The 2024 Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is back! Holiday Train shows are free to attend. CP asks attendees to bring a cash or non-perishable food donation if they’re able. Local food shelves will set up collection stations at each event, with all donations made staying with local food banks to help people in need in the community.
The train is back with 20 stops planned for Minnesota, featuring musicians The Lone Bellow, Tiera Kennedy, Seaforth, and Alana Springsteen. The train’s schedule is subject to change. Times are subject to change! Please check the official schedule here for times and locations!
Tuesday, December 10th
- Winona: 3:45 pm | Amtrak Station, 65 East Mark Street
- Wabasha: 5:45 pm | Gambia Avenue railway crossing by Bruegger Park
- Hastings: 8:15 pm | CPKC Depot, 500 East Second Street
Wednesday, December 11th
- Cottage Grove: 5:15 pm | South Seiben Bridge, 7064 W Point Douglas Road
- St. Paul (Union Depot): 7:00 | St. Paul Union Depot, 214 E 4th Street
Thursday, December 12th
- Golden Valley: 5:00 pm | Railway Crossing at Golden Hills Drive
- St. Louis Park: 6:15 pm | Railway crossing at the intersection of W. Lake Street and Library Lane
- Minneapolis: 8:15 pm | Lions Park on 37th Avenue between 37th Avenue and Stinson Blvd
Friday, December 13th
- Loretto: 4:30 pm | Hennepin County Road 19 railway crossing
- Buffalo: 6:00 pm | 5th Street NE railway crossing
- Annandale: 7:30 pm | West side of Downtown Park over the Harris Street West railway crossing
It will also stop in these Minnesota cities: Rochester, Owatonna, Janesville, Austin, LaCrescent, Eden Valley, Glenwood, Alexandria, Detroit Lakes, Mahnomen, Plummer, Thief River Falls, and Elbow Lake.
The 2024 CPKC Holiday Train will tour Canada and the U.S. from November 21st through December 20th, raising money, food and awareness to support food banks across our network. Professional musicians play free concerts from the brightly decorated train’s stage. CPKC donates to the local food bank at each stop and encourages all attendees to make a monetary or heart-healthy food donation.
Since its inaugural journey in 1999, the CPKC Holiday Train has raised more than $24.3 million and collected approximately 5.3 million pounds of food for community food banks in Canada and the U.S.
This is the Holiday Train’s 26th year.
**Times are subject to change. Please check the official holiday train schedule to verify!**
3 comments
Will it be coming through Hinckley Minnesota?
Visiting the Holiday Train has been on our list for a few years and we were finally able to attend the Golden Valley MN stop last night. We had a ball! Everyone associated with the event from the parking, vendors, safety crew and the event organizers were amazing! We plan on making this a regular occurrence every year! Thank you CPKSR for putting on these events. The children (and the child in all of us) had a great time!
Oh that is so wonderful to hear. Glad you had a lovely time!