July
1-31 Historic Abilene Trolley Tours, (Call for Dates & Times) 201 NW Second Street,
785-263-2231
1-31 “Gem on the Plains: Ike’s Abilene, 1890-1910” Exhibit, Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum, 785-263-6700
1-17 Chaffee/Bradshaw Summer Art Classes, First United Methodist Church, 785-263-1884
4 Old Fashioned 4th of July, Eisenhower Park, 785-263-7266
4 July 4, 1871 Celebration, Old Abilene Town, 785-263-1868
4 Abilene Municipal Band, Eisenhower Park, 8:00 p.m., 785-263-4742
4-5 Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Steam Engine Run, 200 SE 5th Street, 785-263-1077
9 Abilene Municipal Band, Eisenhower Park, 8:00 p.m., 785-263-4742
10-19 “Rumors”, Great Plains Theatre, 785-263-4574
11 “Memories on the Prairie”, Heritage Center, 785-263-2681
16 Abilene Municipal Band, Eisenhower Park, 8:00 p.m., 785-263-4742
16-24 Primarily Teaching, Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum, 785-263-6700
18 “Memories on the Prairie”, Heritage Center, 785-263-2681
18 Ike’s Abilene, “The ‘Sage of Emporia’, William Allen White, Visits Abilene”, Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum, 785-263-6700
23 Midsummer Night’s Dream Children’s Festival, Historic Downtown, 4:00 – 9:00 p.m., 785-263-2231
23 Abilene Municipal Band, Eisenhower Park, 8:00 p.m., 785-263-4742
24 – Aug.2 “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown”, Great Plains Theatre, 785-263-4574
25 National Day of the Cowboy Celebration and Ice Cream Social, Old Abilene, 785-263-2681
29 PRCA Bull Riding, Abilene Fairgrounds, 785-263-4570
30 Central Kansas Free Fair Parade, Begins at 7th & Buckeye, 5:00 p.m., 785-263-4570
30-Aug. 1 64th Annual Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo, Abilene Fairgrounds, 785-263-4570
30-Aug. 4 Central Kansas Free Fair, Abilene Fairgrounds, 785-263-4570
August
1-31 Historic Abilene Trolley Tours, (Call for Dates & Times) 201 NW Second Street,
785-263-2231
1-31 “Gem on the Plains: Ike’s Abilene, 1890-1910” Exhibit, Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum, 785-263-6700
1-2 “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown”, Great Plains Theatre, 785-263-4574
1-2 Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Steam Engine Run, 200 SE 5th Street, 785-263-1077
1-4 Central Kansas Free Fair, Abilene Fairgrounds, 785-263-4570
2 Demolition Derby, Abilene Fairgrounds, 785-263-4570
3 Combine Demolition Derby, Abilene Fairgrounds, 785-263-4570
4 Demolition Derby, Abilene Fairgrounds, 785-263-4570
7-16 “Are We There Yet?”, Great Plains Theatre, 785-263-4574
22 Ike’s Abilene, “Nineteenth Century Fun and Games”, Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum, 785-263-6700
27-30 Kansas Gold Wings Road Riders Association District Rally, Central Kansas Fairgrounds, 785-263-2231
September
1-30 Historic Abilene Trolley Tours, (Call for Dates & Times) 201 NW Second Street,
785-263-2231
1-30 “Gem on the Plains: Ike’s Abilene, 1890-1910” Exhibit, Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum, 785-263-6700
5-7 Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Steam Engine Run, 200 SE 5th Street, 785-263-1077
12 Bluegrass Festival, Little Ike Park, Arts Council of Dickinson Co, 785-263-1884
12 Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Dinner Train, 200 SE 5th Street, 6:00 p.m., 785-263-1077
17 Constitution Day Video, Eisenhower Visitor Center Auditorium, 785-263-6700
18 Constitution Day, Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum, 785-263-6700
19 Ike’s Abilene, “Women of the 1890s”, Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum, 785-263-6700
20 Ike’s Abilene, “Cattle Tales”, Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum,
