| Date | Activity | Location |
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| Friday, June 27 |
Free Friday Flicks (Jacobson Park)
Pre-activities begin at 7pm
Movie begins at dark, concessions available
Sponsored by LFUCG Parks & Recreation
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Jacobson Park |
| Saturday, June 28 |
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| 9 am – 3 pm |
Artist’s Market
Sponsored by Downtown Lexington Corporation |
Vine Street |
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Farmer’s Market
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Vine Street |
| 11 am - 10 pm |
Diversity Festival
Celebrate Lexington’s fourth diversity festival with
culturally diverse music, food, and vendors
Sponsored by University of Kentucky & Lexington Festival Committee |
Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza |
| Tuesday, July 1 |
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| 12:00 Noon |
Great American Pie Contest
& Ice Cream Social
Featuring YAH Dixieland Band
Sponsored by Meijer, and Downtown Lexington Corporation |
Cheapside Park |
| Thursday, July 3 |
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| 5 pm – 7:30 pm |
Thursday Night Live – Cheapside Park
Featuring The Swells (New Orleans Jump & Jive)
Sponsored by Downtown Lexington Corporation |
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| 5 pm – 9 pm |
Bluegrass 10,000 Expo
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Lexington Center – Thoroughbred Room |
| 8 pm |
Patriotic Music Concert
Featuring Lexington Philharmonic Orchestra and Lexington Singers
Young at Heart Jazz Band will perform in Gratz Park prior to 8 pm.
Sponsored by National City Bank, Keeneland, and Kentucky League of Cities |
Transylvania University |
| Friday, July 4 |
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| 7:30 am |
Bluegrass 10,000
Sponsored by LFUCG Parks & Recreation & Lexington-Herald Leader |
Downtown |
| 9 am - 6 pm |
Arts & Craft Vendors
Vendors on Vine
Food Vendors
Sponsored by Pepsi |
Vine Street |
| 9 am - 6 pm |
Entertainment Sites
Radisson(Sponsored by the Radisson Plaza)
Financial Center (Sponsored by GRW Engineers, Inc.)
PNC Bank (Sponsored by Tetra Tech)
Phoenix Park (Sponsored by CD Central)
Triangle Park Sponsored by Strand Associates, Inc.)
Kentucky Utilities (Sponsored by Kentucky Utilities)
Corner of Vine and Limestone (Sponsored by Community Trust Bank)
Corner of Vine and Mill (Sponsored by Quest Engineers, Inc.)
147 West Vine (Sponsored by Tate/Hill/Jacobs/Architects)
Transit Center (Sponsored by Music Performance Trust Fund)
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| 9 am - 6 pm |
Game Fest / Kids Activities (Kentucky Utilities Lot)
Sponsored by Langley Properties |
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| 9:00 – 10:30 am |
BRIK City (Phoenix Park)
Sponsored by American Institute of Architects, East Kentucky Chapter |
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| 10 am – 2 pm |
Children’s Activities (Kentucky Utilities Lot)
Sponsored by Fayette Cooperation Nursery School & Kindergarten, Inc. & Tate/Hill/Jacobs/Architects
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| 10:30 am |
Bluegrass 10,000 Awards Ceremony (Historic Courthouse)
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|
| 11:00 am |
Reading of the Declaration of Independence (Historic Courthouse Steps)
Sponsored by Fayette County Democratic Party |
|
| 12 Noon |
Waiter's Race
Sponsored by Bluegrass Towing |
Phoenix Park |
| 2 pm |
Parade
Sponsored by UK HealthCare and M & M Sanitation
Independence Day Band Shirts sponsored by Link-Belt Construction Equipment Company |
Vine and Main Streets |
| 2:30 – 10 pm |
98.1 The Bull and Hardee’s presents RED, WHITE & BOOM! (Cox Street Parking Lot)
$5 Adults / Kids 12 & under free
2:30PM Adam Gregory
3:35PM Sara Johns
4:30PM Tracey Lawrence
5:50PM Julianne Hough
6:45PM Bucky Covington
7:40PM Billy Currington
9:00PM John Michael Montgomery
Additional Sponsors: Lexington Festival Committee, Green’s Toyota, ADI, Verizon Wireless
For more information visit www.redwhiteboom.com
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| 10 pm |
Fireworks
Sponsored by UK HealthCare and M & M Sanitation
Food Sponsor: Meijer
Media Sponsor: Clear Channel
Fireworks music on 630 WLAP-AM
featuring Zambelli Fireworks Internationale
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