The Historic Railpark in Bowling Green KY

UnSeen Bowling Green
2019-10-01 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | KY
UnSeen Bowling Green’s Haunted History Walking Tours guide your family on an adventure you never knew existed in Bowling Green. The tour will disclose histories, mysteries, scandals and haunts from our town’s history. Tours are now available on select nights!

Haunted Lantern Tours
2019-10-18 18:00 - 2019-10-19 21:00, 2019-10-25 18:00 - 2019-10-26 21:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
As you walk through our train cars, you will endure all the phobias people fear the most including arachnophobia (fear of spiders), hemophobia (fear of blood), and claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces). You will have the chance to face your fear and listen to the stories of the ones that dreaded it the most. Tickets are available online now HERE. Ticket prices are just $12.00 per person! Grab a group and grab your tickets today!

Haunted Lantern Tours - Family Fun Night
2019-10-24 17:30 - 20:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
As you walk through our train cars, you will endure all the phobias people fear the most including arachnophobia (fear of spiders), hemophobia (fear of blood), and claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces). You will have the chance to face your fear and listen to the stories of the ones that dreaded it the most. Tickets are available online now HERE. Tickets are half price for this night only, just $6.00 per person thanks to our sponsors JR Wade-State Farm Agent and SKY Pediatric Dentistry! Potter Gray Jr. Optimist Club will host carnival games in the main lobby – Unlimited play armbands will be available for $5. Concessions will also be available. Grab a group and grab your tickets today!

2020 Campaign Kick-Off Luncheon
2020-01-23 11:00 - 13:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
Without many people, Saving the Depot would have never been such a success. We cannot thank you enough for the support we have received! We want to recognize not only those who have given donations, but those who have given up their precious time to the Depot. Also, please join us in also announcing our kick-off campaign for the 2020 year!

Romance at the RailPark 2020
2020-02-14 16:00 - 2020-02-15 21:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
The 6th Annual event will be a nod to the 1920’s! Put on your flapper dress and fedoras for and elegant evening aboard our vintage rail cars. The evening will include live music, a movie in our private theater, a complimentary keepsake photo, and a three-course dinner by Cambridge Market and Cafe on the Duncan Hines Dining Car. Upgrade your reservation with appetizers and roses waiting at your table. A cash wine bar will be hosted by Reid’s Livery Winery. Reservations can be booked for 2, 4 or 6 guests. Larger groups can be accommodated with table blocks in the Duncan Hines Dining Car.

Magic Dinner & Bourbon
2020-03-13 16:30 - 21:30 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
Join us March 13th as we have our first ever event Magic Dinner & Bourbon! Enjoy dinner while watching a magic show and then flight of Larceny by Heaven Hill Distillery! Do not miss out on this experience at the Historic RailPark & Train Museum.

Brunch with the Bunny
2020-04-11 09:00 - 14:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
Join us for our 6th annual Brunch with the Bunny, presented by the RailPark and Hangry Jack’s! You’ll enjoy brunch prepared by Hangry Jack’s, story time, crafts, pictures with the Easter Bunny and a most eggcellent egg hunt!

Sip & Putt Scramble 2020
2020-04-17 11:00 - 21:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
Join us for our Sip & Putt Scramble! Putt your way through the Historic RailPark and Train Museum on the evening of Thursday, April 17th! An event unlike any golf scramble you’ve ever played, this 18-hole mini golf course will be set up throughout the museum and train cars. Tickets/Registration is $35/player and includes mini golf with unlimited food and beverages. Teams max out at 4 people, but smaller teams are welcome! Please complete the form in the Event Posts below to register for this friendly competition. Beer and wine are included, so ages 21 and over only, please! This year we will have a morning session starting at 11:00 and an afternoon session starting at 6:00.

Forever Plaid Musical
2020-05-24 17:00 - 2020-05-31 22:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
Join us May 24th-31st as we team up with Pheonix Theater of Kentucky to bring you a dinner theater production “Forever Plaid”!

Bingo at the Depot 2020
2020-06-25 17:15 - 21:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
The Historic RailPark and Train Museum is partnering with WNKY to bring you Bingo at the Depot! Come together with your friends and family and enjoy up to 15 games of Bingo for your chance to win a wide variety of prizes.
Prizes will be announced periodically leading up to the event.
Ticket sales begin May 2020. Cash bar available. Seating is limited.
Doors open at 5:15, Games begin at 6:00!

BG Summer Wine Fest 2020
2020-07-11 11:00 - 18:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
Wineries around Kentucky are teaming up to bring you the ultimate wine drinking experience! On July 11th from 11:00-6:00, you can be a part of the 3rd Wine Festival ever held at the Historic RailPark & Train Museum. Do not miss out on this one of a kind event! Tickets are on Pre-Sale online for just $20 or buy at the door for $25.
This year we are teaming up with WNKY & soKY Marketplace to bring you a bigger and better experience. Feel free to sip and shop while listening to a band that will be set up outside for your entertainment!

