Summer Celebration 2026: Cheers to 250 Years!
Saturday June 6 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm Lexington
Dr. Ryan Quarles
President, Kentucky Community and
Technical College System (KCTCS)
38th Annual Summer Celebration: Cheers to 250 Years!
Commemorating America’s 250th anniversary, join our red, white and blue salute uniting We The People—the public in public television.
Thanks for waving the stars and stripes in support of KET and those we serve.
Tickets
- Reservations are $200 per person.
- Reserved tables for eight plus benefits are $1,800.
- Reservations include dinner, open bar, entertainment (and no speeches!)
Proceeds benefit KET’s programs and services.
The event at-a-glance
- When & Where
- Saturday, June 6, 2026 | 7 pm to 11 pm
- Donamire Farm | 4151 Old Frankfort Pike, Lexington, KY 40510
- Hostess
- Mira Ball
- Entertainment
- Dancing to The Crashers
- Silent Auction
- Mobile auction includes: UK basketball lower-arena season tickets, vacations, jewelry, furnishings, fine art and 200 treasures
- Attire
- Summer festive or costumes
Event Sponsors
Founder
Heroes
Specialty Sponsors
Colonists
Patriots
- Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky
- Babbage CoFounder
- Becky Jordan State Farm Insurance
- Bill Morgan Tire
- Cecil’s Heating & Air Conditioning
- Christian Appalachian Project
- City National Bank
- Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
- Kentucky Event Company
- Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance (KEMI)
- Kentucky REALTORS
- PNC Bank
- Southeast Printing & Mailing
- UK Credit Union