An illustration of a green steam locomotive pulling train cars full of holiday treats

Holiday Train Show®
Family Party

Thursday, November 30, 2023

5–9 p.m. | Holiday Train Show® and Garden Terrace Room

All aboard for a private viewing of NYC’s favorite holiday tradition! Featuring a festive family reception and adventure to get you in the holiday spirit!

Celebrate the holiday season and experience the Holiday Train Show® like never before with this exciting family event. The festivities begin with a private viewing of the Holiday Train Show at the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, specialty drinks, and plenty of seasonal treats for the kids. The fun continues in the Garden Terrace Room, where guests can enjoy a variety of activities and crafts to take home, and indulge in classic holiday recipes at a festive family dinner reception.

Learn more about this year’s Holiday Train Show & NYBG GLOW, and get excited for an expanded outdoor exhibition footprint—the ideal spot to capture picture-perfect holiday photos!

Proceeds support The New York Botanical Garden and its Children’s Education programs. For more information on this event, family packages and tickets, please contact Anita Hall at 914.579.1000 or familyparty@nybg.org.

If you are unable to attend but would like to support The New York Botanical Garden and its Children’s Education programs, please consider making a donation.

Registration for this event is now closed. Please contact familyparty@nybg.org if you have any questions, and save the date for the next Holiday Train Show Family Party next year, Friday, December 6, 2024.

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Holiday Train Show Family Party Highlights

  • Three small children in festive attire wearing dresses and bows are holding red potatos cutin half and using one side to press onto a green square.
  • A parent and child observe a holiday scene featuring a miniature building made from dried plant parts
  • A family of four wearing black winter clothes pose for a photo in a holiday setting
  • Three children in train conductor hats, one pouring whip cream into a white cup with tiny white marshmellows in a clear containter. There are red and white stripped candy canes in a basket.
  • Photo of attendees at the Holiday Train Show Family Benefit
  • HOLIDAY TRAIN SHOW: FAMILY BENEFIT
  • Three people dressed as stilt-walking train conductors pose for a photo
  • Five children dance energetically on a wooden dance floor
  • Two children with blonde hair watch as a model train passes through a miniature scene
  • Three people in black and brown dresses pose for a photo in a holiday party setting

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