Haunted Lantern Tours 2020
2020-10-15 18:00 - 2020-10-24 21:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
Please Note: Haunted Lantern Tours have been postponed until 2021.
6 Dates · Oct 15, 2020 – Oct 24, 2020

Haunted Lantern Tours will come alive again this October for the 6th season! Take a night off and come join a tour that you will be sure not to forget. October 15th thru October 24th, you will be forced to face your fear and listen to the stories of the ones that dread it the most. Join us for an extra spooktacular evening on Family Fun Night October 15th! Admission will be half price during Family Fun Night thanks to J. R. Wade- State Farm Agent and SKY Pediatric Dentistry. Haunted Lantern Tours is presented by Trent Bedding Media Partner: WNKY Television Bowling Green Living Event Sponsors: BG Lodging CrowdSouth BGMU Adult Tickets: $12, Child Ticket (ages 4-8) $8, Children 3 and under are FREE. You can get tickets by visiting the RailPark at 401 Kentucky Street in Downtown Bowling Green or by calling 270-745-7317.

Unseen Bowling Green- The Cemetery Road Murders
2020-10-18 16:30 - 2020-10-30 18:30 | Fairview Cemetery, 1220 Fairview Avenue, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
Learn the story behind the murders that made national headlines! The beautiful mansion on Cemetery Road served as the bloody backdrop for the 1948 murder of Dr. Charles and Mrs. Martha Martin. This year’s Unseen Bowling Green walking tour tells the sordid story from the perspective of one of the key figures- some would even say suspects- of the affair, Ruth Ann McKinney.
UnSeen Bowling Green’s History Walking Tours guide you on an adventure you never knew existed in Bowling Green. The tour will disclose histories, mysteries, scandals, and haunts from our town’s past.

Pauline Tabor Talk by Mary Lucas
2020-10-23 17:30 - 20:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
PAULINE TABOR PROGRAM
Join us to hear the story of one of Bowling Green’s most colorful characters, Pauline Tabor was known as the Madam at Six-Twenty-Seven Clay Street for nearly 25 years. A single mother during the Great Depression of the 1930s, Miss Pauline entered the world’s oldest profession to support both herself and her two children. However, she quickly learned that it was more profitable to be a madam than “one of the girls”, and so began her career as the owner of a brothel.
Mary Lucas, a local author, will speak about her book, The Madam of Six-Twenty-Seven Clay Street. The book shares the true story of Pauline Tabor and many interesting tales of her career in prostitution. Event attendees will get to view a snippet of Pauline’s appearance on “The Dick Cavett Show” from the early 1970s. There will also be time for audience Q&A and a book signing.
5:30pm – Doors Open
6:15pm – Program Begins
7:45pm – Evening Closes

BOO Bash 2020
2020-10-31 18:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
Please Note: The Boo Bash has been postponed until 2021.
Join us Halloween night for the best Halloween Party around Bowling Green! Food, drinks, contests and more! Thanks to Nick Mantlo-Coots and Jamie Dobbs, you will get to experience the first ever Halloween Party at the Historic RailPark! 21 + please !

Winter Wine Fest 2020
2020-11-07 11:00 - 18:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
Please Note: The Winter Fine Festival has been postponed to 2021.
Sip and shop for the perfect bottle of wine at the second Winter Wine Festival. On November 7th from 11:00-6:00, you can be a part of the 4th Kentucky Wine Festival at the Historic RailPark. Tickets are on Pre-Sale October 1- November 1 online for just $20 or buy at the door for $25.
Ticket Types:
General Admission includes entry into the event 11:00 am-6:00 pm, 10 wine sampling tickets and commemorative wine sampling glass. Wine can be purchased by the glass or bottle during the event.
Perfect Pairings is an exclusive experience that includes a flight of wine with pairings served on our historic Duncan Hines Dining train car. Add on this option to your general admission ticket!

Wine, Dine, and Crime with Wes Swietek
2020-11-13 17:00 - 20:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
Join us to hear the true story of Bowling Green’s most infamous crime, the double murder of a doctor and his wife. Wes Swietek, local author, will speak about his book, The Cemetery Road Murders. The book shares the true story of the people involved in the double murder and many interesting points of the peculiar events surrounding the killings.
Event attendees will get to hear from the author as he talks about the book. There will also be time for audience Q&A and a book signing. Dinner is included with your ticket purchase. Wine will be sold by the glass and by the bottle. Pre-purchase your book when you order your tickets.
Traveler’s Cellar Winery will be onsite with a variety of wines available for purchase. Atomic Burger Company will be serving up a specialty meal including a “Murder Burger.”

