Russell Railroad Days opens at 3 p.m. Friday, June 10, at the Russell Depot in downtown Russell, Ky. The event will go until 5 p.m. Sunday, June 12.

Activities for the weekend will include a Cruise-In on Friday afternoon, a French toast breakfast Saturday morning, whiffle ball, a beauty pageant and numerous concerts, just to name a few.

Friday’s “Trainload of Rock” concert will be 6-11 p.m. featuring Tom Smith and the Fugitives, JB and the Boys, and Appalachian Manifest Rock.

Saturday, the Country Music Highway Homegrown Music Showcase will feature Rodney Crisp, Amber Martin, Phillip Dane Powell and Larry Pancake from 7 to 11 p.m.

The Railroad Days Choir Show will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday with another show by Phillip Dane Powell. JR Gullett and John Darin Rowsey will also perform. The Mead Memorial Choir will sing starting at 3:30 p.m., followed by the Bridges Christian Choir and the Russell Baptist Choir.

Merchandise and food vendors will be on site at the festival all weekend.

HEATHER DUMAS may be reached at (740) 353-3101, ext. 241, or hdumas@heartlandpublications.com.