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CANCELED! 26th Annual Founders’ Day and Colonial Crafts Festival

May 16, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Dear Friends of McConnell Springs,
Unfortunately, we have had to cancel the 2020 Founder’s Day.
We hope everyone is doing well and we look forward to seeing you next year.

Co-chairs – Jon Hagee & Jim Rebmann

 

Saturday, May 16, 2020, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Celebrate Lexington’s official “birthday” with a full calendar of activities for the whole family to commemorate the city’s founding in 1775 at McConnell Springs. Free event! Rain or shine.

Colonial Crafts, Demonstrations of Frontier Life at the Log Cabin, Hands-On Activities, Live Traditional Music all day!

Food available, period reproductions for purchase from vendors demonstrating their skills. Storytellers, animals, and more!

FREE ADMISSION

Mark your calendar for Lexington’s 26th annual Founders’ Day celebration to be held at McConnell Springs on Saturday May 16, 2020. Experience frontier life up close! Founders’ Day is an all-day event. Live traditional music, colonial crafts & artifacts. Pioneer & Native demonstrations and hands-on frontier fun. Visit the frontier living history area surrounding our primitive log cabin. Live animals, community & nature exhibits. This is a FREE family event, come spend the day! Lunch cooked onsite by the Friends of McConnell Springs as a special fundraiser for park events.

Details

Date:
May 16, 2020
Time:
10:00 am - 4:00 pm