On behalf of Celebrate Laconia, you are invited to partake in an anniversary celebration of the Laconia Passenger Station on Saturday, August 19th with an old-fashioned train-focused festival marking the ‘quasquicentennial’ of the Laconia Passenger Station.
The daylong celebration of the station’s birthday will take attendees back in time to when passenger trains thrived in Laconia. The ceremony will take place in Veteran’s Square followed by 50 minute train rides* with performances by a barbershop quartet, The Lakes Region Chordsman, and a day full of festivities including: musical entertainment, vendors, food, shopping, model trains and exhibits, the Kid Zone (with Frates Creates) and a pig roast by Laconia Local Eatery…and so much more! Pat Kelly with Binnie Media will be onboard as the day’s “Master Conductor.”
Ceremony: 11:00a – 11:30a
New Horizons Band: 11:30a – 12:00p
Annie & the Orphans: 12:00p – 2:00p
Tyler Road: 2:00p – 4:00p
Rockin Daddios: 4:00p – 6:00p
For local history buffs: Historians will give a lecture on the station and the Laconia Streetcar Company at nearby Laconia Public Library at 2:00p accompanied by a day long exhibit.
We hope that you will be able to join us in celebrating not only this architecturally significant landmark of the City, but also in celebrating the growth of industry and culture that accompanied the trains and individuals that passed through this station.
