Special Guests: The Foleys’ Irish Band, two showtimes: 11 am to 12 pm plus 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

Celebrate the rich traditions of Irish music! Led by Limerick native Neil Foley and joined by his son Con, this talented father-and-son duo brings authentic Celtic folk and fiddle music to life.

Ongoing Activities

• Take a self-guided tour outside & inside the station.
• “Train Spot” under the canopy! See locomotives galore! Wave at the engineers!
• Indoors, enjoy the HO-scale model train display courtesy of the Rockville Model Railroad Society.
• Play with wooden toy train sets.
• Visit the station manager’s ticket office and 1945 telephone booth.
• See railroad photos & memorabilia, including the original B&O “Drumhead,” along with photos & memorabilia of the original Downtown Silver Spring.

This station is in the National Register of Historic Places, a Montgomery County Historic Site, and a gem in Silver Spring’s Arts & Entertainment District.

Please note that the number of parking spaces is limited. Additional parking is available one block away at county garage and lot #4, 8100 Fenton Street, with an additional entrance off of Sligo Avenue. Traffic and crosswalk lights facilitate crossing Georgia Avenue at Sligo Avenue in front of the station.

There is a special needs space and ramp at the station, along with an accessible entrance and restroom.

Co-hosted by Montgomery Preservation and Silver Spring Historical Society
and presented in collaboration with SSTCi

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