EVENT
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WHEN
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LOCATION
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LEARN MORE
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Kansas Day Celebration
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Saturday, January 26 @ 2-5 pm
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Dickinson County Heritage Center
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Website |
Plain Great Players Cabaret |
Saturday, January 26 @ 6 pm |
Great Plains Theatre |
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Moulin Rouge: A Party In Paris
GPT FUN-Raiser kicks off our 25th Anniversary Season in style!
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Saturday, February 23 @ 6 pm |
Great Plains Theatre |
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Les Misérables performed by PGP
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Thursday, February 28 @ 7 pm
Friday, March 1 @7 pm
Saturday, March 2 @7 pm
Sunday, March 3 @ 2 pm
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Great Plains Theatre
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30th Annual Ida Stover-Eisenhower Memorial Quilt Show
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February 11-24
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Dickinson County Heritage Center
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KS Gift & Craft Show |
Sunday, March 31 @ 1pm |
Sterl Hall |
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Eisenhower Marathon
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Saturday, April 6 @ 7 am
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St. Andrews Parish Hall
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Easter Bunny Train |
Saturday, April 13 @ 1 pm |
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad |
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National Greyhound Association Spring Nationals |
April 15-20 |
National Greyhound Association |
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Reitz & Rust Vintage Market
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Saturday, April 27 @ 10 am
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Dickinson County Fairgrounds (Abilene)
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Arts & Ales |
Saturday, April 27 |
Downtown Abilene |
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Abilene Aviation Association Fly-In |
Saturday, May 4 |
Abilene Municipal Airport |
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National Travel & Tourism Week |
May 5-11 |
Abilene |
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Antique Fest |
Saturday, May 11 |
Downtown Abilene |
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Mother's Day Tea |
Saturday, May 11 |
Eisenhower Presidential Library |
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Dinner Train (Fried Chicken by Brookville Hotel) |
Saturday, May 25 @ 6:30 pm |
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad (Steam Locomotive) |
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Steam Locomotive #3415 train rides |
Saturday, May 25 @ 10 am & 2 pm Sunday, May 26 @ 2 pm Monday, May 27 @ 10 am & 2 pm |
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad |
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Symphony at Sunset
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Saturday, June 1
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Eisenhower Presidential Library grounds
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75th anniversary of D-Day |
Thursday, June 6 |
Eisenhower Presidential Museum |
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Dinner Train (Prime Rib by Mr. K's Farmhouse) |
Saturday, July 6 @ 6:30 pm |
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad (Steam Locomotive) |
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Dinner Train (Prime Rib by Mr. K's Farmhouse |
Saturday, June 8 @ 6:30 pm |
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad (Diesel Locomotive) |
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Pirates of Penzance |
June 14-23 |
Great Plains Theatre |
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Heart of America Greyhound Gathering |
June 20-22 |
Sterl Hall |
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Dinner Train (Fried Chicken by Brookville Hotel) |
Saturday, June 22 @ 6:30 pm |
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad (Diesel Locomotive) |
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Disaster! |
July 12-21 |
Great Plains Theatre |
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Old Fashioned 4th of July celebration |
July 4 |
Eisenhower Park |
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Steam Locomotive #3415 train rides
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Thursday, July 4 @10 am & 2 pm Friday, July 5 @ 10 am & 2 pm Saturday, July 6 @10 am & 2 pm |
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad |
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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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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 |
August 3 |
Eisenhower Presidential Library grounds |
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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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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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Dinner Train (Prime Rib by Mr. K's Farmhouse |
Saturday, October 12 @ 6 pm |
Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad (Diesel Locomotive) |
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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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