LEXINGTON HOSTING 59TH ANNUAL HOMECOMING CELEBRATION FRIDAY, SATURDAY

  

The Lexington Chamber of Commerce is getting ready for its 59^th Annual Homecoming this weekend.

The celebration will take place in downtown Lexington this Friday and Saturday, offering opportunities to shop at vendors, check out a car show, participate in a barbecue cook-off, enjoy street dancing and see a parade.

Events get underway with the start of the cook-off on Friday at 4 p.m. and the opening of vendor booths at 5 p.m.  The Texas Unlimited Band will perform from 8 p.m. to midnight.

Saturday begins with a car show at 8 a.m. and vendor shopping at 9 a.m.  The homecoming parade will ride through at 10:30 a.m.

Awards will be presented in the car show at 2 p.m.  The cook-off wraps up at 3 p.m., and the awards ceremony will take place at 5 p.m.

Saturday’s music lineup features Robert Lawhon and Triple Threat, playing from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Also part of the events will be the Lexington Homecoming Rodeo, hosted by Diamond Cross Rodeo at the Lexington Rodeo Arena, beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

To learn more about Lexington Homecoming, visit the Lexington Chamber of Commerce website, https://ltxchamberofcommerce.com.  More details about the rodeo can be found at https://diamondcrossrodeo.com.