January

• 1/1 New Year's Day - Museum Open

• 1/2 Free Resident Tuesday

• 1/8 Spring Exhibition: Tales of Thomas

• 1/15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day- Museum Open

• 1/27 Swap Meet 7am- 10:30am 

February

• Museum Month - San Diego Museum Council

• 2/6 Free Resident Tuesday

• 2/19 President's Day- Museum Open

• 2/26 Early Summer Camp registration for Museum Members

March

• 3/4 Summer Camp registration begins

• 3/5 Free Resident Tuesday

• 3/22 3-Rail Special Sale

• 3/23 & 3/24 Easter Eggspress  

• 3/25 Tales of Thomas closes for construction

April

• 4/2 Free Resident Tuesday

• 4/16 Tales of Thomas reopens

• 4/27 Swap Meet 7am- 10:30am 

May

• The Big Exchange

• 5/3 Daniel Tiger Family Day

• 5/7 Free Resident Tuesday

• 5/18-5/18 La Mesa Club 1950’s Time Table Operating Session

• 5/20 - 6/3 All-Gauge Layout

• 5/27 Memorial Day- Museum Open

June

• 6/4 Free Resident Tuesday

• 6/9 Last Day of Tales of Thomas Exhibit

• 6/11 Summer Exhibition: Mexican Railroad Opens

• 6/15-6/16 La Mesa Club Modern Track Warrant Operating Session

• 6/19 Juneteenth - Museum Open

• Summer Camp begins

July

• 7/2 Free Resident Tuesday

• 7/4 Independence Day - Museum Open

• 7/27 Swap Meet 7am- 10:30am 

August 

• 8/6 Free Resident Tuesday

• 8/17 Thomas Family Day

September

• First Responders Month  

• 9/2 Labor Day - Museum Open

• 9/3 Free Resident Tuesday

October

• Kids Free Month - San Diego Museum Council

• 10/1 Free Resident Tuesday

• 10/5 Swap Meet 7am-10:30am 

• All-Gauge Layout

• 10/26 Halloween Family Day

November

• National Model Railroading Month  

• 11/5 Free Resident Tuesday

• Winter Exhibition: Holiday Toy Trains

• Lifetime Member Railroad Tie Reception

• 11/28 Thanksgiving Day- Museum Closed

December

• 12/3 Free Resident Tuesday

• 12/7 & 12/8 December Nights 6 pm - 9:30pm 

• 12/14 Ales N’ Rails 6 - 10pm

• 12/21 Polar Express Family Day

• 12/24 Christmas Eve- Museum Closes Early at 3pm

• 12/25 Christmas Day - Museum Closed

• 12/31 New Year's Eve- Museum Closes Early at 3pm