2024 Holiday Train Steaming Through Minnesota and Iowa

Calling all holiday lovers, you don't want to miss this! The CPKC Holiday Train is touring the U.S. and Canada again this year and it is making a lot of stops in Minnesota and Iowa.

This will be the 26th year that the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Holiday Train will be trekking across Canada and the U.S. spreading holiday cheer and a great message too. This year the train will be rolling down the tracks from November 21 to December 20.

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train has been raising money and awareness for food banks at every stop they make. Since 1999 the train has raised more than $22.5 million and more than 5 million pounds of food for community food banks across North America.

This is not only a fundraising event, it is also an entertainment event, as the train has its very own stage, where you'll see some very talented singers and musicians perform.

These are the stops we know about:

Holiday Train 2024 in Minnesota

• 12/10 La Crescent at 215 South Chestnut Street (2:15 p.m.)
• 12/10 Winona at 65 East Mark Street (3:45 p.m.)
• 12/10 Wabasha at Bruegger Park (5:45 p.m.)
• 12/10 Hastings at 500 East Second Street (7 p.m.)
• 12/11 Cottage Grove at 7064 West Point Douglas Road (5:15 p.m.)
• 12/11 St. Paul at Union Depot (7 p.m.)
• 12/12 Golden Valley at Golden Hills Drive (5 p.m.)
• 12/12 St. Louis Park at Lake Street & Library Lane (6:15 p.m.)
• 12/12 Minneapolis at 37 Avenue & Stinson Boulevard (8:15 p.m.)
• 12/14 Loretto at Road 19 (4:30 p.m.)
• 12/14 Buffalo at 5 Street Northeast (6 p.m.)
• 12/14 Annandale at Downtown Park (7:30 p.m.)
• 12/14 Eden Valley at State Street - State Highway 22 (9 p.m.)
• 12/15 Glenwood at 20 15 Street Northeast (10:15 a.m.)
• 12/15 Alexandria at 8 Avenue & Nokomis (11:45 p.m.)
• 12/15 Detroit Lakes at Holmes Community Center (2:45 p.m.)
• 12/15 Mahnomen at US 59 & East Washington Avenue (4:20 p.m.)
• 12/15 Plummer at Central Avenue (6:15 p.m.)
• 12/15 Thief River Falls at 405 3 Street East (7:45 p.m.)
• 12/16 Elbow Lake at US State Highway 59 (4:30 p.m.)

Holiday Train 2024 in Iowa:

Wed, November 27 (Performers are American Authors and KT Tunstall)

• Clinton: 3:15 p.m. arrival; Event at East end of Main Avenue, near Sawmill Museum from 3:15pm to 3:45pm
• Davenport: 6:00 p.m. arrival; Event at the corner of Western Avenue and West River Drive from 6 to 6:30 p.m.
• Muscatine: 7:45 p.m. arrival; Event at West end of River Side Park at Chesnut Street and Harbor Drive 7:45 to 8:15 p.m.

Thurs, November 28 (Performers are American Authors and KT Tunstall)

• Ottumwa: 10 a.m. arrival; Event at CPKC station, 1300 Wildwood Drive across I34 from Kohl’s 10 to 10:30 a.m.

Sources: Iowa Road Trip, Explore Minnesota, CPKC Holiday Train, CPKC Holiday Train Facebook