Events along and about Historic Route 66
2020
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Eagle Days at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
Chain of Rocks Bridge IL-MO
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
National Holiday
Supernationals Hot Rod Show
Albuquerque, NM
Grand National Roadster Show
Pomona, CA
Oatman Bed Races
Oatman, AZ
Sign unveiling
The Underpass Cafe in Phillipsburg, MO
Route 66 in the southwest presentation by Jim Hinckley
Needles, CA
Lincoln's Birthday
State Holiday in Illinois and Missouri
Valentine's Day
Rockin' Billy Bash
Tulsa, OK
The Train: Steam Saturdays
Williams, AZ to Grand Canyon NP
Note: while a steam locomotive is up front, it's not doing the majority of the work anymore
Washington's Birthday
Also known as President's Day
Route 66 Hot Boat & Custom Car Show
Needles, CA
Art Crawl
South Pasadena, CA
The Train: Steam Saturdays
Williams, AZ to Grand Canyon NP
Note: while a steam locomotive is up front, it's not doing the majority of the work anymore
LA marathon
Downtown Los Angeles, CA to Santa Monica, CA
Saint Patrick's Day Celebration
Shamrock, TX
St. Patrick's Day
Chicago Flower & Garden Show
Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Running the Rails on Route 66
Cuba, MO
Formerly known as the race to the rocker
Ozark Empire Pro Rodeo
Springfield, MO
Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge
St. Robert, MO
Taste of Pulaski County & Basket Auction
Waynesville, MO
Reunion and swap meet
Devil's rope museum, McLean, TX
The Train: Steam Saturdays
Williams, AZ to Grand Canyon NP
Note: while a steam locomotive is up front, it's not doing the majority of the work anymore
Redbud Classic
Oklahoma City, OK
Cycling, running and more.
Open streets / CicLAvia or 626 Golden Streets
San Dimas, CA
(some streets closed for cars)
Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival
Marshfield, MO
Gathering of nations pow wow
Albuquerque, NM
Laughlin River Run
Laughlin, NV
Motorcycle event that causes big crowds in places such as in Oatman, AZ
Bell Cow Boil Crawfish Festival
Chandler, OK
Green Country Classic Ranch Rodeo
Claremore, OK
The Train: Steam Saturdays
Williams, AZ to Grand Canyon NP
Note: while a steam locomotive is up front, it's not doing the majority of the work anymore
El Reno Burger Day
El Reno, OK
Rawhide Days
Tucumcari, NM
Cowtown Days
Baxter Springs, KS
Downtown Edmond Arts Festival
Edmond, OK
Fun Run
from Seligman, AZ to Topock, AZ
Illinois Red Carpet Corridor Festival
Joliet to Towanda, IL
Kids and Kites Festival
Chicago, IL
The Train: Steam Saturdays
Williams, AZ to Grand Canyon NP
Note: while a steam locomotive is up front, it's not doing the majority of the work anymore
Tour de Tulsa Bike Ride
Various loops from Tulsa, OK as far as Bristow, OK
Warr Acres Rte 66 Festival Car Show Trains and Slot Cars Display
Warr Acres, OK
Kite Festival
Wildlife West Nature Park, Edgewood, NM
Gay Parita Car Show
Gay Parita, MO
Cinco De Mayo
Tulsa May Fest
Tulsa, OK
Tabouleh Fest
Bristow, OK
Buck Atom Space Cowboy birthday party
Route 66 Casino New Years Eve Party 2018
Tulsa, OK
Run for the Wall
Multiple routes across the USA, with many stops along Route 66
Historic Spirit Tours
Fort Reno, El Reno, OK
Reservation required
Will Rogers Stampede
Claremore, OK
Mid-America Street Rod Nationals
Springfield, MO
Mid-America Freedom Rally
Waynesville, MO ( Buckhorn, MO )
Chuck Wagon Gathering & Children’s Cowboy Festival
Oklahoma City, OK
Bike the Drive
Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
Lake Shore Drive bans cars
Memorial Day
National Holiday
Chicago Gospel Music Festival
Chicago, IL
Ironman Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
Route 66 fest
Rolla, MO
New Mexico Music Showcase
Tucumcari, NM
Andy Devine PRCA Rodeo
Kingman, AZ
Coors Cowboy Club Ranch Rodeo
Amarillo, TX
Chisholm Trail & Crawfish Festival
Yukon, OK
The Train: Steam Saturdays
Williams, AZ to Grand Canyon NP
Note: while a steam locomotive is up front, it's not doing the majority of the work anymore
Star Wars Day
Joliet, IL
Route 66 Mother Road Bicycle Tour
Multiple loops between Cartage, MO and the border between KS and OK
Pharoahs Hangin' Dice Nationals
Springfield, MO
Mother Road Ride Rally
From Willowbrook, IL to Santa Monica, CA
Historic Route 66 Car Show
Williams, AZ
Elk City Route 66 Days
Elk City, OK
Illinois Motor Tour
Illinois
Route 66 Weekend in Lincoln
Lincoln, IL
LA Pride Festival
Los Angeles, CA
Large LGBT event - Parts of Santa Monica Blvd. will be closed.
