Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is Coming Through Minnesota Next Week, Here Are the 2024 Stops

It's the most wonderful time of the year and one very popular event that makes its way through the US and Minnesota each year is the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train.

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, start making your plans, because the holiday train is coming through Minnesota next week!

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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.

Weather Forecast for the Canadain Pacific Holiday Train Next Week

Starting next week the holiday train will be making its stops in Minnesota. It has gotten really cold really quick, though, so what's the weather looking like for these festivities?

Well, the train starts in southeast Minnesota, where the weather right now should be a high of about 28 and mostly cloudy.

The next stops are in the Twin Cities where the weather should be about a high of 23 and mostly cloudy.

Next, they head to the northeast side of the cities, where right now you can expect a high of 34 and mostly cloudy.

Then they head to the east-central part of the state where we should be sitting at about a high of 26 and mostly cloudy when the train will be there.

And finally, the train will make some stops in northern Minnesota where the high should be around 20 and mostly cloudy.

So across the board, the weather should be cooperative for going out to see the train! Not too cold and no gross slush.

Minnesota's 2024 Canadian Pacific Holiday Train Schedule

December 10th - 2:15-2:45 PM - La Crescent - 215 S Chestnut St.

December 10th - 3:45-4:15 PM - Winona - 65 E Mark St.

December 10th - 5:25-6:15 PM - Wabasha - Bruegger Park

December 10th - 8:15-8:45 PM - Hastings - 550 S 2nd St.

December 11th - 5:15-5:45 PM - Cottage Grove - 7064 W Point Douglas Rd.

December 11th - 7-7:30 PM - St. Paul/Union Depot - 214 E 4 St.

December 12th - 5-5:30 PM - Golden Valley - Golden Hills Dr.

December 12th - 6:15-6:45 PM - St. Louis Park - Lake St. and Library Ln.

December 12th - 8:15-8:45 PM - Minneapolis - 37 Ave. and Stinson Blvd.

December 14th - 4:30-5 PM - Loretto - Rd. 19

December 14th - 6-6:30 PM - Buffalo - 5 St. NE

December 14th - 7:30-8 PM - Annandale - Downtown Park, Harrison St.

December 14th - 9-9:30 PM - Eden Valley - State St., State Hwy 22

December 15th - 10:15-10:45 AM - Glenwood - 20 15 St. NE

December 15th - 11:45 AM-12:15 PM - Alexandria - 8 Ave. and Nokomis

December 15th - 2:45-3:15 PM - Detroit Lakes - Holmes Community Center, 826 Summit

December 15th - 4:20-4:50 PM - Mahnomen - US 59 and E Washington Ave.

December 15th - 6:15-6:45 PM - Plummer - Central Ave.

December 15th - 7:45-8:15 PM - Thief River Falls - 405 3 St. E

December 16th - 4:30-5 PM - Elbow Lake - US State Hwy 59