Abilene Railroad Festival '26

🚂 Join us for the Abilene Railroad Festival '26! 🎉

📅 Friday, September 11th:
Kick off the festival with a Public Reception at D&W Underground Event Venue. Enjoy delicious food catered by Circa 1880 and a cash bar provided by KAO Lounge! Don't miss the presentation by Stephen R. Bush on the 1976 American Freedom Train that traveled through the Big Country during its nationwide tour.

📅 Saturday, September 12th:
Festival day will be packed with main activities, interactive booths, small exhibits from local non-profits, historical presentations, model railroads, live entertainment, and much more!

🏛️ Participating Venues:
This year's venues include:

• Frontier Texas!
• T&P Depot
• The Elks Arts Center
• Cedar St. Coffee & Venue
• NCCIL
• Connect Church - T&P Freight Depot

📝 Tentative Programming:
The ARF Committee is finalizing various programming, vendors, presentations on local railroads, and museum exhibitors. Stay tuned for more information and registration on our website: abilenepreservation.org/abilenerailroadfestival and our social media pages: @abilenepreservationleague.