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Disaster! |
July 12-21 |
Great Plains Theatre |
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Vegetopia: The Kansas Colony Way Ahead of Its Time |
July 20 @ 11 am |
Abilene Public Library |
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Wild Bill Hickok PRCA Rodeo
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Wednesday, July 31 - Saturday, August 3
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Dickinson County Fairgrounds (Abilene)
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Central Kansas Free Fair
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Wednesday, July 31 - Monday, August 5
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Dickinson County Fairgrounds (Abilene)
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Central Kansas Free Fair Parade |
Thursday, August 1 |
Buckeye Ave / 3rd Street |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
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August 2-18 |
Great Plains Theatre |
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National Cowboy Poetry Rodeo |
August 2-3 |
Shockey & Landes Building |
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Vintage Base Ball Game |
Saturday, August 3 |
Eisenhower Presidential Library grounds |
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Historic Home & Barn Tour |
Saturday, August 10 @ 12:30 pm |
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad |
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Christian Motorcyclists Association State Rally |
Friday, August 16 - Sunday, August 18 |
Dickinson County Fairgrounds / Sterl Hall |
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Dinner Train (Fried Chicken by Brookville Hotel) |
Saturday, August 31 @ 6:30 pm |
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad (Steam Locomotive) |
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Chisholm Trail Days |
Saturday, August 31 - Sunday, September 1 |
Old Abilene Town |
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Steam Locomotive #3415 train rides
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Saturday, August 31 @ 10 am & 2 pm Sunday, September 1 @ 2 pm Monday, September 2 @ 10 am & 2 pm |
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad |
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Oktoberfest |
Saturday, September 14 |
Downtown Abilene |
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Historic Home & Barn Tour |
Saturday, September 14 @ 12:30 pm |
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad |
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Dinner Train (Prime Rib by Hitching Post Restaurant)
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Saturday, September 14 @ 6 pm |
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad (Diesel Locomotive) |
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Dinner Train (Fried Chicken by Brookville Hotel) |
Saturday, September 28 @ 6 pm |
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad (Diesel Locomotive) |
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Heritage Day |
Saturday, October 5 |
Dickinson County Heritage Center |
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Steam Locomotive #3415 train rides
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Saturday, October 5 @ 10 am - 3 pm (hourly departures)
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Dickinson County Heritage Center |
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Steam Locomotive #3415 train rides
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Sunday, October 6 @ 2 pm (last steam run of the year)
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Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad |
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Abilene Fire Department 150th Celebration |
Saturday, October 12 |
Abilene Fire Department |
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Historic Home & Barn Tour |
Saturday, October 12 @ 12:30 pm |
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad |
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Dinner Train (Prime Rib by Mr. K's Farmhouse |
Saturday, October 12 @ 6 pm |
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad (Diesel Locomotive) |
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National Greyhound Association's Fall Meet |
Monday, October 14 - Saturday, October 19 |
National Greyhound Association |
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Empires Fall |
October 18-27 |
Great Plains Theatre |
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Dinner Train (Fried Chicken by Brookville Hotel) |
Saturday, October 26 @ 6 pm |
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad (Diesel Locomotive) |
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Tombstone Talks |
Saturday, October 26 |
Abilene Cemetery |
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Makin' Magic - 25 Years of Fun |
November 29 - December 15 |
Great Plains Theatre |
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Abilene's Victorian Inn Christmas Afternoon Tea |
Saturday, December 7 |
Abilene's Victorian Inn |
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Heritage Homes Association's Homes for the Holidays Tour |
Saturday, December 7 Sunday, December 8 |
Varies each year |
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Night of Christmas Magic |
Saturday, December 7 |
Downtown Abilene |
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