785-263-6700
26 Ike’s Abilene, “Late Victorian Fashion and Social Life”, Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum, 785-263-6700
26 Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Dinner Train, 200 SE 5th Street, 6:00 p.m., 785-263-1077
October
1-31 “Gem on the Plains: Ike’s Abilene, 1890-1910” Exhibit, Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum, 785-263-6700
3 Chisholm Trail Festival, Heritage Center, 785-263-2681
3 Chisholm Trail Stampede, Impact Sports and Fitness, 785-263-3888
6 ESU “Harry and Ike” Elderhostel, Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, 785-263-6700
8 Abilene Eisenhower Day, Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum, 785-263-6700
10 Ike’s Abilene, “Abilene and the Shaping of Dwight D. Eisenhower”, Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum, 785-263-6700
10 Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Dinner Train, 200 SE 5th Street, 6:00 p.m., 785-263-1077
13-18 National Greyhound Assoc. Fall Meet, 729 Old Hwy 40, 785-263-4660
16 Annual Eisenhower Vigil and Legacy Dinner, Eisenhower Chapel and Library
Courtyard, 785-263-6700
17 Annual Presidential Wreath Laying Ceremony and American Legion Pilgrimage, Eisenhower
Presidential Library Chapel and Statue, 785-263-6700
17 Ike’s Abilene Grand Finale, “Celebrating Ike and his Hometown”, Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum, 785-263-6700
17 Oktoberfest, Historic Downtown, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., 785-263-2231
21-30 Haunted House Evening Tours, Lebold Mansion, 106 N. Vine, 785-263-4356
23- Nov. 1 “Arsenic and Old Lace”, Great Plains Theatre, 785-263-4574
24 Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad Dinner Train, 200 SE 5th Street, 6:00 p.m., 785-263-1077
November
1-30 “Gem on the Plains: Ike’s Abilene, 1890-1910” Exhibit, Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum, 785-263-6700
1 “Arsenic and Old Lace”, Great Plains Theatre, 785-263-4574
6-15 “Moon Over Buffalo”, Great Plains Theatre, 785-263-4574
7-8 Abilene Gun Show, Sterl Hall, 785-263-2054
7-8 Ada Holiday Open House Weekend, Abilene Downtown Association, 785-263-2231
11 VFW Veterans Day Ceremony, Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum, 785-263-6700
17-Jan. 10 Lebold Mansion Christmas Tours, “Splendors of a Victorian Era”, 106 N. Vine, 785-263-4356
27-Jan. 10 Seelye Mansion Christmas Tours, 1105 N. Buckeye, 785-263-1084
December
1-31 “Christmas Traditions” Trolley Tours (Call for Dates and Times), 201 NW Second Street,
785-263-2231
1-31 Christmas Tree Lane, Buckeye and Third Street, 785-263-1770
1-31 Lebold Mansion Christmas Tours, “Splendors of a Victorian Era”, 106 N. Vine, 785-263-4356
1-31 Seelye Mansion Christmas Tours, 1105 N. Buckeye, 785-263-1084
1-31 “Gem on the Plains: Ike’s Abilene, 1890-1910” Exhibit, Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum, 785-263-6700
4-20 “Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”, Great Plains Theatre, 785-263-4574
5 Annual Holiday Craft Show, Sterl Hall, 785-263-3474
5 Annual “Victorian Holiday Tea”, Kirby House, 11 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. - by Reservation Only, 205 N.E. Third St., 785-263-7336
5 “Parade of Lights” Christmas Parade, 785-263-1770
5 “Evening of Christmas Magic” and Mayor’s Christmas Tree Lighting, Historic Downtown Abilene, 785-263-2231
5 Lighting of the Union Pacific Depot, 201 NW Second, 785-263-2231
5-6 Homes for the Holidays Tour, 800-569-5915
6 Christmas in the Cabin, Heritage Center, 785-263-2681
6 Holiday Reception and Abilene Municipal Band Concert, Eisenhower Visitor Center Auditorium, 785-263-6700
12 Santa Train Ride, 200 S.E. 5th, 785-263-7266
Revised 07/2009
