Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train Stopping in Central Minnesota for a Free Concert and to Benefit Local Food Shelves

Originally published October 15th, 2024

Updated 6:00 a.m. December 13th, 2024

(KNSI) — The 2024 Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train will be chugging through central Minnesota in December.

The train snakes its way across the country, supporting local food banks and raising money to fight food insecurity.

On Saturday, December 14th, the rolling party will pull into Annandale and get going on the west side of downtown park at the Harris Street West crossing about 7:30 p.m. From there, it heads to Eden Valley at the State Street railway crossing at State Highway 22. It’s expected to stop at 8:55, and the music will start at 9:00 p.m.

The singers on board this year are Seaforth and Alana Springsteen. Seaforth hails from Australia and is named after the town in Sydney where Mitch Thompson grew up. Alana Springsteen is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter. She is part of the 2024 CMT LISTEN UP campaign and was in the Class of 2023 for the CMT Next Women of Country.

Decorated with hundreds of thousands of LED lights, the train pulls into each town with professional musicians and Santa Claus on board to play a free concert right from a car that turns into a stage. The group also presents a check for the local food shelf at each stop and encourages attendees to do the same.

See the entire route by clicking here.

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