Event Category: Nostalgic

  • Texas 66 West Bus Tour

    Texas 66 West Bus Tour

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    Hope Stokes Hoeffner

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    Texas Route 66 West Bus Tour Climb aboard for a guided journey through the West Texas stretch of Route 66. Your ticket includes a step-on tour guide, lunch, snacks, drinks, and a Texas 66 Coin Cruise Album. The tour begins with a city tour of Vega and stops at Magnolia Station, Milburn Price Culture Museum,…

  • June Jazz

    June Jazz

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    Hope Stokes Hoeffner

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    Enjoy free live jazz at the Amarillo College Clock Tower with a special Route 66 themed setlist. Bring a chair, gather with friends, and celebrate the sounds of the Mother Road in the heart of Amarillo.

  • Amarillo Film Society Screening

    Amarillo Film Society Screening

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    Hope Stokes Hoeffner

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    Join the Amarillo Film Society at GoldenLight Cantina for a special film screening of Samantha Brown’s Places to Love: Oklahoma and Texas episode at one of Route 66’s most iconic venues. Doors at 6:00pm. Screening at 7:00pm Food and Beverage available for purchase.

  • The Jericho Gap 5k/10k Fun Run or Walk

    The Jericho Gap 5k/10k Fun Run or Walk

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    Hope Stokes Hoeffner

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    Get ready to run straight into history on the toughest stretch of the Mother Road! Run the Gap celebrates 100 years of Route 66 and the spirit of Jericho, Texas – a place once famous for its muddy roads, fearless travelers, and Texas-sized grit. This isn’t your average run. You’ll race across the open plains…

  • Route 66 Night at the Speedway

    Route 66 Night at the Speedway

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    Hope Stokes Hoeffner

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    Rev up your engines for Route 66 Night at the Speedway featuring $1,000 to win in the Street Stock class, plus racing in all classes throughout the evening. Stick around after the final lap for a fireworks show that lights up the Amarillo sky in true Centennial style. $5 general admission, kids under 5 get…

  • Route 66 Trains Planes and Automobiles

    Route 66 Trains Planes and Automobiles

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    Hope Stokes Hoeffner

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    We have recreated the Santa Fe Railroad across the Texas Panhandle from Canadian, TX, to Clovis, NM, by construction of an HO-scale railroad layout set in the 1950-1970s era. In addition, we have an extensive G-scale garden railroad that will be operating during the event. We have real railroad cars from the Department of Energy…

  • Texas 66 East Bus Tour

    Texas 66 East Bus Tour

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    Ticket includes: step on tour-guide, lunch, snacks, drinks, and Texas 66 Coin Cruise Album

  • Tin Can Tourists Route 66 Centennial Rally Open House

    Tin Can Tourists Route 66 Centennial Rally Open House

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    Jackie Phommahaxay Murguia

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    The Tin Can Tourists are bringing 60+ vintage trailers to celebrate the Route 66 Centennial. View the vintage trailers yourself during their Open House at the Big Texan RV Park from 11 AM – 1 PM.​​

  • The Great Race Rally

    The Great Race Rally

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    Jackie Phommahaxay Murguia

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    The Great Race rolls into Amarillo on June 23 at 4:30 pm CDT, bringing vintage horsepower to Amarillo Historic Route 66 District. Enjoy dozens of beautifully restored pre-1974 classic cars cruise onto legendary 6th Avenue for an official Hemmings Great Race stop. The Great Race is not about speed. It is a precision time, speed,…

  • Main Streets of America Centennial Caravan

    Main Streets of America Centennial Caravan

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    Jackie Phommahaxay Murguia

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    Join the Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership on the Amarillo stretch of their Route 66 Centennial Caravan. Here’s the full schedule rundown for their time in Amarillo: 4:10 PMArrive at Cadillac Ranch 4:40 PMDepart Cadillac Ranch for Slug Bug Ranch1415 Sunrise Dr, Amarillo, TX 79104 5:00 PMArrive at Slug Bug Ranch 5:20 PMDepart Slug Bug…