After multiple delays, the Route 66 Visitor Center on the west edge of Albuquerque now is scheduled to open sometime in May next year. Shelle Sanchez, the city's Department of Arts & Culture Director Shelle Sanchez, gave the tentative date during a tour of the property on Thursday, according to the Albuquerque Journal. Arts & … Continue reading Route 66 Visitor Center in Albuquerque now slated to open by May 2025
Category: Events
Gemini Giant will be installed in Wilmington park on Nov. 30
The restored Gemini Giant, once a fixture for almost 60 years at the Launching Pad Drive-In restaurant in Wilmington, Illinois, will be the focus of a party on Nov. 30 at his new home in Wilmington's South Island Park. According to a promotional flyer, the event from 1 to 3 p.m. that day will include … Continue reading Gemini Giant will be installed in Wilmington park on Nov. 30
Hank’s Hamburgers in Tulsa marking its 75th anniversary this weekend
Hank's Hamburgers, one of the oldest and greatest hamburger joints among many terrific ones in Tulsa, is marking its 75th anniversary this weekend. Through 7 p.m. Saturday, Hank's is offering its old-fashioned Oklahoma-style burger or a combo for 75 cents off to celebrate the milestone, reported the Tulsa World. Hank's sits at 8933 E. Admiral … Continue reading Hank’s Hamburgers in Tulsa marking its 75th anniversary this weekend
Robbie Robinson and Route 66 Band will play at Litchfield Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center
Robbie Robinson and two members of his Route 66 Band will host a special "A Night at the Museum" event at the Litchfield Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center in Litchfield, Illinois, the night before their Wildey Theatre show. The Litchfield museum show will be at 7 p.m. on Halloween (Oct. 31), with the Wildey … Continue reading Robbie Robinson and Route 66 Band will play at Litchfield Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center
Joel Baker to appear at American Giants Museum on Nov. 2-3
The American Giants Museum in Atlanta, Illinois, announced Joel Baker of American Giants LLC will be the volunteer docent at the museum from 1 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 2 and from 10 a.m. to noon on Nov. 3. Baker, who lives in Colorado and doesn't get to Illinois often, also will speak at the … Continue reading Joel Baker to appear at American Giants Museum on Nov. 2-3
New, history-themed mural dedicated in Baxter Springs
City leaders of Baxter Springs, Kansas, on Monday held a ceremonial ribbon-cutting to mark the completion of the enormous "The Baxter Springs Historical Mural" that features Route 66 and other touchstones of the city's past. A meet-the-artists event for the father-and-son team of A.J. and Jordan Wood also will be held from 10 a.m. to … Continue reading New, history-themed mural dedicated in Baxter Springs
Route 66 Bull Bash held in front of Coleman Theatre in Miami
Here is something you don't see every day: a professional bull-riding competition literally held on Route 66 in front of the Coleman Theatre in Miami, Oklahoma. The event was the Route 66 Bull Bash on Saturday which also included live music, a block party, a beer garden and a broadcast of the Oklahoma-Texas football game … Continue reading Route 66 Bull Bash held in front of Coleman Theatre in Miami
26 business owners complain about Birthplace of Route 66 Festival, may want it moved
More than two dozen business owners in downtown Springfield, Missouri, complained about the effect of the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival and asked for changes that might include moving it. The Springfield Daily Citizen obtained a copy of the letter to the city and festival organizers signed by the 26 owners. They claimed the August … Continue reading 26 business owners complain about Birthplace of Route 66 Festival, may want it moved
Route 66 Christmas Tree Farm coming to Tulsa in early November
An art project called the Route 66 Christmas Tree Farm will be open to the public in early November in a long-vacant space in the Red Fork Historic District in southwest Tulsa. The space will consist of hundreds of decorated artificial Christmas trees donated since January, plus a 1951 Ford Deluxe. The project also will … Continue reading Route 66 Christmas Tree Farm coming to Tulsa in early November
Holiday drive-through light show coming to Admiral Twin Drive-In in Tulsa
The Admiral Twin Drive-In theater, which sits along an alignment of Route 66 in Tulsa, will host its inaugural Jolly Lane Lights drive-through display during the Christmas season. According to News on 6 in Tulsa, the owners of the light display hope to have 1 million lights erected when it opens on Nov. 22. It's … Continue reading Holiday drive-through light show coming to Admiral Twin Drive-In in Tulsa