2025
Great Midwest Train Show - - Jan 5 - Feb 2 - Mar 2 - Apr 6 - May 4 - June 1- Aug 6 - Sept 3 - Oct 7 - Nov 2 - Dec 7 - Wheaton, IL at the DuPage County Fairgrounds. Hours are 9 AM to 3 PM. https://www.trainshow.com
February 15-16, 2025 - - MAD City Train Show in Madison, Wisconsin: - https://www.nmra-scwd.org/scwd-events.html
March 9th - - Springfield Train Fair is at the Illinois State Fairgrounds ( 801 Sangamon Ave) from 10 AM to 4 PM. ( www.springfieldtrainfair.com)
March 9th - - swap meet at Kenosha Union Hall (3030 39th Ave, Kenosha, Wisconsin). $5 admission, 9 to 1 PM (262-331-0392) March 15th - - V
March 16th - - Countryside Collectors Classic Toy Show at the Park Place of Country-side, 6200 Joliet Road in Countryside, Illinois. I think the place is also known as Local 150 Union Hall. Show hours are 10 Am to 2 PM, admission is $10. This show has models, die cast, slot cars, action figures and other new and vintage toys. https://www.uniqueeventsshows.com/shows/countryside-collectors-classic-show-
March 29th 2025 - - All American Railroad Show at Lyons Township High School
March
29-30, 2025 - - Rock River Valley Train Show in Machesney Park, Illinois (near Rockford): - https://www.rrvd-nmra.com/2025ShowInformation.pdf
July 13-18 2025 - - Big Train Operator Club convention in Helen, Georgia: - https://bigtrainoperator.com/
June 4-7 , 2025 - - Midwest garden railroad gathering in Collinsville, Oklahoma ( north of Tulsa) - Registration closes
May 1st
https://midwestgardenrailroadgathering2025.com/
June 18-22 -- National Garden Railway Convention in Sacramento, CA - https://www.ngrc2025.org/
June ?? - ?? - Galesburg Railroad Days - DOWNTOWN Galesburg, Illinois - https://www.galesburgrailroaddays.com/
July 14-19, 2025 - - NMRA National Convention - Novi, MichiganSeptember - https://nmra2025.com/
September 3-6, 2025 - - National Narrow Gauge Convention in Collinsville, IL / St Louis, MO •
https://www.45nngc.com/
Aug 30-Sept 1, 2025 -- Labor Day Train Show -- Illinois Railway Museum -- Union, IL
