New Hope Valley Railway's Santa Express
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 12/20/2025
New Hope Valley Railway’s very popular holiday attraction, Santa Express, is returning for 2025! Climb aboard the Santa Express for a 50-minute festive adventure through the twinkling, holiday-decorated woods! Play along with the Santa Express I Spy game as you spot cheerful decorations along the way. And of course, Santa himself will be on board to greet every passenger with a joyful “Ho, ho, ho!”
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Santa Express departures
- 9:30 a.m.
- 11 a.m.
- 12:30 p.m.
- 2:15 p.m.
- 3:45 p.m.
Stay cozy with hot chocolate or coffee in hand and enjoy yummy treats and bites from our local food trucks! Each day brings a food truck, dessert truck, and coffee truck to tempt your taste buds.
If the weather turns a bit chilly, make cozy memories by bringing along a blanket to snuggle under while you wait for your turn to visit Santa on the train.
Tickets are $18.61 and sell out quickly. Purchase tickets.
New Hope Valley Railway is also known as the Triangle’s Train, and is at 3900 Bonsai Road, New Hill, North Carolina, just 24 miles southwest of Raleigh.
Location:
New Hope Valley Railway, Bonsal Road, New Hill, NC, USA
See map: Google Maps
*Times, dates, and prices of any activity posted to our calendars are subject to change. Please be sure to click through directly to the organization’s website to verify.
The event has already taken place on this date:
12/20/2025
Time:
9:30am, 11:00am, 12:30pm, 2:15pm and 3:45pm
Price:
18.61 Children under 2 ride free
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