This event will mark the formal launch of a year-long celebration leading up to the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington.

On Friday, April 19, the Semiquincentennial Commission will unveil the Countdown Calendar outside of the Lexington Town Office Building, at 1625 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington, Massachusetts.

The following individuals will speak at the event:

Suzie Barry – Chair, Lex250 Commission
State Senator Michael Barrett
Peter Abbott OBE, Boston Consul General of the United Kingdom
Mustafa Soykurt, Boston Consul General of the French Republic

The Lexington Minute Men will be in attendance, and the William Diamond Junior Fife & Drum Corps will perform.