UPCOMING MUSEUM EVENTS
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Docent Led Tours November 13, 2026
Community Swap Meet November 7, 2026
November 23 through January 3, 2027
Ales ‘N Rails November 21, 2026
Trains & Treats October 31 & November 1, 2026
Yearly Calendar of events - 2026
January
1/1 New Year's Day - Museum Open
1/5 Spring Exhibition Load in
1/8 Free Resident Thursday
1/19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day- Museum Open
1/30-2/1 La Mesa Operating Session
February
2/12 Free Resident Thursday
2/16 President's Day- Museum Open
2/21 Swap Meet - 7:30 am - 10:30 am
March
3/12 Free Resident Thursday
3/14-3/15 La Mesa Club Op Session
3/28-3/29 Easter Eggspress Family Day
3/30 Spring Break - Museum Open
April
4/9 Free Resident Tuesday
May
5/7 Free Resident Thursday
5/23 Swap Meet
5/25 Memorial Day- Museum Open
5/30-31 La Mesa Club Op Session
June
6/11 Free Resident Thursday
6/13 Summer Kick-Off Family Day
6/19 Juneteenth - Museum Open
6/21 Father’s Day
July
7/9 Free Resident Thursday
7/4 Independence Day - Museum Open
August
8/13 Free Resident Thursday
8/15 Thomas Family Day
September
9/7 Labor Day - Museum Open
9/10 Free Resident Thursday
October
10/8 Free Resident Thursday
10/12 Indigenous People’s Day - Museum Open
10/31 All-Gauge Layout
10/31&11/1 Trains & Treats: Halloween Family Day
10/31 La Mesa Op Session
November
National Model Railroading Month
11/11 Veterans Day - Museum Open
11/12 Free Resident Thursday
11/13 Docent-led Museum Tour
11/16 Winter Exhibition: Holiday Toy Trains
11/21 Ales N’ Rails
11/23 Monday, Thanksgiving Break – Museum Open
11/24 Tuesday, Thanksgiving Break – Museum Open
11/25 Wednesday, Thanksgiving Break - Museum Open
11/26 Thanksgiving Day- Museum Closed
11/27 Friday, Black Friday- Museum Open
December
No Free Tuesday due to December Nights
12/5 & 12/6 December Nights - Museum closed 10am-4pm, open 5pm - 9:00pm
12/11 Docent-led Museum Tour
12/19 Polar Express Family Day
12/24 Christmas Eve- Museum Open 11 am - 4 pm
12/25 Christmas Day - Museum Closed
12/30 Museum Open 11 am - 4 pm
12/31 New Year's Eve- Museum Open 11 am - 4 pm
1/1/27 New Years Day - Museum Open 11 am - 4 pm
This calendar is subject to change.