Celebrating Wilmore’s 150th & America’s 250th –

A concert by the Jessamine Community Band!

Hughes Auditorium
1:00pm

SATURDAY, JULY 4, 2026

Parade begins at 10:00am.  The best viewing is on S. Lexington Ave. and E. Main Street.
Do you want to be in the parade?  Please register here: Parade Registration

Festival begins following the parade (estimated 11:00am) behind the Wilmore Municipal Center – 210 S. Lexington Ave.  Come enjoy some amazing food trucks and treats along with inflatables, arts & crafts vendors, family sports, and more!
Do you want to be a vendor?  Please register here: https://forms.gle/okZvGPwHFmpxRJgz7

Concert begins at 1:00am – “A Patriotic Salute” by the Jessamine Community Band.  Held in Hughes Auditorium at Asbury University.  This is a new addition this year in honor of Wilmore’s 150th celebration!

***Parking will be an issue on this day.  Please plan to park prior to the parade and then walk to the Festival and the Concert.  If at all possible, let’s save the side parking lot at the Municipal Center for handicap and the elderly.

SATURDAY, JUNE 13th – we will proudly recognize and honor 250 veterans, including POW/MIAs and their families.  There will be a concert by the Ladies for Liberty.

Thomson-Hood Veterans Center – 35 years
Wilmore – 150 years
USA – 250 years

Recognizing and honoring 250 veterans, from the THVC and across Central Kentucky
Military Displays
Music Concerts
Food Trucks
**Veterans will be honored with a special commemorative coin, US flag, and gift bags **

VETERANS – would you like to be one of the 250 veterans honored during this event?
Please fill out this form:  Veterans Honor Form

VOLUNTEERS – we need lots of volunteers for this event to serve and celebrate the veterans.  Please fill out this form: Volunteer Form

DONATE – would you be like to donate to this amazing event to help honor our local veterans? Please write a check to the City of Wilmore with “Salute to Service” in the memo line.  (You can also call 859.858.4411 and donate over the phone with a card).

Mail to:
City of Wilmore
“Salute to Service”
210 S. Lexington Ave.
Wilmore, KY 40390

Click here for flyer with more information: Salute to Service Flyer

FRIDAY, JUNE 12th – the event will be open to the public, offering a  unique opportunity to experience these moving displays of our nation’s history – and to spend time with the remarkable men and women who have served our country.  Hear their stories, show your gratitude, and even meet World War II veterans.

Thomson-Hood Veterans Center – 35 years
Wilmore – 150 years
USA – 250 years

Recognizing and honoring 250 veterans, from the THVC and across Central Kentucky
Military Displays
Music Concerts
Food Trucks
**Veterans will be honored with a special commemorative coin, US flag, and gift bags **

VETERANS – would you like to be one of the 250 veterans honored during this event?
Please fill out this form:  Veterans Honor Form

VOLUNTEERS – we need lots of volunteers for this event to serve and celebrate the veterans.  Please fill out this form: Volunteer Form

DONATE – would you be like to donate to this amazing event to help honor our local veterans? Please write a check to the City of Wilmore with “Salute to Service” in the memo line.  (You can also call 859.858.4411 and donate over the phone with a card).

Mail to:
City of Wilmore
“Salute to Service”
210 S. Lexington Ave.
Wilmore, KY 40390

Click here for flyer with more information: Salute to Service Flyer

“Fried Bologna Friday” concert featuring The Moron Brothers at the pavilion of the Wilmore Downtown Green. Chairs provided or bring your own. Featured food item will be fried bologna sandwiches!

Enjoy an outdoor concert by “Two For The Cross” in the Downtown Green Pavilion. Chairs provided or bring your own. Food vendors on site.

250th Anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence!

Nicholasville / Wilmore / Jessamine County

Honoring Our 250 Year Heritage — 1776-2026
Veteran Recognition

Dignitaries to be in attendance: Brigadier General Howard Hunt
Brigadier General Ben Adams • Secretary of State, Michael Adams
Commissioner of Veteran Affairs, Whitney Allen • Senator Donald Douglas
Congressman And250y Barr • Commonwealth Attorney Andy Sims
Representative Daniel A. Fister • Representative Matt Lockett
Judge Executive David West • Mayor Alex Carter
Mayor Harold Rainwater • President of Military Freedom Fest, Doug Day

Tuesday, April 21st from 3-5pm.  Volunteers needed!

Please contact Monica for more information:  mmklepac@gmail.com

Creo Arts is hosting an Art Crawl through downtown Wilmore on April 25th from 4-8pm. Participating businesses include Creo Arts Gallery, Bluebird Social, Vault 42, and Drinklings Coffee House. Free event for all ages!

Julius Caesar!

Interested in auditioning?  See information below in the infographic.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) – a comedy!

Interested in auditioning?  See info graphic below.

REGISTER HERE:  RJ Corman 5K Run registration

A beautiful (and challenging) 5K run through downtown Wilmore and surrounding subdivisions.  This race is in conjunction with Wilmore’s Festival of the 4th held annually.  Mr. Corman, along with Taylor Made Farm and Central Bank, were the original sponsors and helped create this annual event.  The race was renamed to honor and remember Mr. Corman’s contributions to Wilmore.  The run begins and ends at the Wilmore Municipal Center parking lot at 210 S. Lexington Ave.  Free t-shirt to all who pre-register.  Water available along the course and refreshments following the race.

