The Fox River Ragtime Festival will run on Saturday, August 22 and Sunday, August 23 from 11am to 5pm at the Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin.
Get ready for a historical experience highlighting the ragtime era of the early 1900s. Take in the scenery of the majestic Fox River Valley while you enjoy ragtime and old-time music featuring world-class musicians from around the country!
Tickets are good for unlimited rides on the day of the ticket, with music being played all day long. Seats on the train are on a first-come first-serve basis.
Historic Trolley Rides
Experience the thrill of riding early-20th century electric interurban and trolley cars over a two-mile stretch of historic interurban mainline dating back to 1896! Whether you choose to ride the trolley just for fun or a park-and-ride shuttle between the parking lots for this festival, our restored historic trolleys are sure to wow.
Music Schedule
Listen to America’s first popular music – classic and modern ragtime – performed by world-class musicians throughout the day on historic trolley cars and on the museum grounds
Saturday
11:00 (AM) Opening Ceremony
11:30 Anderson Pries & Guests
12:00 (PM) Sue Keller
12:30 Faye Ballard
1:00 Ted Lemen
1:30 Sammy G
2:00 Tim Barton
2:30 Paul Asaro
3:00 Paul Asaro, Sue Keller
3:30 Nathan Beasley, Sue Keller
4:00 Nathan Beasley
4:30 Anderson Pries & All Performers
Sunday
11:00 (AM) Anderson Pries & Guests
12:00 (PM) Leo Roth, Jovanni LaPorte
12:30 Ted Lemen, Jovanni LaPorte
1:00 Sammy G
1:30 Tim Barton
2:00 Faye Ballard
2:30 Sue Keller
3:00 Nathan Beasley, Jovanni LaPorte
3:30 Paul Asaro, Jovanni LaPorte
4:00 Paul Asaro
4:30 Closing Ceremony
