Mayor Gorton Announces Plans for Lexington’s 250th Anniversary Celebration

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) – Mayor Linda Gorton announced plans for Lexington’s 250th anniversary celebration.

According to a release, Mayor Gorton appointed the 250Lex Commission to plan a year-long celebration with events every month.

Each month in 2025 will focus on the following aspects:

• January- well-being
• February- history
• March- education
• April- music and written word
• May- diversity
• June- “Come home”
• July- cooking
• August- business
• September- sports
• October- equine
• November- arts
• December- future of Lexington

The statement states that most of the planned events are free and open to the public.
250Lex will kick off its one-year celebration with a New Year’s Eve event downtown on Dec. 31, according to a release. The event is free and open to the public.