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5 Things to Do at an Old Fashioned Christmas
November 28, 2022
Abilene's Cowtown Christmas is December 3 & 4, and the Dickinson County Heritage Center is celebrating with an Old Fashioned Christmas. Tickets are $5 per person. Children ages five and under...
Abilene Hosts 45th Homes for the Holidays Tour
November 28, 2022
From homes with connections to C.L. Brown, C.H. Lebold, bank presidents, WWII Veterans and immigrants to a special farmhouse and growing church, you won’t want to miss the Heritage Homes Association’...
Christmas Tree Lane, An Annual Tradition
November 28, 2022
For more than fifty years, Abilene’s Public Works Department has cut and installed cedar trees in yards along Buckeye Ave and Northwest Third Street. Residents and businesses are then encouraged to...
Abilene Residents Compete for $2,000 Cowtown Christmas Light Showdown Grand Prize
November 28, 2022
If you love Griswold-style holiday decorations, you won’t want to miss the 2nd annual Cowtown Christmas Light Showdown Saturday, December 3, in Abilene. “I love looking at Christmas lights,” said...
Abilene Kicks Off Holiday Season with a Cowtown Christmas
November 28, 2022
Named Midwest Destination of the Year by the Midwest Travel Network, Abilene businesses, attractions, organizations and residents are preparing for a five-star holiday weekend on December 3 & 4...
'Tis the Season at the Historic Seelye Mansion
November 21, 2022
Abilene's Historic Seelye Mansion is named one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas - Architecture winners by the Kansas Sampler Foundation and with good reason. "The Seelye Mansion was voted one of the 8...
2022 Cowtown Christmas Light Showdown
November 18, 2022
Calling all Griswolds! If you love decorating for the holidays, we have a contest for you! Join in the fun by participating in the Cowtown Christmas Light Showdown Saturday, December 3! Here's how...
45th Homes for the Holidays Tour
November 2, 2022
Saturday, December 3, from 4-8 pm Sunday, December 4, from 1-5 pm From homes with connections to C.L. Brown, C.H. Lebold, bank presidents, WWII Veterans and immigrants to a special farmhouse and...