Abilene Railroad Festival

Friday, September 12th
We’ll kickoff the festival with a Public Reception at Frontier Texas! Come learn about the Harvey Girls, their impact on railroads and how they set the standard for the service industry through a presentation by Marita Richards.

Saturday, September 13th
Festival day will be filled with the main activities, interactive booths, small exhibits from local non-profits, historical presentations, model railroads, live entertainment and much more.

Participating Venues
This years venues include but are not limited to Frontier Texas!, The Grace Museum, the T&P Depot, The Elks Arts Center, and the Abilene Public Library.

Tentative Programming
The ARF Committee is in the process of finalizing various programming and vendors including a Union Pacific locomotive, presentations on local railroads and museum exhibitors.

Look out for more information coming to our website at abilenepreservation.org/abilenerailroadfestival and our social media pages @abilenepreservationleague

You may also like the following events from Abilene Preservation League:

• Next Thursday, 21st August, 06:00 pm, Game Night at the Elks in Abilene

Also check out other Festivals in Abilene, Arts events in Abilene.