Springfield’s National Route 66 Centennial Kickoff Celebration will be featured on national television.
The City of Springfield announced Monday that the 3rd Hour of NBC’s TODAY will broadcast live from the new Birthplace of Route 66 Plaza downtown from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. central time on April 30. That day marks the start of the nationwide commemoration of America’s most iconic highway.
The four-day Centennial Kickoff Celebration, produced by the Missouri Route 66 Centennial Commission, will be held April 30-May 3 and will showcase Springfield’s role in the naming of Route 66. Events will include a kickoff concert featuring Little Big Town, Chris Janson, Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts, Gretchen Wilson, the Ozark Mountain Daredevils and The Haygoods; a Celebrate America on Route 66 Parade; the Red, White & Bridge Bash on Commercial Street; dedication ceremonies for Birthplace Plaza and the Queen’s Gate sculpture; and the Telegraph Ball…