Silver Spring B&O Station August Open House Featuring The Foleys’ Irish Band

Special Guests: The Foleys’ Irish Band at 11 am and 12:30 pm Neil Foley carries on the tradition of Irish Folk and Fiddle music. He grew up in Limerick, Ireland and moved to the DC area where he has toured and played for over 4 decades. He enjoys playing small private events as a duet with his son, Con, a guitarist and drummer. The Foleys stay true to the Celtic music that can be heard in Irish music sessions all across the world. 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 & Silver Spring Historical Society Find out more: rentals | station highlights | support the station maintenance fund | photos from past events