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A Brandywine Christmas: Brandywine Railroad
- When
- (Starts in 6 days)
- Where
- Chadds Ford, PA
- Date source
- Organizer site · brandywine.org
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About this event
A holiday favorite at the Brandywine Museum of Art since 1972, the Brandywine Railroad runs toy and scale model trains on 2,000 feet of track across an expansive O-gauge layout with more than 1,000 pieces. Locomotives, passenger and freight trains and trolleys pass a small village, a farm, factories, a drive-in movie theater and even a carnival, and push buttons and foot pedals let visitors interact with the scenes. Trees adorned with the museum's handmade Critter ornaments surround the display, and the 2026 season adds Greeting Seasons: Wintry Joy in Children's Illustration, with work by Micha Archer, Kevin Henkes, Chris Raschka and Audrey Helen Weber.
Our take: Let kids try the push buttons and foot pedals first, then slow down for the illustration exhibition once the trains have their attention.
Good to know
Daily 9:30 AM–5 PM; until 8 PM Fri–Sun Dec 18–Jan 3; Christmas Eve until 1 PM; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas
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