UPCOMING MUSEUM EVENTS

UPCOMING MUSEUM EVENTS

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a docent in a red vest giving a tour to a group of people

Docent Led Tours, Every second Friday at 10:30am

model train cars on a white table for sale

Swap meet, April 26, 2025

Summer kick off Family Day, may 17, 2025

Past events

The big exchange, may 1-18

Intro to Model Railroading Clinics, January 2025

Thomas Family Day, August 17, 2024

Polar Express Family Day, December 21, 2024

Halloween Family Day, October 26, 2024

Ales ‘N Rails, December 14, 2024

Yearly Calendar of events - 2025

January

1/1 New Year's Day - Museum Open
1/7 Free Resident Tuesday
1/7 Spring Exhibition: Powered by Diesel
1/11 Docent-led Museum Tour
1/20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day- Museum Open
1/25 Swap Meet 7am- 10:30am
1/31-2/2 La Mesa Operating Session

February

Museum Month - San Diego Museum Council
2/6 Free Resident Tuesday
2/14 Docent-led Museum Tour
2/17 President's Day- Museum Open

March

Summer Camp registration begins
3/4 Free Resident Tuesday
3/14 Docent-led Museum Tour

April

4/1 Free Resident Tuesday
4/5-4/6 La Mesa Operating Session
4/11 Docent-led Museum Tour
4/12-4/13 Easter Eggspress
4/26 Swap Meet 7am- 10:30am

May

The Big Exchange
5/6 Free Resident Tuesday
5/9 Docent-led Museum Tour
5/17 Summer Kick-off Family Day
5/19- 6/2 All-Gauge Layout
5/26 Memorial Day- Museum Open

June

6/3 Free Resident Tuesday
6/9 Summer Exhibition Opens
6/13 Club Meet and Greets and Docent-led Museum Tour
6/19 Juneteenth - Museum Open
6/28 Swap Meet 7am- 10:30am
Summer Camp begins

July

7/1 Free Resident Tuesday

7/4 Independence Day - Museum Open
7/11 Docent-led Museum Tour

August

8/5 Free Resident Tuesday
8/8 Docent-led Museum Tour
8/16 Thomas Family Day

September

9/1 Labor Day - Museum Open
9/2 Free Resident Tuesday
9/12 Docent-led Museum Tour

October

Kids Free Month - San Diego Museum Council
10/7 Free Resident Tuesday
10/10 Docent-led Museum Tour
10/11 Swap meet 7am-10:30am
10/12-10/27 All-Gauge Layout
10/31 Halloween Family Day

November

National Model Railroading Month
11/4 Free Resident Tuesday
11/14 Docent-led Museum Tour
11/11 Veterans Day - Museum Open
11/17 Winter Exhibition: Holiday Toy Trains
Lifetime Member Railroad Tie Reception -Postponed for Early 2025
11/28 Thanksgiving Day- Museum Closed

December

No Free Tuesday due to December Nights
12/5 & 12/6 December Nights - Museum closed 10am-4pm, open 5pm - 9:30pm
12/13 Ales N’ Rails 6 - 9:30pm
12/20 Polar Express Family Day
12/24 Christmas Eve- Museum Closes Early at 3pm
12/25 Christmas Day - Museum Closed
12/30 Museum Open
12/31 New Year's Eve- Museum Closes Early at 3pm

This calendar is subject to change.