Saturday, Sep 20, 2025 at 9:30am
Our festival features Grammy award winning artists performing America's musical heritage: Ragtime, Jazz, Boogie Woogie, Stride, Blues, and hits from the Great American Songbook.
Schedule Of Events:
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Live Music
Join our musicians as they entertain you on the platform of the East Broad Top's Railroad station. Our musicians will rotate throughout the morning and early afternoon. And make sure to purchase a ticket and experience America's Oldest Operating Narrow Gauge Railroad: The East Broad Top, as well as the historic trolleys of the Rockhill Trolley Museum (across the street from the EBT Depot).
EBT Trains leave at 10:30 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:30 PM, and 3:00 PM, and last 1 hour. Trolley rides depart at 11:10 AM, 12:10 PM, 1:10 PM, 2:10 PM and 3:10 PM, or as needed.
Cost: FREE
10:30 AM - Strolling Musicians Train
Hop aboard the Musical Express with the East Broad Top Railroad and hear musicians T.J. Muller, Dan Levinson, Steve Torrico, and others perform LIVE while you travel through the scenic Aughwick Valley. Musicians will stroll from car-to-car playing several musical selections for your listening pleasure! Sing along to popular favorites and enjoy the syncopated stylings as you roll down the tracks!
Cost: $26 adults, $16 children
5:30 PM - Ragtime
Hop aboard a 2.5 hour round trip excursion on the East Broad Top Railroad for a concert experience unlike any other! Once you arrive at Colgate Grove, step into our newly-constructed picnic pavilions, sit down to a catered dinner, and enjoy the syncopated stylings of the Grammy Award-winning performers of the Central Pennsylvania Ragtime & American Music Festival! Bring your dancing shoes and strut your stuff on the dance floor, tap your feet to the music of America’s past, and enjoy a night of rhythm and rails! Attendees are encouraged to dress in vintage attire to complement the experience. Attendees will then return back to the Orbisonia Station.
Dinner options are your choice of either:
- Roast Beef with Mashed Potatoes, Island Blend Veggies, Dinner Salad, and homemade rolls
- Pasta (Spaghetti) with choice of Marinara or Alfredo sauce, optional Meatballs, Dinner Salad, and homemade rolls.
All meals come with your choice of lemonade, sweet tea, or water, and baby cakes for dessert!
Schedule for the Dinner Train:
Train Departs Rockhill Furnace: 5:30 PM
Train Arrives Colgate Grove 6:00 PM
Dinner & Performances: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Train Departs Colgate Grove: 8:00 PM
Train Arrives Rockhill Furnace: 8:30 PM
Cost: $65 per person
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