Ice Cream Festival
Chandler, OK
Claremont Village Blues & Brews Craft Beer Walk
Claremont, CA
Wildlife Festival Saturday
Wildlife West Nature Park, Edgewood, NM
Ukulele Festival
Round Barn, Arcadia, OK
Pulaski County Regional Fair
Saint Robert, MO
NASCAR at Chicagoland Speedway
Joliet, IL
Cowboy Days
Edgewood, NM
Heartland Cruise Car Show
Weatherford, OK
Lebanon Route 66 Festival
Lebanon, MO
Vinita Route 66 Festival
Vinita, OK
Holbrook Historic Route 66 Car Show
Holbrook, AZ
Historic Spirit Tours
Fort Reno, El Reno, OK
Reservation required
Carnivor Festival
Marshfield, MO
Get your 6.6 on Route 66
Funks Grove, IL - McLean, IL
The Great Race
From Rolla, MO to Oklahoma City, OK
Part of the great race roughly follows a section of Route 66.
Cave State Cruisers Car Show & Route 66 Festival
Waynesville, MO
Rodeo de Santa Fe
Santa Fe, NM
Flagstaff Pro Rodeo
Flagstaff, AZ
Rockin Route 66
Tucumcari, NM
Route 66 Decommissioning Birthday
Route 66 was officially decommissioned on June 27th, 1985.
Pier 360
Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, CA
Independence Day (observed)
Alternate federal personnel holiday for Independence Day due to it occurring in a weekend.
Independence Day
National Holiday
Oatman Sidewalk Egg Fry
Oatman, AZ
The Train: Steam Saturdays
Williams, AZ to Grand Canyon NP
Note: while a steam locomotive is up front, it's not doing the majority of the work anymore
Chicago Blues Festival
Chicago, IL
Taste of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Route 66 NHRA Nationals
Chicagoland speedway, Joliet, IL
Webb City's Route 66 Cruise-A-Palooza
Webb City, MO
Southwest Street Rod Nationals
Oklahoma City, OK
Art Crawl
South Pasadena, CA
Historic Spirit Tours
Fort Reno, El Reno, OK
Reservation required
Route 66 Half Iron Triathlon
Springfield, IL
Old Settlers Day
Waynesville, MO
Route 66 Historic Police Vehicle Trek
From Chicago, IL to Santa Monica, CA
Lollapalooza
Grant Park, Chicago, IL
The Train: Steam Saturdays
Williams, AZ to Grand Canyon NP
Note: while a steam locomotive is up front, it's not doing the majority of the work anymore
International Route 66 Festival
Zlin, Czech Republic
Illinois State Fair
Springfield, IL
Birthplace of Route 66 Festival
Springfield, MO
Date changed
Joliet Blues Festival
Joliet, IL
Historic Spirit Tours
Fort Reno, El Reno, OK
Reservation required
Chicago Air and Water Show
Chicago, IL
Open streets / CicLAvia or 626 Golden Streets
Northeast LA, CA
(some streets closed for cars)
Route 66 Street Rod Nationals
Albuquerque, NM
Route 66: The Mother Road - Adventure Cycling
Route 66 guided cycling trip - advanced
Chicago Jazz Festival
Chicago, IL
Fiesta De Santa Fe
Santa Fe, NM
Central States Threshermen's Reunion
Pontiac, IL
Burning of Zozobra
Santa Fe, NM
LA County Fair
Pomona, CA
The Train: Steam Saturdays
Williams, AZ to Grand Canyon NP
Note: while a steam locomotive is up front, it's not doing the majority of the work anymore
Harvest and Fiber Festival
Wildlife West Nature Park, Edgewood, NM
Labor Day
National Holiday
Good Times Celebration Barbecue Cook-Off
Amarillo, TX
New Mexico State Fair
Albuquerque, NM
Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings
Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, IL
Riot Fest & Carnival
Douglas Park, Chicago, IL
World Music Festival Chicago
Chicago, IL
Art Spectacular
Springfield, IL
Route 66 on the Air
Ham radio event
Dwight Harvest Days
Dwight, IL
Oklahoma State Fair
Oklahoma City, OK
Route 66 Cruisin' Reunion
Ontario, CA
Tri-State Fair and Rodeo
Amarillo, TX
The Train: Steam Saturdays
Williams, AZ to Grand Canyon NP
