Activities Info:
Second Saturdays
Monthly on Second Saturday
Join us at SCRM monthly on the Second Saturday for some extra fun including photo scavenger hunt, creative photo contest, lawn games & painting in Holstrom Park!
Enjoy some extra fun as you explore our campus in search of landmarks featured in our photo scavenger hunt – and if you can find our bonus clue (Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory) hiding somewhere snap a photo of him and upload it to social media for a chance to win a goodie bag of SCRM souvenirs. Or, take a creative photo and upload it to social media for a chance to win a weekend cab ride in one of our diesel engines!
Once you are at the Museum stop by our Museum Store, located at Pinacate Station, to enter our Registration Raffle for a chance to win a family 4-pack of weekend train and trolley rides tickets.
Contribute to our community mural! Grab your chalk at our Museum Store, located at Pinacate Station, and add your artistic flare. Chalk available while supplies last. A $1 donation for the chalk is greatly appreciated although not required. We will also have a painting tutorial in Holstrom Park at 10AM and 2PM. Paint a Locomotive and remember that in art “there are no mistakes, only happy accidents.” We will be painting on large sheets of Butcher Paper with washable Tempera Paint. Enjoy lawn games (Corn Hole, Mega Connect 4, Mega Jenga, & Ladder Golf) and bring a picnic to enjoy outdoors.
Parking, Event entry, participation and access to open exhibits is FREE.
Upcoming Dates
January 8th, 2022
HOLIDAY EVENT SCHEDULE: Normal weekend operations including Second Saturdays are suspended beginning Saturday October 30th, 2021 during the Museum’s Annual Holiday Events (Day Out with Thomas and The Polar Express Train Ride) and will resume Saturday, January 8th, 2022.
Details:
Second Saturday Parking, Entry to Grounds and Open Exhibits, and Event Participation are FREE.
Select Trains & Trolleys run Weekends – Visit our Weekend Rides page for information on Weekend Ride Tickets.
Train Rides Raffle
Once you are at the Museum remember to stop by our Museum Store, located at Pinacate Station, to enter our Raffle Drawing for a chance to win a family four pack of weekend train and trolley rides!
Winner will be announced the following Tuesday.
Bonus Clue Contest
BONUS CLUE: Join us in the Hunt For Sheldon!
Sheldon Cooper from the Big Bang Theory LOVES Trains! Sheldon is hidden somewhere on the grounds of Southern California Railway Museum. If you are able to find him, snap a photo and tag our Instagram @socalrailwaymuseum with #SCRMHuntForSheldon for a chance to win a goodie-bag of SCRM souvenirs!
Hunt for Sheldon winners will be announced the following Tuesday.
Creative Photo Contest
CREATIVE PHOTO CONTEST: Win a Weekend Cab Ride! Whether you are participating in our photo scavenger hunt, testing your skills on our hopscotch courses, or just enjoying your Second Saturday at Southern California Railway Museum flex your creativity by entering in our ‘Train-tastic Photo Challenge’.
While exploring SCRM find a moment to curate the most creative, off-the-rails, photo you can and tag it to our instagram @socalrailwaymuseum with #SCRMTraintastic for a chance to win a weekend cab ride in one of our Diesel Engines!
Creative Photo Contest winners will be announced the following Tuesday.
Car Barn 1 is now open to the General Public Weekends and during Events! Car Barns 2, 4, and 6 (Grizzly Flats) will be open depending on volunteer availability.
For your safety and the safety of others when riding the train or trolley, all guests over the age of two are required to wear face coverings. Please visit our COVID-19 GUIDANCE page for more information, and please note that this information is being updated continually.
