till sellout
Farmers Market Vine Street

9am-3pm
Artist's Market Phoenix Park

7:05pm
Lexington Legends vs. Lake County Captains Applebee's Park