Exhibition

Holiday Express Train Show



December 2, 2023 — December 31, 2023

The Annual Fairfield Museum Holiday Express Train Show is open from December 2 to December 31, 2023.

Don’t miss this holiday tradition! Young and old alike delight in the large and small-scale model trains winding around spectacular winter villages and beautiful holiday scenery. Members of the Fairfield-based Housatonic Model Railroad Club, the Connecticut G-Scalers Club, and the Central Connecticut G-Gaugers Club will be on hand to answer questions and point out details of the collectibles, classic trains, modular dioramas, and antique trains in this eye-popping holiday display.

Holiday Express Train Show Hours:

Mondays – Fridays: 10 am-1 pm
Saturdays – Sundays: 10 am-4 pm
December 26-December 29: 10 am-4 pm
Closed Christmas Day & New Year’s Day

Admission:

$5/adult, $3/senior, $3/child over 5. Members and children ages 5 and under are FREE.

 

Exhibition-Related Events & Programs

Tuesdays in December | 9:30-10 am | All Aboard! Storytime

December 2, 2023 | 10 am-4 pm | Pop-Up Display in Research Library

December 2, 2023 | 5-7 pm | Holiday Express Train Show Grand Opening Celebration

December 3, 2023 | 9-10 am | Santa Visits the Holiday Express Train Show (Members Only)

December 3, 2023 | 10 am-12 pm | Santa Visits the Holiday Express Train Show

December 3, 2023 | 11 am-3 pm | Holiday Wreath Workshop for Adults

December 9, 2023 | 10 am-3:30 pm | Build-a-Train Family Workshop

December 10, 2023 | 2-3:30 pm | “A Christmas Carol” as Haunted Humor: How Dickens Knows that Laughter Redeems Us 

December 12, 2023 | 6:30-7:30 pm | Local to Fairfield Talk | Trains, Planes & Automobiles

December 16, 2023 | 10 am-3:30 pm | Candy House Family Workshop

December 26-28, 2023 | 10 am-12 pm | Drop-in: Paint-a-Train (while supplies last)

 

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Exhibition Supporters

Thank you to our Holiday Express Train Show sponsors, Hatfield Insurance Agency Inc., and Fairfield Rotary Club.
And for the generous support from Connecticut G-Scalers Club, The Housatonic Model Railroad Club, and Hobbytown Fairfield.