Starting in 2021, the Ravenna Railroad Festival moved across the tracks to take place in the railyard responsible for the birth of our city.  This festival celebrates the City of Ravenna’s heritage by giving back to the industry that brought our small town to life.

The festival is a day of family-oriented fun.  It's kicked off by a children’s mini-parade where kids can decorate their bicycles, tricycles, wagons, power wheels or just walk.  There is always plenty to do, including mini-train rides, arts and crafts booths, and always good food. To honor the railroaders themselves we host a reunion of past and present railroad employees as well as railroad exhibits.

Come out and celebrate the City of Ravenna’s railroad heritage!



  Due to some ongoing updates and construction at The Yard, we will be moving the location of the Festival for this year while they complete those updates.  Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp has worked diligently to get the work done for us to host the festival at their venue, but too many challenges have extended their timeframe and we had to make the decision to move locations.
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We will host the festival at the Ravenna Veteran’s Memorial Park.  If you have been a vendor from previous years, this is the location where the Railroad Festival got its start.