COLUMBUS, Wis. — The 2022 CP Holiday Train is set to roll through southern Wisconsin on Friday and Saturday.
The holiday celebration on wheels is returning for its 24th year after holding virtual concerts in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inside one of the train’s box cars is a stage where live performers will entertain the crowds. Performers at the Wisconsin stops will be Alan Doye and Kelly Prescott.
The event is free to attend, but attendees are asked to bring cash or a non-perishable food donation to support food banks and food shelves across the country.
Event times are as follows:
- Watertown (Brandt Quirk Park): Arrival at 7:50 p.m. Friday, event from 8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Columbus (Amtrak Depot): Arrival at 9:05 p.m. Friday, event from 9:15 p.m. to 9:45 p.m.
- Portage (CP yard near Averbeck Street): Arrival at 1:15 p.m. Saturday, event from 1:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
- Wisconsin Dells (Amtrak Depot): Arrival at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, event from 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
- Mauston (Division Street railroad crossing): Arrival at 4 p.m. Saturday, event from 4:15 p.m. to 4:40 p.m.
- Tomah (Amtrak Depot): Arrival at 5:25 p.m. Saturday, event from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Since launching in 1999, the Holiday Train program has raised more than $21 million and collected more than five million pounds of food for food banks, according to Canadian Pacific.
For more information, click or tap here.
To see a list of events happening in your area or to submit an event, visit the Channel 3000/Madison Magazine Community Calendar here.
COPYRIGHT 2022 BY CHANNEL 3000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.