All Aboard The Polar Express Experience At The San Diego Model Railroad Museum

Don your pajamas for the all-new Polar Express Experience at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum!

This ticketed before-hours event will immerse children with special holiday activities around the museum, running model trains, and storytime with St. Nick himself, where he will read the classic Polar Express book.

A child’s ticket includes:

  • Polar Express Storytime with St. Nick under the tree in the Rollin’ in a Winter Wonderland holiday exhibit
  • Decorating craft ornaments to take home AND put on our wreath
  • Goodie bags including cocoa, cookies, and a silver bell
  • Be a special helper to our engineers to help to customize the museum’s Christmas Train that will run all day in our Toy Train Gallery!
  • Special early morning hours and all-day museum access

Limited seats on this train!

Children ages 2 and up is priced at $20, adult tickets are priced at $13.50 (the regular price of all-day museum admission!), and chidlren under 2 years old are FREE!

There are limited seats on this train, so hurry and grab your tickets now!

See you there, San Diego!

Share This Event
Event Details
The Latest
All-In 4 Change program grant
Harrah’s Resort Southern California is marking a decade of community impact by increasing its annual All-In 4 Change program grants to $250,000, representing a $100,000...
La Jolla Art & Wine Festival
The La Jolla Art & Wine Festival returns for its 17th year with exciting new additions that reflect the event’s commitment to evolving with the...
Pendry San Diego
Pendry San Diego has been named the #1 Hotel in San Diego in the 2025 edition of Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards, marking the...
San Diego Wellness Week
San Diego Wellness Week is coming as the city’s inaugural wellness celebration, featuring five days of curated pop-up events before culminating with the signature Novo...
Whiskey & Fire Liberty Station San Diego
Whiskey & Fire is coming to Liberty Station, combining Heritage Fire’s live-fire cooking with Whiskies of the World’s premium spirit tastings for a dynamic culinary...
Jitters Coffee Pub summer bash
Jitters Coffee Pub is transforming their newly renovated space and parking lot into an all-day Summer Bash. This community-wide celebration marks the official launch of...
Event Details
Upcoming Events
Taste of Eastlake
July 25, 2025
6:00 pm
The Taste of Eastlake is back, so mark your calendars and get ready to round up your crew for an evening of incredible eats, drinks,...
Comic-Con san diego event
July 24, 2025
9:30 am
If there’s one event that turns the city into a living, breathing celebration of fandom, it’s Comic-Con San Diego. The San Diego Convention Center becomes...
Whiskey & Fire Liberty Station San Diego
July 20, 2025
3:30 pm
Whiskey & Fire is coming to Liberty Station, combining Heritage Fire’s live-fire cooking with Whiskies of the World’s premium spirit tastings for a dynamic culinary...
San Diego Wellness Week
July 14, 2025
10:00 am
  • Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
San Diego Wellness Week is coming as the city’s inaugural wellness celebration, featuring five days of curated pop-up events before culminating with the signature Novo...
Rancho La Puerta's Culinary Week
July 12, 2025
2:00 pm
Rancho La Puerta’s Culinary Week brings together some of the region’s most acclaimed chefs for a weeklong celebration that showcases exactly why Baja California’s world-class...
Event Search: