Earlier this year, Helen Carmichael became the first woman to be elected the city's provost in the 600-year history of the civic role.
She will attend the 400-year-old kirking on Sunday.
The annual event involves a procession through Inverness and a special service at the Old High Kirk.
Starting at 10:45, the procession of about 200 people will be led by the pipes and drums of the Royal British Legion Inverness Branch and City of Inverness Youth Pipe Band.
The oldest event in the history of Inverness - the Kirking of the Council - will for the first time be attended by a female provost.