Lehighton plans to celebrate Independence Day with a two-day spectacle in the heart of its downtown.

The Lehighton Borough Parks & Recreation Board will partner with the Lehighton Downtown Initiative to host the 2019 Lehighton Heritage Weekend Saturday and Sunday.

Heritage Weekend has something for people of all ages, according to Autumn Abelovsky, secretary of the Parks & Recreation Board.

“Heritage Weekend is a time for the people of Lehighton to gather in the center of town and enjoy our No. 1 asset: the community itself,” Abelovsky said. “Whether it’s playing yard games around the fountain, sitting in the amphitheater listening to music, or enjoying the trucks on display on North Second Street, anyone can look around and find someone in the crowd that they know.”

Abelovsky said the experiences gained from the event will likely prove invaluable.

“Heritage Weekend may last for only two days each year, but the memories that are gained will last us a lifetime,” she said. “And if we’re lucky, we can pass the stories of our experiences on to future generations, and one day today will be the heritage stories of tomorrow.”

The event schedule is as follows:

Saturday

• 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Lehighton Downtown Farmers Market, Lower Park; homegrown, homemade and handmade local goods.

• 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Lehighton Fire Department Basket Auction, second floor municipal building; over 100 items.

• 9 a.m. to noon, Miller-Keystone Blood Mobile, Constitution Avenue.

• 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Touch-A-Truck, North Second Street.

• 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., old-fashioned picnic in the park, Lower Park.

• 3 p.m., Music in the Park — Vagabond, Lower Park; local band consisting of Lehighton Area High School students.

• 5 p.m., Cake walk, Lower Park; meet by the fountain. Bring a baked item or treat to enter. Adults and children are welcome.

• 7 p.m., Big Band Concert — The Director’s Big Band, Amphitheater; “Sounds of Sunnybrook Dance Band” — Bringing the sounds of the American Big Band Era. Including patriotic arrangements, Glenn Miller, Count Basie, tributes to the ’50s and ’60s and current tunes.

• 10 p.m., fourth annual Lehighton fireworks sponsored by Jim Thorpe Neighborhood Bank.

Sunday

• 10 a.m., Church in the park, Amphitheater; BWC Lehighton invites you to church in park, a community Christian worship service. All are welcome. In case of rain, the service will be held at the Lehighton Area Middle School Auditorium.

• 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Lehighton Fire Department Basket Auction, second floor municipal building.

• Noon: Coaster Race, North Second Street; sponsored by Lehigh Fire Co. No. 1. Lehighton’s annual Heritage Coaster Race, which during Lehighton’s Sesquicentennial Celebration was brought back to the street it originated on in 1923. Derby wheels only. Contact: ritt@ptd.net or 610-849-3137 to enter.

Event information can be found on Facebook at “Lehighton Borough Events.” Schedule of events cards are available at numerous locations around town and at the Municipal Building.