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Special Events

Throughout the year Southern California Railway Museum hosts many special events. Click the picture or link to find details, ticket pricing and times.

If you are a member and are interested in volunteering for anything of these events please use this link to sign up!

Ongoing
Weekend Train & Trolley Rides
Merit Badge Program
Operations Training

January
Fred Harvey Experience

March
Spring Swap Meet
STEAM Fest Express

April
BBQ, Boots & Brew
Third Fridays Food & Makers’ Fair
Behind the Scenes

May
Antique Truck Show
Mother’s Day Tea
Third Fridays Food & Makers’ Fair

June
Third Fridays Food & Makers’ Fair
Groove Train

July
Third Fridays Food & Makers’ Fair
Taste of Perris Music Festival

August
Third Fridays Food & Makers’ Fair
Sizzling Summer Nights

September
Fall Swap Meet
Perris Appreciation Day

October
Rods & Rails
La Raza Run

November
Day Out With Thomas

December
The Polar Express

Day Out With Thomas

November 2, 3, 9, 10 & 11 2024

All aboard for a day of family fun with Thomas and Percy! Thomas is returning to the Southern California Railway Museum this FALL!

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Weekend Train & Trolley Rides

Saturdays & Sundays*

You can take a ride on the Museum Railway on a real operating Trolley or behind a Locomotive every Saturday and Sunday – ride as many times as you like during our operating hours.

*except during special ticketed events

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The Polar Express

Select Dates November & December 2024

THE POLAR EXPRESS™ Train Ride is returning to Southern California Railway Museum for the 2024 holiday season!

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Fred Harvey Experience

January 25, 2025

Enjoy a unique Fred Harvey Dining Experience hosted by the Harvey Girl Historical Society.

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Merit Badge Program

Upcoming Dates: January 25, February 22, April 26, May 21

Program includes introduction to railroad history, tour of collection, and a ride on one of our historic trolleys.

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Swap Meet & Pacific Electric Day

March 8, 2025

Southern California Railway Museum’s annual Spring Swap Meet. Buy and sell railroad antiques, collectibles, scale models, and toy trains. Pacific Electric Cars departing every 30 minutes.

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STEAM Fest Express

March 15th & 16th, 2025

Hop on Board for the S.T.E.A.M. Fest Express at Southern California Railway Museum, featuring “Buddy” from the PBS Show “Dinosaur Train.”

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Behind the Scenes

April 5 & 6, 2025

Go “Behind the Scenes” at the Museum and see what goes into maintaining the West’s largest collection of rail cars, with tours, and access to areas not normally open to the public (like Carhouse 7).

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BBQ, Boots & Brew

April 12, 2025
Join us for BBQ, Boots and Brew: a KCBS Sanctioned Master’s Series BBQ Competition, a day full of amazing BBQ, unique craft beer, and live music.
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Antique Truck Show

May 17, 2025

The past will roar to life at the Antique Truck Show. Presented in conjunction with the American Truck Historical Society Southern California Chapter.

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