HoBo Day

Come and join us for a day of fun at Hobo Day at the Painesville Railroad Museum on Saturday, July 26, 2025 from 10 am to 3 pm. Spend the day in our HoBo camp!

Come in the spirit of the day and get in Costume and be part of our Costume Contest.


We will have Hobo Beans, Hamburg’s and Hot Dogs, Corn Roast, Chips and Ice Cream. Food Donations extra.

Listen to live music by “Cowboy, Inc.”

Barbara Hacha, author of ‘Line by Line, Mulligan Stew (Stories and Traditions of American Hobos), and Sidetracks’, will be joining us and talk about Hobo life and will be doing book signing.

And don’t forget a day of railfanning.

Admission: Free, Donation is accepted and appreciated.

We will also have a Model Train Flea Market. Many new items have been added thanks to recent donations.


Painesville Railroad Museum
475 Railroad Street
Painesville, Ohio 44077
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216-470-5780

A 501c3 non-profit.


Remember, the museum is open May through October:
Tue., Wed, Thursday 11 am to 3 pm
Friday 11 am to 3 pm and 6 pm to 9 pm
1st and 3rd Saturday, 11 am to 3 pm and special events.

You may also like the following events from The Western Reserve Railroad Association / The Painesville Railroad Museum:

• Next Sunday, 8th June, 02:00 pm, The History of Cleveland, Painesville, & Eastern Interurban in Painesville
• This month, 29th June, 10:00 am, Boy Scout Day - Merit Badge in Painesville
• This August, 14th August, 03:00 pm, Dine to Donate fundraiser for Painesville Railroad Museum in Painesville

Also check out other Music events in Painesville, Nonprofit events in Painesville.