Awards to the top three male & female finishers and the top three in the following age categories:

10 & under; 11-14; 15-19; 20-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 55-59; 60-64; 65-69; 70 & over

The run begins and ends in the parking lot of the Wilmore Municipal Center, located at 210 S. Lexington Ave. in Wilmore.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:  The RJ Corman Railroad Group, Central Bank, Taylor Made Farm & Highbridge Springwater!!

Program Type: Storytimes
Age Group: Babies and Toddlers, Children

Join us for a special off-site storytime at the Wilmore Downtown Green! Pack a blanket and your lunch, and settle in for 25–30 minutes of fun with interactive stories, songs, rhymes, and movement. After storytime, enjoy some family reading time with free giveaway books provided by the library! This storytime is geared toward ages 0-5.

April 4, 2026, to May 5th, 2026, at 11:59 PM – Online mail-in absentee portal open for PRIMARY ELECTION mail-in ballot requests.

www.govoteky.com

April 20, 2026, at 4 PM – Last day to register to vote for the primary.

May 6th to 8th and 11th to 13th, 2026 – Excused, in-person absentee voting.

May 14th to 16th, 2026 – ln person, no-excuse early voting.

May 19, 2026, from 6 AM to 6 PM – PRIMARY ELECTION DAY.

If you qualify for a mail-in ballot and have any problems completing and submitting your application on the portal, please call our office for assistance at (859) 885-4161.

Arbor Day this year is Friday, April 24. That week, a number of tree-related events are scheduled in Wilmore. The aim is to continue expanding Wilmore’s lush tree canopy so our city grows healthier, greener, and more delightful as days and years roll by.

Volunteers are needed to help with tree-planting, especially April 21 through 25. Various events are planned, some at Centennial Park and at Woodbreeze Park (the minipark by Woodspointe Way and Jessamine Station Road), and some on the property of Asbury Seminary and the Thomson-Hood Veterans Center. Some trees will be available for planting also on residential properties.

Students, adults, and children ten years and up (if accompanied by adults) are welcome to volunteer for two or three hours (depending on the day and planting schedule). [To help as a volunteer, or for more information, contact Amy Fitch, Director of Parks and Recreation (afitch@wilmore.org) or Howard Snyder, committee chair (has@wineskins.net).

The vision of Trees for Wilmore is long-term, and the focus is on a broad variety of native species, rather than non-native or invasive trees that do damage over time. We aim to plant more than 6,000 trees over the next six years—healthy, beautiful, nurturing trees that may in time grow taller than any of Wilmore’s existing buildings, and will likely outlast most of them. Some trees can continue growing healthily and nurturing the environment for 2,000 years and more, and everyone benefits.

The next regular meeting of Trees for Wilmore will be Thursday, May 28, at 4:00 pm at the Municipal Center. Visitors and new committee members are welcome. (The committee will not meet during April due to the tree-planting activities).

More information about Trees for Wilmore, including upcoming events and the Trees for Wilmore brochure, are available on the City of Wilmore website — https://wilmore.org/trees-for-wilmore/.

THURSDAY, JUNE 11th – You are invited to join a special escort of these memorials as they travel through Nicholasville and Wilmore, with a final destination at the Thomson-Hood Veterans Center.

Thomson-Hood Veterans Center – 35 years
Wilmore – 150 years
USA – 250 years

Recognizing and honoring 250 veterans, from the THVC and across Central Kentucky
Military Displays
Music Concerts
Food Trucks
**Veterans will be honored with a special commemorative coin, US flag, and gift bags **

VETERANS – would you like to be one of the 250 veterans honored during this event?
Please fill out this form:  Veterans Honor Form

VOLUNTEERS – we need lots of volunteers for this event to serve and celebrate the veterans.  Please fill out this form: Volunteer Form

DONATE – would you be like to donate to this amazing event to help honor our local veterans? Please write a check to the City of Wilmore with “Salute to Service” in the memo line.  (You can also call 859.858.4411 and donate over the phone with a card).

Mail to:
City of Wilmore
“Salute to Service”
210 S. Lexington Ave.
Wilmore, KY 40390

Click here for flyer with more information: Salute to Service Flyer

Wilmore Without Borders, our local immigrant aid group, is holding a fundraiser to benefit Neighbors Immigration Clinic (NIC) this Saturday night at Wilmore United Methodist Church. NIC is a non-profit law office in Lexington working tirelessly to protect vulnerable immigrants in Kentucky. All of the money raised by this event will go to NIC.

If you come, please plan to pay digitally or with checks. If you can’t come, you can still donate! I have attached QR codes for PayPal and Venmo to this email. Please put “WWoB” as a memo with your payment, so we can tally your contribution toward Wilmore Without Borders’ $5000 goal.

You may or may not have the opportunity or ability in your own life to assist immigrants directly–but Neighbors Immigration Clinic does, and we can help them do that! I hope you will join Wilmore Without Borders in supporting NIC through this fundraising effort. Shalom, Elizabeth — doggedinky@gmail.com

Event Details:
theme: Joy for Dark Times
variety show and art, baked goods, and craft sale
Saturday, March 28, 6:30-9:30 PM (show from 7-9)
Wilmore United Methodist Church Clark Chapel (209 E Main St)
tickets $10 – check or digital payment preferred
children under 10 free; childcare available for children under 5
all proceeds will go to Neighbors Immigration Clinic