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WFRB, GO106, CSX & Canal Place Live Present

CanalFest/RailFest 2010

September 24 - 26, 2010
Canal Place Festival Grounds
Cumberland, Maryland

Join us for the 13th Annual CanalFest/RailFest to celebrate our transportation heritage. Enjoy three fun filled days of live music, fireworks, children's activities, train excursions, great food, original artwork, canal boat tours, Allegany County Sheriff's Office charity train pull to benefit Special Olympics, National Kidney Foundation charity bike ride, and much more!

There will be an admission to the Canal Place Festival Grounds of $10 on Friday and Saturday, and each daily admission will be good for an all day pass to all events on the Festival Grounds. There will be no admission fee to the Festival Grounds entertainment on Sunday. Bring your lawn chair or blanket and come out to enjoy incredible entertainment at Canal Place!

The festival schedule of events will continue to be updated as the festival draws closer, so please visit www.canalplace.org for the most current schedule of activities.

For more information, call 301.724.3655.

Canalfest / Railfest 2010 Music Passes

Music Schedule of Events*

Friday, September 24th - $10 Admission for All Evening Pass
4:00 PM Ricky Howsare - We've Got Talent 2010 Winner
5:00 PM The Fox Hunt
6:00 PM The Hillbilly Gypsies
7:30 PM Steep Canyon Rangers
9:15 PM Fireworks Display
Saturday, September 25th - $10 Admission for All Day Pass
1:00 PM Craig Miller
2:30 PM Erik Hanson
4:00 PM Halftime String Band
5:30 PM Harwell Grice Band
7:00 PM Larry Keel
8:30 PM Donna the Buffalo
Sunday, September 26th - Free Admission
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM We've Got Talent Encore

Food & Art Vendor Booth Hours

Friday, September 24th 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Saturday, September 25th 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Sunday, September 26th 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Festival Schedule of Events*

Friday, September 24th
11:30 AM
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Train Excursion (2nd floor Train Station)
12:00 PM
Stand Up & Fight (film at Embassy Theater)
7:30 PM
Return to Shanty Town: Sallie Pollock, Confederate Spy (Embassy Theatre. Reservations @ 301-722-4692)
9:15 PM
Fireworks Display
Saturday, September 25th
9:00 AM
Allegany County Sheriff's Office Train Pull
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Visitor's Center and C&O Canal National Historical Park Museum Open (1st floor Train Station)
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Antique car and truck show ( Station Square parking lot)
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Locomotive Experience ($75; 2nd floor Train Station)
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Junior Ranger Packet & Transportation Scavenger Hunt for Kids (tent beside the Visitor's Center entrance)
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
C&O Canal Association and Easter National Tent (beside the Visitor's Center entrance)
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
National Railway Historical Society Caboose Tours (train platform)
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Children's Activities - Art Bus, Clowning, Balloon Art, Face Painting (picnic areas)
12:00 PM
C&O Canal Orientation Video (Station Tunnel Theater)
 12:00 PM
Stand Up & Fight (film at Embassy Theater)
12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Canal Boat Replica "The Cumberland" Open (access from Trestle Walk)
1:00 PM
1904 Shawnee Packet Boat Trip Down the Canal presentation - Karen Gray, PhD (Station Tunnel Theater)
2:00 PM
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Train Excursion with NPS Ranger (2nd floor of Train Station)
2:00 PM
Canal Family Reunion (Station Tunnel Theater)
2:30 PM & 3:30 PM
Magic Show (2nd floor Train Station)
3:30 PM
Cumberland, Maryland - Rails, Trails, Canal presentation - Pat Stakem (Station Tunnel Theater)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Allegany Museum Grand Opening Celebration (3 Pershing Street) 
4:30 PM
Flooding - The Ultimate Challenge video (Station Tunnel Theater)
6:00 PM
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Hobo Train (2nd floor Train Station)
7:30 PM
Return to Shanty Town: Sallie Pollock, Confederate Spy (Embassy Theatre. Reservations @ 301-722-4692)
Sunday, September 26th
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Visitor's Center and C&O Canal National Historical Park Museum Open (1st floor Train Station)
 10:00 AM
Western Maryland Kidney Ride
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Locomotive Experience ($75; 2nd floor Train Station)
11:30 AM
Western Maryland Scenic Railroad Train Excursion (2nd floor Train Station)
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Junior Ranger Packet & Transportation Scavenger Hunt for Kids (tent beside the Visitor's Center entrance)
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
C&O Canal Association and Easter National Tent (beside the Visitor's Center entrance)
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
National Railway Historical Society Caboose Tours (train platform)
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Children's Activities - Arts Bus, Clowning, Balloon Art, Face Painting (picnic area)
12:00 PM & 1:30 PM
Magic Show (2nd floor Train Station)
 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Canal Boat replica "The Cumberland" open (access from Trestle Walk)
 1:00 PM
Shipbuilding Mertens Family of Cumberland & Green Ridge presentation - Francis Zumbrun (Station Tunnel Theater)
2:00 PM
Songs & Stories of Old Canal Days - Matthew Dodd (Station Tunnel Theater)
 2:30 PM
Return to Shanty Town: Sallie Pollock, Confederate Spy (Embassy Theatre. Reservations @ 301-722-4692)
3:30 PM
The Monocacy Aqueduct video (Station Tunnel Theater)

 * Schedule of events subject to change.

Click Here to download vendor information for the 2010 festival in pdf format.

Click Here to download the 2010 Vendor Application form in pdf format.

Click Here to download information on sponsoring CanalFest/RailFest 2010 in pdf format.

CanalFest/RailFest 2010 is Presented By

 
WFRB CSX GO 106 Maryland Heritage Areas

Platinum Level

First Peoples Community Federal Credit Union Miller Promotions National Park Service

Gold Level

Fairfield Inn & Suites C&O Canal Association Crabby PIg

Silver Level

Maryland Electric Dr. Janice Blough-Labuda

Bronze Level 

Huber, Michaels & Company Sheetz Turnbull, Hoover & Kahl

Copper Level

Adams Family Funeral Home, PA
AES Warrior Run