September 10-13, 2026

EVENT SCHEDULE​

Thursday September 10, 2026:

7:00 PM - Festival Kickoff Concert at the Huntingdon County Arts Council, 313 12th Street, Huntingdon, PA - $25 adults, $10 children

Start off our four-day festival with a kick-off concert with the Huntingdon County Arts Council in the county seat of Huntingdon! Our festival musicians will dazzle you on in solo, duo, and group performances as you’re transported back in time to the turn of the century circa 1900!

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Friday, September 11, 2026:

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Live Music At East Broad Top Railroad, 421 Meadow Street, Rockhill Furnace, PA - FREE

Join our musicians as they entertain you on the platform of the East Broad Top's Railroad station. Our musicians will rotate throughout the morning and early afternoon. And make sure to purchase a ticket and experience America's Oldest Operating Narrow Gauge Railroad: The East Broad Top.

 

EBT Trains leave at 10:30 AM, 12:00 PM, and 1:30 PM, lasting one hour. Tickets for the trains and guided tours are available on the EBT's website, www.eastbroadtop.com​

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12:30 PM - Friday Follies Concert at Orbisonia United Methodist Church, 613 Cromwell Street, Orbisonia, PA - $25 adults, $10 children

Enjoy a variety program concert of ragtime, jazz, blues, tunes from the Great American Songbook and more as our musicians tantalize you with fantastic musical performances!

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3:30 PM - Classic Ragtime Concert at Orbisonia United Methodist Church, 613 Cromwell Street, Orbisonia, PA - $25 adults, $10 children

Meet “The King of Ragtime” Scott Joplin, and his cohorts as our performers celebrate the music of the classic ragtime composers. Expect to hear favorites like “The Maple Leaf Rag”, “The Entertainer”, and music from the 1973 film, THE STING.

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7:30 PM - Silent Movie Night at Orbisonia United Methodist Church Outreach Center, 575 Cromwell Street, Orbisonia, PA - FREE

Join us for an evening of silent movies with live musical accompaniment! This year, the Peacherine Ragtime Orchestra will accompany a trio of silent comedy shorts with live orchestral accompaniment and sound effects at the Orbisonia United Methodist Church’s Outreach Center, 575 Cromwell St, Orbisonia, PA 17243! This event is FREE and open to the public.

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Saturday, September 12, 2026:

9:00 AM - Lecture at Southern Huntingdon County High School, 10339 Pogue Road, Three Springs, PA - $10 All Ages

Join us for a lecture about a ragtime/early jazz subject to start off Saturday. More information coming soon.

 

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Live Music At East Broad Top Railroad, 421 Meadow Street, Rockhill Furnace, PA - FREE

Join our musicians as they entertain you on the platform of the East Broad Top's Railroad station. Our musicians will rotate throughout the morning and early afternoon. And make sure to purchase a ticket and experience America's Oldest Operating Narrow Gauge Railroad: The East Broad Top.

 

EBT Trains leave at 10:30 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:30 PM, and 3:00 PM, and last 1 hour. Tickets for the trains are available on the EBT's website, www.eastbroadtop.com.​​

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11:30 AM - Syncopated Saturday Sampler Concert at Southern Huntingdon County High School, 10339 Pogue Road, Three Springs, PA - $25 adults, $10 children 

Enjoy a variety program concert of ragtime, jazz, blues, tunes from the Great American Songbook and more as our musicians tantalize you with fantastic musical performances! Solo, duo, and group performances will be featured.

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2:30 PM - Saturday Serenade Concert at Southern Huntingdon County High School, 10339 Pogue Road, Three Springs, PA - $25 adults, $10 children 

Enjoy some of the “sweeter” pieces in the ragtime and early jazz worlds, as our musicians dazzle you with the joyous sounds of a century ago. Solo, duo, and group performances will be featured.

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5:30 PM - Ragtime at the Railroad Dinner Train & Concert - 421 Meadow Street, Rockhill Furnace, PA - $65 per person

Hop aboard a 3 hour round trip excursion on the East Broad Top Railroad for a concert experience unlike any other! Once you arrive at Colgate Grove, step into our newly-constructed picnic pavilions, sit down to a catered dinner, and enjoy the syncopated stylings of the Grammy Award-winning performers of the Central Pennsylvania Ragtime & American Music Festival! Bring your dancing shoes and strut your stuff on the dance floor, tap your feet to the music of America’s past, and enjoy a night of rhythm and rails! Attendees are encouraged to dress in vintage attire to complement the experience. Attendees will then return back to the Orbisonia Station.

 

Dinner options are your choice of either:

• Roast Beef with Mashed Potatoes, Island Blend Veggies, Dinner Salad, and homemade rolls

• Pasta (Spaghetti) with choice of Marinara or Alfredo sauce, optional Meatballs, Dinner Salad, and homemade rolls.

 

All meals come with your choice of lemonade, sweet tea, or water, and baby cakes for dessert!

 

Schedule for the Dinner Train:

• Train Departs Rockhill Furnace: 5:30 PM

• Train Arrives Colgate Grove 6:00 PM

• Dinner & Performances: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

• Train Departs Colgate Grove: 8:00 PM

• Train Arrives Rockhill Furnace: 8:30 PM

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Sunday, September 13, 2026:

9:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Live Music At East Broad Top Railroad, 421 Meadow Street, Rockhill Furnace, PA - FREE

Join our musicians as they entertain you on the platform of the East Broad Top's Railroad station. Our musicians will rotate throughout the morning and early afternoon. And make sure to purchase a ticket and experience America's Oldest Operating Narrow Gauge Railroad: The East Broad Top.

 

EBT Trains leave at 10:30 AM, 12:00 PM, and 1:30 PM lasting 1 hour. Tickets for the trains are available on the EBT's website, www.eastbroadtop.com​​

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1:00 PM - Festival Finale Concert at Orbisonia United Methodist Church, 613 Cromwell St, Orbisonia, PA  - $25 adults, $10 children

Close out our festival weekend with our Festival Finale concert! All our performers will bring back to life the syncopated sensations of a century ago as they play ragtime, jazz, blues, and tunes from the Great American Songbook! This is your last opportunity to hear these fantastic artists in person.