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Thursday July 1st
12 noon
Great American Pie Contest & Ice Cream Social Cheapside Park. Awards will be given to both professional and home-baked pies, and one for the prettiest pie. The contest and social will move to The Lexington Civic Center food court in case of rain.

Friday July 2nd
7pm
Dixieland band will perform in Gratz Park.

8pm
George Zack will conduct the Lexington Philharmonic in their annual concert celebrating independence. The concert is free and open to the public and will also feature the Lexington Singers.(Sponsored by National City Bank, Keeneland, and the Kentucky League of Cities) For more information call 859-258-3100. Transylvania University.

Saturday July 3rd
RELOCATED: Lexington Farmers’ Market will be held up the hill, at Maxwell and Broadway on Saturday, July 3.

8am
Bluegrass 10,000 (Sponsored by the Division of Parks and Recreation and The Lexington Herald Leader).For more information call 859-288-2946. Downtown.

8am
Buffalo Chase 5k road race at Riverside Park in Frankfort. Registration is on race day at 7:00am at the Buffalo Trace distillery. For more information call 502-320-1506.

9am-6pm
‘Vendors on Vine’ both regional and commercial artisians will offer arts, crafts, clothing, balloons, and other memorabilia. Vine Street.

9am-6pm
Food and drinks will be served, from traditional fare, hot dogs and funnel cakes to Mediterranean gyros and crab cakes. (Beer and wine will be Sponsored by Crisman Mills Winery).Vine Street.

9:15am-10am
Young Urban Professionals (Rock) Triangle Park.

9:15am-10:30am
Lexington Jazz Project Radisson Hotel.

9:15am-10:30am
The Swing Masters (Big Band) Financial Center.

9:15am-10:15am
The Colonel’s Choice (Dixieland Jazz) PNC Bank.

9:15am-10:30am
The Lexington Brass Quintet 147 W. Vine Street.

9:15am-10:30am
The Mountain Echoes (Old Time Mountain Music) Transit Center.

9:30am-10:30am
Emily Hagihara (Rock) Phoenix Park.

9:45am-10:30am
All-Star High School Step Team Corner of Mill & Vine.

10:00am-11:00am
Lori O’Connor (Acoustic Folk Rock) Courthouse on Main.

10:30am-11:00am
Grupo Balanca (Brazilian Martial Arts) Corner of Mill & Vine.

10:30am-11:45am
Phyllidia’s Desert Dancers (Belly Dancers) PNC Bank.

10:45am-11:45am
Standing Formation (Gospel Quartet) 147 W. Vine Street.

10:50am-11:50am
Wheelhorse (Country Rock) Phoenix Park.

11:00am-12:15pm
The Jazz Arts Foundation Youth Ensemble (Big Band) Transit Center.

11:00am-12:15pm
David Hummel Octet (Jazz) Triangle Park.

11:00am-12:15pm
The Dixiecats (Dixieland Jazz) Radisson Hotel.

11:00am-12:15pm
The Lexington Concert Band Financial Center.

11:15am-12:15pm
The Bluegrass Dulcimer Club Corner of Mill & Vine.

11:30am-12:30pm
Three-Part Harmony (Bluegrass/Country/Folk) Courthouse on Main.

12:00 noon
Waiter’s Race (Sponsored by Bluegrass Towing Inc.) Phoenix Park.

12:00 noon
Reading of the Declaration of Independence. Old Courthouse Steps

12:00pm-1:00pm
Shade (Rhythm & Blues) PNC Bank.

12:00pm-1:00pm
Corey Cross (Pop/R&B) 147 W. Vine Street.

12:15pm-1:15pm
UK Swing Dance Club Financial Center.

12:30pm-1:45pm
The Wheeler Dealers Square Dance Club Corner of Mill and Vine.

12:45pm-2:00pm
Hip Hop Nation Triangle Park.

12:45pm-2:00pm
Joey and the Cruisers (50’s & 60’s) Radisson Hotel.

12:45pm-2:00pm
Governor’s School for the Arts Transit Center.

1:00pm-2:00pm
Chase Austin Sommers (Rock/Country) Courthouse on Main.

1:15pm-2:00pm
The Wizards of Dance (Clogging) Financial Center.

1:15pm-2:00pm
Gospel Diamonds (Gospel Quartet) PNC Bank.

1:15pm-2:00pm
Hollow Wood (Bluegrass) 147 W. Vine Street.

1:15pm-2:00pm
Ulysses (Rock) Phoenix Park.

2:00pm
The Fourth of July Parade will commence through downtown streets featuring the Lexington Community Marching Band. Downtown.