Note: while a steam locomotive is up front, it's not doing the majority of the work anymore
Railsplitting Festival
Lincoln, IL
National Route 66 Motor Tour
Joliet, IL to Santa Monica, CA
Honoring Oldsmobile this year
Andy Devine Days Festival
Kingman, AZ
Springfield International Route 66 Mother Road Festival
Springfield, IL
Route 66 Cruisers Cruise Night and Car Show
Claremore, OK
Fired Up Festival & Wheels on Fire 100
Tucumcari, NM
Andy Devine Days Parade
Kingman, AZ
Andy Devine Days Grand Canyon Pro Rodeo
Brews & Brats Oktoberfest
Kingman, AZ
Frog Hill Half Marathon & 10K
Waynesville, MO
Arcadia Route 66 Neon Fest
Arcadia, OK
Nasty Pulaski Gravel Grind Bicycle Race
Waynesville, MO
The Train: Steam Saturdays
Williams, AZ to Grand Canyon NP
Note: while a steam locomotive is up front, it's not doing the majority of the work anymore
International Balloon Fiesta
Albuquerque, NM
Historic Spirit Tours
Fort Reno, El Reno, OK
Reservation required
Route 66 Challenge
Rolla, MO to Waynesville, MO
Open streets / CicLAvia or 626 Golden Streets
Los Angeles, CA
(some streets closed for cars)
Chicago Marathon
Chicago, IL
Columbus Day
National Holiday
Arts & Crafts Festival
Rolla, MO
Open House Chicago
Chicago, IL
Opportunity to get inside some of the buildings in Chicago, IL
Oktoberfest Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
Route 66 Street Drags
Kingman, AZ
Historic Spirit Tours
Fort Reno, El Reno, OK
Reservation required
Art Crawl
South Pasadena, CA
Pecan and Fun Festival
The nut house, Claremore, OK
Halloween
Will Rogers Days
Claremore, OK and Oologah, OK
Veteran's Day
National Holiday
Route 66 Birthday
Route 66 was officially established on November 11th, 1926.
NHRA Finals
Pomona, CA
Open streets / CicLAvia or 626 Golden Streets
South Pasadena, CA to Los Angeles, CA
(some streets closed for cars) Arroyo Fest (17 miles of Arroyo Seco Parkway to be made traffic free)
Route 66 Marathon
Tulsa, OK
Thanksgiving
National Holiday
Christmas
National Holiday
New Year's Eve
If you find the information above to be inaccurate, incomplete or know of an event related to Route 66 missing in the above list, please let us know the details.
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Friday Lunch
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Hours
Breakfast
Route 66 Casino New Years Eve
Sunday, Tuesday, Saturday 7:00am – 10:30am
Wednesday 7:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Monday & Thursday CLOSED
Sunday Brunch
Sunday 11:30am – 3:30pm
Lunch
Tuesday, Thursday 11:00am – 3:30pm
Wednesday 10:00am – 3:30pm
Friday 11:00am – 3:00pm
Saturday 11:30am – 3:00pm
Mondays CLOSED
Dinner
Sunday, Tuesday – Thursday 4:30pm – 9:00pm
Friday & Saturday 4:00pm – 10:00pm
Mondays CLOSED
Asian Station*Â (items vary)
Pepper Steak, lo mein, sweet-heat asian shrimp, shrimp fried rice, pad thai, spring rolls, green beans, spicy tofu, egg drop soup, hot & sour soup.
Mexican Station*Â (items vary)
Carne adovada, tacos, enchiladas, Spanish rice, bean, tortillas, red & green chile
American Station (items vary)
Rosemary chicken, mac & cheese, grilled salmon, smoked pork ribs, BBQ Chicken, pulled pork and seafood cioppino (may vary based on season)
Carving Station (items vary)
Carved Ham, Turkey, Roast Beef, Smoked Brisket
Prime rib au jus (Friday’s & Saturday’s ONLY)
Italian Station*Â (items vary)
Mixed grill, chicken/beef over grilled squash & zucchini, beef lasagna, Italian herb sautéed squash, zucchini, chicken parmesan, fresh brick oven pizzas
Smoked Station*Â (items vary)
Ribs, brisket, pulled pork, chicken and more
Assorted cakes, pies, & fresh desserts from the Bake Shop
* items vary