LEXINGTON, Ky. — Mayor Linda Gorton announced said in a statement that she will unveil details of this year's Fourth of July Festival during a news conference Friday at 1 p.m. at the corner of West Main Street and Oliver Lewis Way on the R.J. Corman Railroad Group property.

Gorton will be joined at the event by R.J. Corman President and CEO Justin Broyles and Lexington Director of Parks and Recreation Monica Conrad. The conference site reflects the ongoing partnership between the city and the Nicholasville-based railroad company, which will again host the launch site for the city's Fourth of July fireworks display beginning at 10 p.m.

The partnership between the city and R.J. Corman, which began in 2019, has enabled Lexington to hold its annual fireworks downtown. "We are incredibly excited to partner with the City of Lexington once again for this year's 4th of July fireworks," Ed Quinn, President and CEO of R.J. Corman Railroad Group, said in a prior statement.

This year's Fourth of July Festival is scheduled for Saturday, July 4, 2026, starting at 10 a.m. at Robert F. Stephens Courthouse Plaza and Henry A. Tandy Centennial Park. The event will feature live music, children's activities, arts and crafts vendors, and food vendors. The Fourth of July parade will step off at noon, moving down Main Street from Midland to Mill Street.

The city said additional details about the week's full schedule of events will be announced at Friday's news conference. The Fourth of July celebration typically includes an annual patriotic concert, ice cream social, the Bluegrass 10,000 run and fun run, along with the festival and parade.