City of Lexington, Ky - Government

06/13/2026

Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, honoring the day all enslaved people in the country were legally freed.

And while the official Juneteenth holiday is next Friday, June 19, Lexington is celebrating all week long with events from Sunday, June 14, to Sunday, June 21. Here’s a brief overview, but you can find more details and event descriptions at the link in our bio.

🎉 Sunday, June 14 at 3 p.m. | Operation Be You, 1st Annual Miss & Miss Jr. Juneteenth Pageant
Downtown Central Library’s Farish Theater

🎉 Wednesday, June 17 at 7 p.m. | Juneteenth Jubilee: Presented by African Cemetery No. 2
African Cemetery No. 2

🎉 Friday, June 19

11 a.m. | “A Sense of Place” Juneteenth Celebration
New Vine Baptist Church

Noon | “Say It Loud” Juneteenth Festival
The Lyric Theatre & Cultural Arts Center

1 p.m. | I Am a Descendant of Nation Builders: A Juneteenth Youth Celebration
The Historic Lyric Theatre & Cultural Arts Center

🎉 Saturday, June 20

Noon | The Kentucky US Freedmen Coalition: Juneteenth Celebration
Charles Young Park

2 p.m. | SoulFeast: SoulTeenth Fest
Gatton Park on the Town Branch

🎉 Sunday, June 21 at 2 p.m. | WiseGuys Urban Uplift: Juneteenth Celebration
Douglass Park

06/13/2026

🚜🚛🚒 We can't wait to see you at Truck-a-Palooza tomorrow at our NEW location at Tates Creek High School!

Check out the graphics for info on:
🎧 ear protection
🏗️ road-e-o schedule
🌩️ weather updates

🗓️ Saturday, June 13
⏰ 9am — 12:30pm
🤫 Sensory/quiet time from 9 — 10:30am
🚚 All activities & parking FREE (food available for purchase)
📍 Tates Creek High School, 1111 Centre Parkway

06/12/2026

Pickleball courts, pools, and disc golf — oh my! What is your favorite activity or aspect of your local parks? The Discover Great Places + Green Spaces Parks and Recreation Master Plan website is now live, and we want to hear from you! Your feedback is instrumental in creating a plan that will guide the future of Lexington’s parks, programs and facilities for years to come.

👉 Share your thoughts by taking the survey and completing the mapping activity at the link in our comments!

06/12/2026

Wilson Downing is getting some traffic improvements!

🚗 A mini roundabout will replace the 4-way stop at Wilson Downing & Belleau Wood Drive.
🚶‍♀️‍➡️ Pedestrians will only need to cross one lane of traffic at a time due to crosswalks & raised islands.
➡️ A little ways up the road, a right turn lane will be added to Wilson Downing to get onto Tates Creek Road.
👀 Be on the lookout for more info about the mini roundabout & how it will work over the next couple weeks!

The details:
🚧 The intersection of Wilson Downing & Belleau Wood Drive will be closed from July 6-31.
🗓️ Starting next week, there will be construction in the area to get the site ready.
ℹ️ https://www.lexingtonky.gov/news/new-roundabout-turn-lane-wilson-downing-road

06/11/2026

☀️ Are you wondering if solar panels are right for your home? We can help!

Solarize Lexington will:
➡️ Walk you through the installation process
➡️ Connect you with a reliable installer, Solar Energy Solutions, LLC
➡️ Provide a discount of up to 20%

🏠 Solar panels can help you save money on your electric bill & reduce your carbon footprint.
🚫 Be wary of scams. We will not contact you first, pressure you to make a decision quickly or demand immediate payment.

Find out more & fill out the interest form by Oct 2 at https://www.lexingtonky.gov/solarize-lexington

06/10/2026

LEXINGTON, KY. (June 10, 2026) – The city of Lexington will activate Phase One of the Heat Plan from Wednesday, June 10, to Thursday, June 11, 2026.

As part of Phase One, the following actions will occur:
- LexTran will provide rides to cooling stations for those experiencing homelessness free of charge.
- Outreach teams will distribute supplies throughout the community.
- Lexington’s community centers, which include Dunbar, Kenwick, Castlewood, and Tates Creek, will be open until the early evening.
- The Office of Homelessness Prevention and Intervention has opened cooling stations, with locations at Arbor Youth Services, Lexington Rescue Mission, Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, New Life Day Center, New Vista Drop-In Center, Nathaniel Mission, and Recovery Café Lexington.

Learn more about Phase One of the Heat Plan and heat safety on our website: https://bit.ly/3QeXGsa

06/10/2026

06/09/2026

Save time and get it done online! 🛜

Our new myDrive portal launches today. Account holders can access new online licensing services, like changing an address, replacing a lost ID, or pre-applying before an in-person office visit.

All online licensing services require a myDrive account. To get started:
- Create a myDrive account at myDrive.ky.gov
- Link your account to your Kentucky credential using your unique Letter ID code.

Don’t have a Letter ID? No problem!

You can request one when creating your myDrive account to be mailed to you, or visit a Driver Licensing Regional Office.

Visit myDrive.ky.gov to learn more.

06/09/2026

Stuck inside on this rainy Tuesday? Sounds like the perfect time to look through this year’s school supplies for our Share Fair. We’re partnering with Lexington Middle School to give your old school supplies a new purpose — supporting local students.

Now until Monday, June 22, bring your new and gently-used school supplies, including binders, backpacks, notebooks, pencils, dry-erase markers, pencil cases and cleaning wipes, to the Lexington Electronics Recycling Center, where they will be collected for students who will need them next school year.

The Electronics Recycling Center is located at 1306 Versailles Road, and open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Wednesday from noon – 4 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. – noon.

Note: Electronics Recycling will be closed Juneteenth weekend.