A food vendor cooks up something tasty during Hinton's 2019 Railroad Days Festival, held last October. (Photo: Nick Benson) Welcome to the online home of the 2023 Hinton Railroad Days Festival! This traditional West Virginia festival is one of the premier events of its kind in the state, and attracts thousands of visitors to the region this fall. Hinton Railroad Days. October 13 - October 15. HInton Railroad Museum Temple Street, Hinton, WV 25951, USA Hinton, West Virginia United States. Organizer City of Hinton - Hinton 2nd Saturdays Phone: 304-466-3255
Hinton Railroad Days Ride the Autumn Colors Express to Railroad Days
HINTON (WVNS)- All aboard! Friday, October 13, 2023, is Hinton, West Virginia's 150th anniversary. To celebrate this, 'Hinton Railroad Days' will continue throughout the weekend. In honor of 150 years, Hinton is hosting 'Hinton Railroad Days'. From Friday and lasting until Sunday, October 15th, the festival will consist of various food vendors, a beer garden, […] Hinton Railroad Days 2023, Hinton, West Virginia. 1,351 likes · 2 talking about this. Annual festival put on by the City of Hinton every October. 2024 dates are October 11, 12, 13! The Hinton Railroad Days Festival is making a triumphant return to the area. In recent years, the community feared the festival would end due to unforeseen circumstances with the train and Amtrack. The train that always provided passage to the event from Charleston, The New River Train, ran for what many believed to be the […] HINTON, WV (WVNS) — Hinton Railroad Days, one of the most popular days of the year in Southern West Virginia, is ready to return for its 54th year! Starting Friday, October 13, 2023, and continuing through Saturday, October 14, 2023 and Sunday, October 15, 2023, come to downtown Historic Hinton to celebrate 150 years of […]
Hinton Railroad Days Ride the Autumn Colors Express to Railroad Days
Hinton Railroad Days Festival gets back on track after a two-year hiatus because of Covid. During the festival's four-day run that began Thursday, Oct. 20, over 70 street fair vendors are in. Today, Railroad Days serves as an economic stimulus crucial for Hinton. Last year, a train from the Huntington and Charleston metro area brought 800 people to town. Although there wasn't such a train this year, Scott estimates there were still 4,500 to 5,000 people in Hinton across the three days of the event. Expect to have a great time at Railroad Days on October 13-15, 2023! Admission: none. Days/Hours Open: Fri 11am-11pm, Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 10am-5pm. Address: 221 Temple Street, Hinton, WV 25951. Entertainment: 2 stages - R,L Entertainment: Variety. Other Activities: carriage rides, pony rides, 5k run/walk. HINTON W.Va. (Hinton News) - A big celebration is about to get underway in Hinton, West Virginia, as the town celebrates its 150th birthday during this year's Railroad Days festival Oct. 13-15. Hinton is rich in history, with the railroad playing a large part in the story, but you don't need to be a railroad […]
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Every Fall, This Small New River Gorge Railroad Town Holds The Best Train Festival In West Virginia. Every fall for more than 50 years, Hinton, West Virginia puts on a huge, train-themed party known as Hinton Railroad Days. It's big. It's fun. It's the best railroad festival in the state - and actually, in our opinion, the nation! HINTON, WV (WVNS) - The City of Hinton is celebrating its Railroad Days event, starting a week from today! The highly anticipated Railroad Days event starts on Thursday, October 20, 2022. This hallmark fall event in Summers County has been absent for the past three years, and people are excited to have it back. The […]
HINTON RAILROAD DAYS. Mark your calendars, as the festival is back in action for three days - from Friday, October 13 to Sunday October 15., 2023! It's a must-attend event that promises something new each year. From coin-crafted rings to hand-painted items, wooden furniture to driftwood creations, the vendor stalls will be brimming with. HINTON, WV (WVNS) - It's another season of vibrant color change with fall foliage passing in southern West Virginia and another year of Hinton Railroad Days has passed in Summers County. "It was the lifeblood of this whole area, was the railroad," remarks Marvin Plumley with the C&O Historical Society in Clifton Forge, Virginia.
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Hinton Railroad Days are back and better than ever! Join us Thursday, October 20 through Sunday, October 23 for a full weekend of free, family fun! 206 Temple Street, Hinton, WV. Amenities. 2 listed. The Hinton Railroad Museum is filled with history and artifacts from the early days of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Exhibits include model train exhibits, tools used during the time of John Henry, the Steel Drivin' Man, uniforms, and photos of a time long gone.
