Steam School at Rough & Tumble

The 2025 Steam School is Full.

Rough and Tumble offers several schools during the year with more info here.

Steam School registration for takes place Friday morning at the “Time of Harvest” show in October for the following year. We take the first 24 students to sign up. In 2016, the 2017 school filled in 55 minutes so be at the show grounds early to sign up. Steam School takes place the weekend after Spring Steam Up, rain or shine.   

Students have the chance to operate 8 different steam traction engines and our two steam trains, “Little Toot” and the “Shay” as well as a steam roller and more. Our two day Steam School will be held Saturday May 17 and Sunday May 18,  2025. For more information on our next available 2025 school click here.

Admission is free to watch students learning to operate unique antique steam equipment. Class is rain or shine.