2026 July 4th Street Closures

Emily Fay

July 2, 2026

Lexington is celebrating America’s 250th birthday with tons of fun events! Check out the list of scheduled street closures below to plan your travels this weekend. Happy 4th of July!

Wednesday, July 1 – Ice Cream Social

• Closures scheduled from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.:
  • Short Street between N Broadway and N Upper St
    • Cross streets will not be blocked. Market St Closed at Short St

Friday, July 3 – Patriotic Concert at Transylvania/Gratz Park

• Closures scheduled from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.:
  • W Third St between N Broadway and N Upper St
  • Market St between W Second St and W Third St
  • N Mill St between W Third St and W Second St

Saturday, July 4 – Bluegrass 10K, Bluegrass Fun Run, Parade, and Festival

• From 5 a.m. to 2 p.m.:
  • Main St between MLK and Upper St
  • Short St between Broadway and MLK
  • Barr St between N Limestone and MLK
  • Limestone between Vine St and Barr St

• From 6:45 a.m. to 10 a.m.:
  • Richmond Rd between St Ann Dr and Ashland Ave
  • Main St between Ashland Ave and Upper St
  • Midland Ave between Main St and Third St
  • Limestone between Vine St and Second St
  • Elm Tree Ln / Rose St between Third St and Vine St
  • MLK between Third St and High St
  • Vine St will be allowed to run, but it will be detoured at Rose St until 2 p.m.
  • Vine St at Broadway will be closed from 11:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the parade participant exit (side streets will be able to access Vine).
  • Side streets will not have access to Main/Richmond/Elm/Short/MLK, etc. during the race from 6:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
• The area around the courthouse plaza and Tandy Park (Short Street) will remain closed from 5 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• The parade route will have intermittent openings along Main with detours until the full closure on Main St at Walton Ave takes place.

Saturday, July 4 – Fireworks:

• Closures scheduled from 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.:
  • Newtown Pike at Fourth St
  • Oliver Lewis Way between W Main St and W High St
  • W Main St / Leestown Rd at Forbes Rd
  • Manchester St at S Forbes Rd

Note: Oliver Lewis Way will remain closed past 10:30 p.m. for cleanup.