Friday Evening Schedule
5:00 pm – Reception Opens with Atomic Burger & Wine
6:30pm – Program Begins with Author Wes Swietek
7:30pm – Book Signing
8:00pm – Event Closes

Wine, Dine, and Crime with Wes Swietek
2020-11-14 11:00 - 14:30 | KY
Join us to hear the true story of Bowling Green’s most infamous crime, the double murder of a doctor and his wife. Wes Swietek, local author, will speak about his book, The Cemetery Road Murders. The book shares the true story of the people involved in the double murder and many interesting points of the peculiar events surrounding the killings.
Event attendees will get to hear from the author as he talks about the book. There will also be time for audience Q&A and a book signing. Dinner is included with your ticket purchase. Wine will be sold by the glass and by the bottle. Pre-purchase your book when you order your tickets.
Traveler’s Cellar Winery will be onsite with a variety of wines available for purchase. Atomic Burger Company will be serving up a specialty meal including a “Murder Burger.”
Saturday Afternoon Schedule
11:00am – Reception Opens with Atomic Burger & Wine
1:00pm – Program Begins with Author Wes Swietek
2:00pm – Book Signing
2:30pm – Event Closes

Romance at the Railpark 2021
2021-02-12 17:30 - 2021-02-14 16:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
Enjoy a luxurious Valentine’s Day engagement at our 7th annual Romance at the Railpark! Guests will be treated to live music in our grand lobby, poetry reading covering the stages of love presented by the Fountain Square Players, and a movie showing of “Valentine’s Day” in our upstairs private theater while enjoying dinner catered by Cambridge Market and Cafe. To commemorate their night guests will receive a complimentary keepsake photo. Seatings can be upgraded with a selection of appetizers and roses waiting at your table. Reid’s Livery Winery will be hosting a cash wine bar! Reservations are available for groups of 2, 4, and 6. Private booking in the Presidential Office car is also available for groups of up to 6. Reservations start at $125 for a party of two aboard the Duncan Hines and vary with seating selection and group size.

Depot Day 2021
2021-05-15 09:00 - 16:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
The RailPark along with the sHOw Modular Model Railroad Club will host the inagural Depot Day event on Saturday, May 15, 2021. This will be 9:00am -4:00pm CT. Tickets will be available at the door for just $5 per person, 4 & under FREE. RailPark Members and sHOw Club Members get in FREE.
We have many exciting activities planned for the day including Model Train Displays, Bounce House, Lil Toot Rides, Self Guided Tours, Sneak Peek inside our WWII Hospital Car, Food Trucks, and MORE!
Be sure to join our Facebook event page to get the updates as more details are released.

Bowling Green Wine Fest 2021
2021-07-17 11:00 - 18:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
Kentucky’s best wineries are teaming up to bring you the ultimate wine drinking experience! Join us and sip your way through our Summer Wine Festival held at the Historic RailPark & Train Museum in partnership with the Kentucky Wineries Association.
We’ll have a variety of food trucks on site serving up fresh food options for purchase. We’ll also have a select group of vendors with an eclectic mix of items for your shopping pleasure. Updates will be made on our Facebook event page. Marquee Backstage will host live music on the lawn.
Tickets are open now for RailPark Members online for just $25. Pre-sale pricing is only good for a limited time so get your tickets now! Once the Pre-Sale ends, tickets will be available online for a limited time for $35. Tickets are limited and we do not expect to have any tickets left to sell at the door. See ticket types and descriptions below.
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Ticket Types: Click Event Website link to purchase tickets!
General Admission includes entry into the event 11:00 am-6:00 pm, 10 wine sampling tickets, and a commemorative wine sampling glass. Wine carrier goody back available for the first 500 attendees. Wine can be purchased by the glass or bottle during the event.
Driver tickets are available for anyone that does not want to participate in sampling. Please know that drivers will be marked with a marker on the top of their hands are not permitted to participate in sampling.

Railpark Rendezvous
2021-09-23 18:00 - 23:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
You are cordially invited to the RailPark Rendezvous
A Railcar Celebration!

