Upcoming Events
NEXT EVENT: Fiscal Year Member Meeting and Open House
NEXT EVENT: Fiscal Year Member Meeting and Open House
Be sure to check in regularly to see our latest additions to the events calendar. This includes volunteer opportunities, fundraisers, promotional celebrations, public meetings, member only experiences and more.
Date: July 16, 2026
Time: 5:30PM - 7:30PM
Venue: Elks Arts Center - Ballroom
Address: 1174 North First St, Abilene, TX 79601
Fiscal Year Member Meeting and
Open House
Whether you are passionate about historic architecture, community revitalization, local history, or simply want to help preserve what makes Abilene special, we invite you to join us!
Are you a longtime member? Simply curious about the APL? We'd love to meet you and share information about our projects, upcoming events, and vision for the future! As Abilene develops, the APL and our members strive to preserve and reuse the historic structures that make our town unique.
Date: September 11-12, 2026
Time: 6-8pm - september 11th, 9:30am-6pm - September 12th
Venue: Reception: D&W Underground Event Venue
Festival: Downtown Abilene
Address: D&W - 1201 S 1st St, Abilene, TX 79602
Downtown abilene - Cedar st, cypress st, pine st
Abilene Railroad Festival
This fall, the 3rd Annual Abilene Railroad Festival will be returning to the Texas & Pacific Railway cultural district corridor of North First street.
Our goal of this community wide event is to remind our city of its history with the railroad industry by providing unique involvement, subject specific presentations and incorporate introductory, family friendly interactive engagement that also values the perspective of railroad enthusiasts.
Friday, September 11th:
We’ll kickoff the festival with a Public Reception at D&W Underground Event Venue, with food catered by Circa 1880, and a cash bar provided by KAO lounge! Stephen R. Bush will present on the 1976 American Freedom Train which traveled through the Big Country during its country wide tour.
Saturday, September 12th:
Festival day will be filled with the main activities, interactive booths, small exhibits from local non-profits, historical presentations, model railroads, live entertainment and much more.
Participating Venues:
This years venues include but are not limited to Frontier Texas!, the T&P Depot, The Elks Arts Center, Cedar St. Coffee & Venue, NCCIL, and Connect Church - T&P Freight Depot.
Tentative Programming:
The ARF Committee is in the process of finalizing various programming, vendors, presentations on local railroads and museum exhibitors.