Weekend Full of Events for Railroad Days Celebration

railroaddaysThis coming weekend will mark the 38th Annual Galesburg Railroad Days Celebration, with events planned from Thursday through Sunday.All throughout Galesburg, businesses and organizations have events for residents and visitors to enjoy.

Re-enactors will be telling the stories of Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mary Ann Bickerdyke and Harriet Tubman throughout the weekend from a first person perspective.

Events range from train displays, various speakers, performances, artists and carnivals.

Shuttle services will be available for residents and visitors to hop locations for each event on Saturday and Sunday.

Some of the new events added this year include “The Lincoln Experience” where you can visit with Lincoln and the first lady on Thursday and Friday, and a street dance Saturday night to 70’s and 80’s rock music.

The first event starts on Thursday at 9 a.m. at the Galesburg Railroad Museum and the celebration will conclude at 5 p.m. on Sunday with the carnival, antique tractor display and the Amtrak On-Track Train Displays.

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