3:30pm-4:30pm
Summer Melts Faster (Rock) Phoenix Park.

3:45pm-5:15pm
Stella Vees (Chicago Blues) Courthouse on Main.

4:00pm-6:00pm
Zydeco Bon (Louisiana Cajun Music) Triangle Park.

4:00pm-6:00pm
Eclipse (50’s & 60’s) Radisson Hotel.

4:00pm-6:00pm
A Song in the Mountain Song & Dance Troupe Corner of Mill and Vine.

4:00pm-6:00pm
The Men of Note (Big Band) Financial Center.

4:00pm-6:00pm
The Rock Stars of Soul (Rhythm & Blues) PNC Bank.

4:00pm-6:00pm
The Johnson Brothers (70’s Rock) 147 W. Vine Street.

4:00pm-6:00pm
The Patti Butcher Blues Band Transit Center.

4:00pm-10:00pm
Red White and BOOM, adds a free country music concert to Lexington’s Fourth of July Festival, as well as a ten inflatable games, an obstacle course, mechanical bulls, rock walls and climbing walls, specialty police and fire vehicles, carnival games and more.(The family fun sponsored by Lexmark). The concert includes Terri Clark, Mark Willis, Mark Chesnutt, and local musicians George Molton and Kati Penn.(The concert sponsored by 98.1 The Bull and Budweiser–True Music, other sponsors include Fifth Third Bank and Central Baptist Hospital). For more information call 859-422-1025. Cox Street Parking Lot behind Rupp Arena.

4:45pm-6:00pm
Elephants (Rock) Phoenix Park.

10:00pm
Lexington Fireworks Spectacular( Sponsored by M&M Sanitation, Pepsi, Bank One, and Meijer). Downtown

Street Closings
Friday July 2nd
Upper Street between Main & Vine 7pm until July 4th

Third Street between Upper & Mill 7pm—11pm

Mill & Market between Second & Third 7pm—11pm

Saturday July 3rd
Downtown sections of Main, Short, Second, Vine, Lime, Rose, Midland, Upper Church, Mill, MLK 4:30am—Noon

Richmond Road between Ashland & St. Ann 7am—11am

Main Street between Rose & Broadway 4:30am—Noon

Rose Street between High and Second 7am—11am, 2pm—5pm

Midland from Main to Third Noon-4pm

Water Street between Rose & Limestone 5am—11pm

Main Street between Midland & Broadway 1:30pm—5pm

Broadway from High to Main Street 11am—6pm

Main Street (East bound) from Jefferson to Vine 11am—6pm

Vine Street between Rose & Broadway 6am—9pm

Broadway between Short & High 11am—4pm

Jefferson Street between High & Main 9pm—11pm

Cox Street between Main & Old Frankfort 9pm—11pm

Parking Sites
Bank of the Bluegrass
Bank One
Community Trust
300 W. Vine St. Parking Structure
Annex @ S. Broadway (across from Hyatt)
Fayette Co. Courthouse Parking Garage (enter from Barr St.)
First Security Bank on Main Street
Lexington Center Corp.
Lexington Chamber of Commerce
Lexington Financial Center
Lexington Herald-Leader
Lexington Public Library
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Gov’t Annex
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Gov’t Lot
National City Plaza
Transit Center
Victorian Square

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Saturday July 3rd
Kentucky Utilities Children’s Area

9am-6pm
Inflatable Trampolines and Carnival Games

10am-2pm
Arts and Crafts.

10am-11am
Pi R Square (Strolling Dixieland Band)

10am-2pm
Free Face Painting

10am-2pm
Balloon Clown

10am-2pm
Free Caricatures

11:30am-12:15pm
The Lexington Flute Philharmonic

12:45pm-2pm
The German Band

4pm-6pm
The Dawn Givens Dancers (Soul Variety)

4pm-6pm
Free Face Painting

4pm-6pm
Balloon Clown

4pm-6pm
Free Caricatures

(Sponsored by Fayette Cooperating Nursery School, Barney Miller’s, J.M. Crawford & Associates and Quest Engineers).

Phoenix Park
9:30am
BRIK City where kids will be able to build and design their own structures.

(Sponsored by the East Kentucky Chapter of the American Institute of Architects).

Cox Street Parking Lot
4pm-10pm
Red White and Boom Family Fun including ten inflatables, an obstacle course, mechanical bulls, rock walls, and climbing walls, specialty police and fire vehicles, carnival games and much more!

(Sponsored by Lexmark).

Sanday July 4th
Red Mile
3pm
Fun Filled Family Fourth. Events will include games, rides, food, music and a chili cook-off. n

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