Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Announces Minnesota Stops for 2025

Halloween isn't even here yet but the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train has already announced their stops for the 2025 holiday season! And, yes, of course, they'll be back in Minnesota.

Canadian Pacific Holiday Train 2025 Schedule

If you've never seen it, the train is all decked out in festive lights and decorations. Plus, at each stop, they have special music performances.

If your family loves to go or maybe you want to check it out for the first time, maybe start figuring out which stop you want to see/which one works best with your schedule.

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History of the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train started back in 1999. Each year, they collect donations for community food banks in the US and Canada where the train passes through.

Since 1999, they have "raised more than $24.3 million and collected approximately 5.3 million pounds of food" for people in need.

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At each stop during the holiday season, the Holiday Train collects "monetary or heart-healthy" food donations for a local food bank at that stop. So if your family goes to check out the Holiday Train this year, don't forget to bring your donation.

Minnesota's 2025 Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Schedule

SE MINNESOTA STOPS:

December 12th - 2:15-2:45 PM - La Crescent - 517 S Chestnut St. - Performers: American Authors and Pynk Beard

December 12th - 3:45-4:15 PM - Winona - 65 E Mark St. - Performers: American Authors and Pynk Beard

December 12th - 5:45-6:15 PM - Wabasha - Bruegger Park (Gambie Ave.) - Performers: American Authors and Pynk Beard

December 12th - 7:15-7:45 - Red Wing - Bay Point Park overflow parking lot (Levee Rd. and Bay Point Dr.) - Performers: American Authors and Pynk Beard

TWIN CITIES STOPS:

December 12th - 8:45-9:15 PM - Hastings - 500 E 2nd St. - Performers: American Authors and Pynk Beard

December 13th - 5:15-5:45 PM - Cottage Grove - 7064 W Point Douglas Rd. - Performers: American Authors and Pynk Beard

December 13th - 7-7:30 PM - St. Paul/Union Depot - 214 E 4 St. - Performers: American Authors and Pynk Beard

December 14th - 5-5:30 PM - Golden Valley - Golden Hills Dr. - Performers: American Authors and Pynk Beard

December 14th - 6:15-6:45 PM - St. Louis Park - Lake St. and Library Ln. - Performers: American Authors and Pynk Beard

December 14th - 8:15-8:45 PM - Minneapolis - 37 Ave. and Stinson Blvd. - Performers: American Authors and Pynk Beard

December 15th - 4:30-5 PM - Loretto - Co. Rd. 19 railway crossing - Performers: Lanco and Tiera Kennedy

CENTRAL MN STOPS:

December 15th - 6-6:30 PM - Buffalo - 5 St. NE - Performers: Lanco and Tiera Kennedy

December 15th - 7:30-8 PM - Annandale - Downtown Park, Harrison St. - Performers: Lanco and Tiera Kennedy

December 15th - 9-9:30 PM - Eden Valley - State St./State Hwy 22 railroad crossing - Performers: Lanco and Tiera Kennedy

December 16th - 10:15-10:45 AM - Glenwood - 20 15 St. NE - Performers: Lanco and Tiera Kennedy

December 16th - 11:45 AM-12:15 PM - Alexandria - 8 Ave. and Nokomis - Performers: Lanco and Tiera Kennedy

NORTH WEST MN STOPS:

December 16th - 2:45-3:15 PM - Detroit Lakes - Holmes St. Railroad Crossing (near Holmes Community Center, 826 Summit) - Performers: Lanco and Tiera Kennedy

December 16th - 4:20-4:50 PM - Mahnomen - US 59 and E Washington Ave. - Performers: Lanco and Tiera Kennedy

December 16th - 6:15-6:45 PM - Plummer - Central Ave. railway crossing - Performers: Lanco and Tiera Kennedy

December 16th - 7:45-8:15 PM - Thief River Falls - 405 3 St. E - Performers: Lanco and Tiera Kennedy

December 17th - 4:30-5 PM - Elbow Lake - US State Hwy 59 railroad crossing - Performers: Lanco and Tiera Kennedy