New Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Schedule Includes Stops In Minnesota

The CPKC Holiday Train will embark on its annual festive journey through the United States on Saturday, November 22, spreading holiday cheer while providing entertainment and supporting local food banks.

The CPKC Holiday Train began in 1999 as a way to raise money and collect food for North American food banks. The annual program actually features two brightly decorated trains, allowing them to visit as many communities as possible across Canada and the U.S.

In each community they visit, they host free concerts from a boxcar stage and collect donations. Since its inaugural journey in 1999, the CPKC Holiday Train has raised more than $26 million and collected approximately 5.4 million pounds of food for community food banks in Canada and the U.S.

The 2025 schedule was recently announced, featuring many stops in Minnesota. If you are anywhere near the communities where it's stopping should make the effort to be there and get into the holiday spirit. Please remember to bring a food shelf donation if you're able, and cash donations are also accepted.

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2025 Holiday Train Stops In Minnesota

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will make a total of 21 stops in Minnesota this year. The first 10 stops will feature free performances from American Authors, a popular pop-rock band that broke through with their hit "Best Day Of My Life", and Pynk Beard, known for his powerful fusion of country, soul, and gospel.

For the remaining 11 Minnesota stops, free concerts will be performed by the country group LANCO and Tiera Kennedy, one of the most amazing new voices in country music.

Here are the first 10 stops, which will include American Authors and Pynk Beard:

• Friday, December 12th, 2:15 PM -2:45 PM: La Crescent, 517 S Chestnut Street
• Friday, December 12th, 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM: Winona, 65 E Mark Street
• Friday, December 12th, 5:45 PM - 6:15 PM: Wabasha, Bruegger Park - Gambie Avenue
• Friday, December 12th, 7:15 PM - 7:45 PM: Red Wing, Bay Point Park overflow parking lot -Levee Road and Bay Point Drive
• Friday, December 12th, 8:45 PM - 9:15 PM: Hastings, 500 E 2nd Street
• Saturday, December 13th, 5:15 PM - 5:45 PM: Cottage Grove, 7064 W. Point Douglas Road
• Saturday, December 13th, 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM: St. Paul/Union Depot, 214 E 4 Street
• Sunday, December 14th, 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM: Golden Valley, Golden Hills Drive
• Sunday, December 14th, 6:15 PM - 6:45 PM: St. Louis Park, Lake Street and Library Lane
• Sunday, December 14th, 8:15 PM - 8:45 PM: Minneapolis, 37 Avenue and Stinson Boulevard

After the stop in Minneapolis, the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will continue visiting communities in Minnesota, but LANCO and Tiera Kennedy will be performing for the 11 remaining stops in the state.

Here last round of stops in Minnesota:

• Monday, December 15th, 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Loretto, County Road 19 railway crossing
• Monday, December 15th, 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Buffalo, 5 Street NE
• Monday, December, December 15th, 7:30 PM - 8 PM: Annandale, Downtown Park, Harrison Street
• Monday, December 15th, 9:00 PM - 9:30 PM: Eden Valley, State Street railroad crossing, also known as State Highway 22
• Tuesday, December 16th, 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM: Glenwood, 20 15 Street NE
• Tuesday, December 16th, 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM: Alexandria, 8 Avenue and Nokomis
• Tuesday, December 16th, 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM: Detroit Lakes, Holmes Street Railroad Crossing, near Holmes Community Center, 826 Summit
• Tuesday, December 16th, 4:20 PM - 4:50 PM: Mahnomen, US 59 and E Washington Avenue
• Tuesday, December 16th, 6:15 PM - 6:45 PM: Plummer, Central Avenue railway crossing
• Tuesday, December 16th, 7:45 PM - 8:15 PM: Thief River Falls, 405 3 Street E.
• Wednesday, December 17th, 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Elbow Lake, US State Highway 59 railroad crossing

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