CabooseFest
CabooseFest: Hootenanny & Hayrides
This new fall festival will feature caboose hayrides, a pumpkin patch, marketplace vendors, games, a pie-baking contest, chicken wing eating contest, live entertainment, and food and beverages from Gypsy Joynt. All museum exhibits will be open during the festivities, and the classic film Ma and Pa Kettle will be shown on the outdoor jumbotron.
Event details
- When: Saturday, October 17, 10 AM to 5 PM
- Where: 2602 Santa Fe Place, Galveston, TX 77550
- Parking: $5
- Tickets will be sold online and at the door
- Admission: Adults $15, Seniors $12, Kids 12 and under $10, Members $10, Military free
EVENT SCHEDULE
Caboose Hayrides
Hayrides aboard the Harborside Express Caboose will operate from 11:00 AM to 3:40 PM, departing every 40 minutes. A separate $10 ticket is required.
Live Entertainment
- 12:00–3:00 PM: Hootenanny Singalong Jamboree featuring Kirk Ford, Joe Ramirez and Catherine Stroud. Also Kevin Anthony
Contests
- 10:00 AM–1:00 PM: Pie-baking contest entries accepted
- 3:00 PM: Gypsy Joynt Chicken Wing Eating Contest
- 3:30 PM: Chicken wing eating contest awards
- 4:00 PM: Pie-baking contest judging and awards
