S Fest West
Each year there is a "Fest" held in California. It is rotated among three clubs, namely the Golden Gate American Flyer Club, the Sacramento Valley American Flyer Club, and the Southern California S Gaugers. When it is held by the Golden Gate or Sacramento Valley club, the event is called the "Flyer Fest West"; when it is held by the Southern California S Gaugers, it is called the "S Fest West". The S Fest West is a gathering of American Flyer, hi-rail, scale, and narrow-gauge modelers.
Even though the NASG is not directly involved with S Fest West shows, we still wanted to have a page dedicated to this annual meeting. If you want to stay up on the latest related to S Fest West shows, bookmark this page.
2023
Location:
Buena Park, CA
Organized By:
Southern California S Gaugers
Web Site:
Notes:
Scheduled to be held on Saturday, September 16th, 2023 at the Knott's Berry Farm Hotel..
2019
Location:
Buena Park, CA
Organized By:
Southern California S Gaugers
Web Site:
Notes:
The car is still available on the club's web site.
A few photos are available on the club's web site (scroll down that page a bit)
Event Car: American Models Morrell Reefer
2016
Location:
Monrovia, CA
Organized By:
Southern California S Gaugers
Notes:
A report of this show can be found in the January 2017 issue of the NASG's Dispatch magazine.
Event Car: Lionel SOHIO Tank Car
2013
Location:
Monrovia, CA
Organized By:
Southern California S Gaugers
Registrations:
150
Notes:
A report of this show can be found in the September 2013 issue of the S Gaugian magazine.
Event Car: Lionel GB&W Reefer
2010
Location:
Arcadia, CA
Organized By:
Southern California S Gaugers
Link:
Notes:
This was the first year this show was held by this club (but still part of the Flyer Fest West rotation). The tradition this club started was to have Lionel produce an S-scale version of a car that A.C. Gilbert had previously produced in HO-scale only. A write-up about the show can be found in the January 2011 issue of the S Gaugian magazine.
Event Car: Lionel Karo Syrup Tank Car