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Mayor Walker moves America 250 events to Sunday amid storm forecast
Summary
Mayor Debbie Walker said forecasted storms on Saturday, July 18, prompted officials to move the city’s America 250 community celebration and drone show to the scheduled rain date of Sunday, July 19, 2026, providing revised times and locations for residents, volunteers and vendors.
Mayor Debbie Walker announced that both of the city’s America 250 events scheduled for Saturday, July 18, will be moved to the scheduled rain date of Sunday, July 19, 2026, because of forecasted storms.
“Due to the forecasted storms expected on Saturday, July 18, we have made the decision to move both our America 250 celebration events to their scheduled rain date of Sunday, July 19, 2026,” Mayor Debbie Walker said. She said the early notice is intended to give residents, sponsors, performers, volunteers and vendors adequate time to adjust plans.
The mayor provided the event schedule for Sunday: the community celebration will be at Cottrell Farm Park from noon to 4 p.m.; the drone show will take place at Menino Park. The transcript lists the drone show’s event window as 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., and separately says the drone show will begin at 9:15 p.m.; both times were given in the mayor’s announcement.
“We appreciate everyone’s understanding as we prioritize the safety and enjoyment of our community,” Walker said, and invited residents to the rescheduled events.
Officials did not mention ticketing, refunds, changes to event programming, road closures or additional safety measures in the announcement. Further logistical details and any changes for performers or vendors were not specified.
The mayor’s notice closes by reaffirming the city’s intent to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday on Sunday, July 19. There was no vote or formal city council action recorded in the announcement.
