9TH ANNUAL HOBO DAY TRACTORS AND VETERANS' APPRECIATION

Description

The West Nassau Historical Society has selected Saturday, October 4, for their signature fundraising Railroad Day Festival and Car Show. The all-volunteer nonprofit’s 9th annual celebration is an all-day event held in and around the historic 1881 Callahan Train Depot and adjoining 1856 Florida Railroad bed. This year’s event will continue to celebrate Nassau County's Veterans and antique tractors and machines. The exhibition buildings, 144-year-old wooden train station and 1940s-era caboose will also be open. 

The arts/crafts vendors and food vendors are open from 9 AM to 3 PM and the kids' area will include Joel Pace hands-on music zoo and a scavenger hunt. Local live entertainment will perform on the Callahan PAV Pavilion from 9 AM to 3 PM. Various citizens and sponsors as well as our Veterans will be honored and tractor and machines and contest winners announced during the festivities. Antique machines, tractors, and scaled trains will be exhibited outside the depot while model train layouts will be on display inside the Depot Annex. This is an outdoor event so please bring your lawn chairs. 

Admission is free and open to the public, but donations are always gladly accepted. 

Tractor and Machine Show will be held from 10 to 2p on Saturday, October 4th, as part of the larger Hobo Day festival. All proceeds will go to the all-volunteer nonprofit West Nassau Historical Society. Contact them at 904 879-3406 or message them on Facebook for more info. For additional information on the 2025 Hobo Day Tractors Machines and Veterans Appreciation, visit http://www.wnhsfl.org or if you are interested in becoming a volunteer, vendor, sponsor, member, or donor call festival co-chairs John Hendricks or Emily Baumgartner at 904-879-3406.