Ted Cruz

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, will host a rally in Syracuse on Friday, April 15, 2016. Cruz is shown speaking at the Colorado Republican State Convention, in Colorado Springs, Colo., Saturday, April 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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Update: Cruz has changed the time of the rally to 3:30 p.m. Friday.

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz plans to visit Central New York on Friday for a campaign rally at Driver's Village in Cicero, according to a campaign volunteer in Syracuse.

The rally will be 2 p.m. at the Center Court in Driver's Village, 5885 East Circle Drive, Cicero, said Scott Armstrong, the Cruz volunteer.

Armstrong said no tickets are needed for the free event, which is open to the public. Driver's Village has the capacity to hold about 2,000 people at its center court,part of the old Penn Can Mall, he said.

Free parking for the rally will be available at the former Burlington Coat Factory parking lot off East Circle Drive.

Before heading to Central New York, Cruz will stop in Binghamton for an event at 11 a.m. at the Forum Theater. He will take part in a Q&A with Fox News personality Sean Hannity.

Cruz, a U.S. senator from Texas, will become the fourth out of the five Republican and Democratic candidates to visit Central New York.

Republican front-runner Donald Trump is due to visit Syracuse on Saturday, according to his New York campaign co-chair. Doors will open at 9 a.m. at the Oncenter Convention Center for a rally at noon.

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