Annual Benefit for the Historic RailPark & Train Museum
SEPT 23 2021
6pm
RailPark Rendezvous is the annual fundraising event exclusively supporting the Historic RailPark & Train Museum. The theme for 2021 coincides with the unveiling of the 3rd and final phase of the Railroads Go To War Exhibit featuring the Harvey Girls and Canteen Services. Harkening back to the 1940’s and WWII, guests will be transported back in time as they are greeted by a 6-piece swing band.
A Buffet Dinner will be catered by one of our exquisite local caterers.
We are celebrating milestone anniversaries and birthdays for many of our railcars in 2021. Join us to honor these railcars and exhibits in a special way that evening!
Come dressed in 1940’s style to fully embrace the spirit of the night!
Scavenger Hunt Through the Museum & Railcars for a Prize!
Silent Auction
RESERVE A TABLE $1,200.00
Includes 8 Seats at a Reserved Table in a prime location with your name prominently displayed
All 8 tickets INCLUDE the VIP Bourbon Experience
RESERVED SEAT $100.00
Includes a Reserved Seat
OPEN SEATING $75.00
Don’t forget to add the
VIP BOURBON TASTING EXPERIENCE $25.00
Make your evening extra special by adding the VIP Bourbon Experience on your ticket
VIP Bourbon Experience will be held in the Duncan Hines Dining Car
Includes a Unique Keepsake Glass
Guided tasting by specialists from Heaven Hill Brands of 5 Bourbons to include
Larceny
Evan Williams 1783 Small Batch
Elijah Craig Toasted Barrel
Henry McKenna Single Barrel
And a Surprise Bourbon!

Please note tickets are non- refundable, but they are transferrable. Must call the RailPark to transfer!
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Boo Bash
2021-10-15 18:00 - 23:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
Spooks, thrills, and spirits are headed your way! Boo Bash is a 21+ adults only event complete with goody bags you won’t want to miss!
Boos and ghouls join us on October 15th at the Historic RailPark for the inaugural Boo Bash benefiting Down Syndrome of South Central Kentucky and the Historic RailPark. Boo Bash brings to BG an adults 21 and over Halloween themed party complete with a liquor ring toss (Sponsored by Heaven Hill Brands), costume contest, cornhole and other outdoor games! Music by Deejay Andy Morgan of All Hit WUHU 107.1 and so much more!
And what Halloween party is complete without a little treat? First 150 guests take home a goody bag full of swag and maybe a hint of booze! Don’t miss Boo Bash this October!
**AGES 21 & UP ONLY – ID MUST BE SHOWN AT THE DOOR**

Haunted Lantern Tours- Fairy Tale Horrors- Family Fun Night!
2021-10-21 18:00 - 21:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
Show your support for Jr. Beta Club on October 21st Family Fun Night!
Visit their game room and concession stand 5:30-7:30pm during Haunted Lantern Tours!
100% of their sales benefit Jr. Beta Club!
Haunted Lantern Tours returns for its 5th season this year! Hear familiar fairy tales with terrifying twists aboard this year’s Fairy Tale Horrors tour. Figures such as the Big Bad Wolf, Rumplestiltskin, Mother Gothel, and more come to life.
The event will run select nights from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM October 20th-30th. Fairy Tale Horrors, is a theatrical production that takes place throughout our railcars. The audience will encounter a cast of characters as they walk through the railcars. Tours begin every 15 minutes and last 30-45 minutes. Tickets purchased in advance online ensure that ticket holders will get to” skip the line” upon arrival to catch the next tour within the hour of their ticketing time, 6P-7P, 7P-8P, or 8P-9P. Tours are expected to start at 6P each evening.
Haunted Lantern Tours is sponsored this year by Trent Bedding, Bowling Green Area Lodging Association, WNKY, Sky Pediatric Dentistry, Compton Orthodontics, Bowling Green Municipal Utilities, and J.R. Wade State Farm Agent.

Haunted Lantern Tours- Fairy Tale Horrors
2021-10-22 18:00 - 21:00, 2021-10-23 18:00 - 21:00, 2021-10-28 18:00 - 21:00, 2021-10-29 18:00 - 21:00, 2021-10-30 18:00 - 21:00 | The Historic Railpark Train Museum, 401 Kentucky St, Bowling Green, KY, 42101, United States
Haunted Lantern Tours returns for its 5th season this year! Hear familiar fairy tales with terrifying twists aboard this year’s Fairy Tale Horrors tour. Figures such as the Big Bad Wolf, Rumplestiltskin, Mother Gothel, and more come to life.
The event will run select nights from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM October 20th-30th. Fairy Tale Horrors, is a theatrical production that takes place throughout our railcars. The audience will encounter a cast of characters as they walk through the railcars. Tours begin every 15 minutes and last 30-45 minutes. Tickets purchased in advance online ensures that ticket holders will get to” skip the line” upon arrival to catch the next tour within the hour of their ticketing time, 6P-7P, 7P-8P, or 8P-9P. Tours are expected to start at 6P each evening.
Haunted Lantern Tours is sponsored this year by Trent Bedding, Bowling Green Area Lodging Association, WNKY, Sky Pediatric Dentistry, Compton Orthodontics, Bowling Green Municipal Utilities, and J.R. Wade State Farm Agent.
