Upcoming Events
NEXT EVENT: Brick by Brick - Painting Party
NEXT EVENT: Brick by Brick - Painting Party
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: March 28, 2026
Time: 10:00AM - 12:00PM
Venue: Elks Arts Center Ballroom
Address: 1174 N. First St, Abilene, TX 79601
Abilene Brick Painting Party
Join the APL and Grace & Revival Company for a unique fundraiser that brings local history to life through a creative, hands-on experience. Create your own art and explore the legacy of the Abilene Brick Company and its role in shaping buildings across Abilene and throughout Texas.
Your ticket includes an authentic Abilene brick, all paint and supplies, and light refreshments.
Date: April 25, 2026
Time: TBD
Venue: Elks Arts Center, Ballroom
Address: 1174 N. First St, Abilene, TX 79601
Tea At A Good Friends Table
Tea at A Good Friend’s Table is a brunch fundraiser benefiting the Abilene Preservation League.
Hosts purchase and style a table with their own special china while guests enjoy brunch by Circa 1880. Featuring Weddings Through the Decades, wedding attire from the 1880s to today will be displayed, with historical insights shared in partnership with ACU Department of History and Global Studies and The Grace Museum.
Thank you to our sponsors:
circa 1880, acu museum, the grace museum, and wiley’s property services
Date: May 5, 2026
Time: 8:00AM - 8:00PM
Venue: N/A
Address: N/A
Abilene Gives ‘26
Abilene Gives is one of our biggest giving days of the year!
Date: May 2026
Time: TBD
Venue: TBD
Address: TBD
Preservation Trivia Night
Test your preservation knowledge at APL’s trivia night!
More information to come!
Date: June 20, 2026
Time: 11:00AM - 2:00PM
Venue: Abilene Courts Property
Address: 633 S. 11th St, Abilene, TX 79601
Abilene Courts Car Show
Bring out the classic cars for our first annual Abilene Courts Father’s Day Car Show Fundraiser.
bask in the sun with us as we showcase cars from the travel era during the rise of automobile travel between the 1930’s-1970’s. We’ll be taking a trip down memory lane of our vintage Motor Court, the first hotel travelers would see as they drove into Abilene along the Bankhead Highway.
All donations go directly towards the reconstruction of the Abilene Courts structure. Be sure to join us for food, family and fun.
Date: September 11-13, 2026
Time: TBD
Venue: TBD
Address: TBD
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.