Events
There's plenty to see, do and enjoy at heritage railway events around the UK. Many railways also offer experience days such as driving a train or dining experiences.
- All
- Steam Gala.
- Beer / Ale Event
- 1940s Event
- Vintage Vehicles
- Model Railways Event
- Diesel Gala
- Miniature Engine Rally
- Demonstration Goods Workings
- Children's Event
- Days out with Thomas
- Halloween Event
- Illuminated Train
- Christmas Event
- Polar Express
- Father Christmas Event
- All Dates
- Sep 2025
- Oct 2025
- Nov 2025
- Dec 2025
- Jan 2026
- Feb 2026
- Mar 2026
- Apr 2026
- May 2026
- Jun 2026
- Jul 2026
- Aug 2026
- Sep 2026
- Oct 2026
- Nov 2026
- Dec 2026
Chocolate Sunday
Come and enjoy a ride behind our Fry's Sentinel, the very locomotive that once worked at the Chocolate Factory.
- Date
- 12th October 2025
- Event Type(s)
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Steam Gala.Demonstration Goods WorkingsVintage Vehicles
- Location
- Bitton Station, Bath Road, Bitton, Bristol, BS30 6HD, GB
- Distance
- 0 away
Beer & Music Festival
Over the weekend, the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway is transformed into a 5-mile-long Beer & Music Festival.
- Date
- 16th October 2025
- Event Type(s)
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Beer / Ale Event
- Location
- The Railway Station, Haworth, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD22 8NJ, GB
- Distance
- 0 away
Giants of Steam
Get ready for Giants of Steam 2025 – A celebration of new-build steam!
- Dates
- 17th October 2025 - 19th October 2025
- Event Type(s)
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Steam Gala.
- Location
- Sheffield Park Station, Sheffield Park, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 3QL, GB
- Distance
- 0 away
Diesel Enthusiasts Day
Diesel Only days with either Loco or DMU traction
- Date
- 18th October 2025
- Event Type(s)
- Location
- Station Road, Chinnor, Oxfordshire, OX39 4ER, GB
- Distance
- 0 away
Chocolate Sunday
Come and enjoy a ride behind our Fry's Sentinel, the very locomotive that once worked at the Chocolate Factory.
- Date
- 19th October 2025
- Event Type(s)
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Steam Gala.Demonstration Goods WorkingsVintage Vehicles
- Location
- Bitton Station, Bath Road, Bitton, Bristol, BS30 6HD, GB
- Distance
- 0 away
Spooky Steam
Halloween Spooky Trains
- Dates
- 25th October 2025 - 26th October 2025
- Event Type(s)
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Halloween Event
- Location
- Chain Caul Road, Riversway Docklands, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 2PD, GB
- Distance
- 0 away
Real Ale Train
Enjoy a journey through the Essex countryside and enjoy a Real Ale or two!
- Date
- 25th October 2025
- Event Type(s)
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Beer / Ale Event
- Location
- Ongar Station, Station Approach, Ongar, Essex, CM5 9BN, GB
- Distance
- 0 away
Fright Week
Dare you ride the Ghost Train to North Weird
- Dates
- 25th October 2025 - 26th October 2025
- Event Type(s)
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Halloween Event
- Location
- Ongar Station, Station Approach, Ongar, Essex, CM5 9BN, GB
- Distance
- 0 away
Kids Go Free October Half Term
KIDS GO FREE! Free travel for every child with a full fare-paying adult. Max 2 children (0-15 years) per adult.
- Dates
- 25th October 2025 - 2nd November 2025
- Event Type(s)
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Children's Event
- Location
- Aylsham Station, Norwich Road, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6BW, GB
- Distance
- 0 away
Steam Gala
Steam Gala
- Dates
- 25th October 2025 - 26th October 2025
- Event Type(s)
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Steam Gala.
- Location
- Stephenson Steam Railway, Middle Engine Lane, North Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE29 8DX, GB
- Distance
- 0 away
Halloween spooky trains
Halloween spooky trains
- Dates
- 25th October 2025 - 26th October 2025
- Event Type(s)
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Halloween Event
- Location
- Apedale Country Park, Blackbank Road, Knutton, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 6AX, GB
- Distance
- 0 away
Halloween Spooktacular
Watch our play "Baba Yaga: The Witch in the Woods and take a train ride with Dracula!
- Dates
- 26th October 2025 - 27th October 2025
- Event Type(s)
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Halloween Event
- Location
- Quainton Road Station, Station Road, Quainton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 4BY, GB
- Distance
- 0 away
Murder Mystery
Murder Mystery Night
- Date
- 26th October 2025
- Event Type(s)
- Location
- Chain Caul Road, Riversway Docklands, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 2PD, GB
- Distance
- 0 away
Halloween Specials - 143612
Halloween Specials - 143612
- Date
- 26th October 2025
- Event Type(s)
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Children's EventHalloween Event
- Location
- Site of the former Cynheidre Colliery, Cynheidre, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, SA15 5DQ, GB
- Distance
- 0 away
Fright Week
Dare you ride the Ghost Train to North Weird
- Dates
- 29th October 2025 - 31st October 2025
- Event Type(s)
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Halloween Event
- Location
- Ongar Station, Station Approach, Ongar, Essex, CM5 9BN, GB
- Distance
- 0 away
Wickham Wednesday
We're offering rides over the full length of our operating line in our superbly restored Wickham Trolley.
- Date
- 29th October 2025
- Event Type(s)
- Location
- Midsomer Norton South Railway Station, Silver Street, Midsomer Norton, BA3 2EY, GB
- Distance
- 0 away
Halloween Train
Take a scary ride to the end of the line, will you return safely?
- Date
- 31st October 2025
- Event Type(s)
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Halloween Event
- Location
- The Station, Abbey Road, Llangollen, Denbighshire, LL20 8SN, GB
- Distance
- 0 away
Steam Gala
Celebrate 200 years of passenger railways at our Autumn Steam Gala from 31 October to 2 November 2025. Enjoy three days of intensive steam action with guest locomotives, brake van rides, and a display of vintage road steam engines.
- Dates
- 31st October 2025 - 2nd November 2025
- Event Type(s)
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Steam Gala.
- Location
- Station Road, Chinnor, Oxfordshire, OX39 4ER, GB
- Distance
- 0 away
Ride the Rocket
Take a special evening train to our firework display at Glyndyfrdwy.
- Date
- 5th November 2025
- Event Type(s)
- Location
- The Station, Abbey Road, Llangollen, Denbighshire, LL20 8SN, GB
- Distance
- 0 away
Diesel Gala
Take a trip through diesel history at the South Devon Railway, with classic locomotives from the 1950s and 60s running an intensive timetable along our scenic branch line.
- Date
- 8th November 2025
- Event Type(s)
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Diesel Gala
- Location
- The Station, Dart Bridge Road, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0DZ, GB
- Distance
- 0 away