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This page provides a
calendar of 200+ upcoming model train shows, railroadiana shows (lanterns,
china, timetables, paper, collectibles, etc.), auctions, and model railroad conventions in
the U.S. & Canada. Past events are found on the
Models Train Shows Archive Page. To add your show to this page,
please Submit Your Event.
FEATURED TRAIN SHOWS
Melbourne Train Show (March 7)
Operating layouts & vendors. 9a-2p. Adults $5. Under 10 free. Info/tables call
321-805-1963. Details: see website
Azan Shrine Center; 1591 W Eau Gallie Blvd; Melbourne, Florida 32935 (I-95
exit 183, east 4 miles)
Greater Toledo Train & Toy Show (March 8)
Highly attended, comprehensive show featuring trains of all gauges
and toys of all kinds. Layouts, displays, and exhibits. Adults $6
(11a-3p). Early Birds $10 (9a-3p). 12 & under free. Free parking. Details: see website
Owens Community College SHAC; 30335 Oregon Road; Perrysburg, Ohio
43551
Albany Train Show (March 14)
O,
HO & N gauge train layouts.
100+ tables of model trains and railroad-related items. Free appraisals by
experts. On-site train doctor to fix your ailing engines.
9a-3p. Adults $5. 12 & under free. Free parking. Details:
see website
Polish Community Center; 225 Washington Avenue Extension; Albany, New York
12205
Maine 3Railers Annual Model Railroad Show (March 21)
Operating displays, demonstrations, vendors, and trains for kids.
10a-3p. Admission $4. 12 & under free. Family limit $10. Tables and info contact
Richard Ridolfo, 603-929-1441. Details:
see website
Elks Lodge #964; 397 Civic Center Drive; Augusta, Maine 04330
2nd Annual Herington Railroad Days & Kansas Central Division NMRA Meet (May
2-3)
Model train & memorabilia show. N, HO & G layouts. Many vendors.
Abilene & Smoky Valley RR excursion from venue. NMRA meet w/ Kansas Central Div.
9a-4p. Admission by donation. Tables $20/ea. Details:
see website
Herington Community Building; 800 S Broadway; Herington, Kansas 67449
Peoria Rocket 2020 (May 14-17)
2020 Midwest Region NMRA Convention. Photo & model contests with NMRA judging,
clinics, layout tours, operating sessions, spouse activity, Linus Quilting
Project, and banquet. Details: see website
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites (309-698-3333); 101 Holiday Street; East Peoria,
Illinois 61611
National Garden Railway Convention 2020 (May 31 - June 6)
36th NGRC convention. This event has an all-scales train show but NGRC events
are well-known due to the tours of garden railroad layouts. Come see "Music
City" and enjoy trains. Details: see website
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center; Nashville, Tennessee 37214
Melbourne Train Show (June 6)
Operating layouts & vendors. 9a-2p. Adults $5. Under 10 free. Info/tables call
321-805-1963. Details: see website
Azan Shrine Center; 1591 W Eau Gallie Blvd; Melbourne, Florida 32935 (I-95
exit 183, east 4 miles)
29th Annual Tallahassee Model Railroad Show & Sale (June 27)
All scales including G, O, HO, N, Z, T, and live steam. New & used trains and
accessories from Lionel, Atlas, Kato & Broadway Limited. 9a-4p. Admission $6. 12
& under free. Contact
Andy J. Zimmerman. Details:
see website
North Florida Fairgrounds; 441 Paul Russell Road; Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Melbourne Train Show (September 5)
Operating layouts & vendors. 9a-2p. Adults $5. Under 10 free. Info/tables call
321-805-1963. Details: see website
Azan Shrine Center; 1591 W Eau Gallie Blvd; Melbourne, Florida 32935 (I-95
exit 183, east 4 miles)
FEBRUARY 2020
NMRA Lone Star Region 2020
Convention
Houston, Texas (February 13-15)
Greater Houston Train Show
Stafford, Texas (February 15)
Regal Railways Toy Train,
Collectible & Hobby Show
Kissimmee, Florida (February 15)
Sooner Division TTOS Winter
Train Show
Stillwater, Oklahoma (February 15)
Maurer Toy Train Auction
Spring City, Pennsylvania (February 15)
Scale Rails Spring Train
Show
Fort Myers, Florida (February 15-16)
World's Greatest Hobby on
Tour
Hampton, Virginia (February 15-16)
Greenberg's Great Train & Toy Show
Wilmington, Delaware (February 15-16)
Greenberg's Great Train & Toy Show
Hampton, Virginia (February 15-16)
Pearl River Train Show
Pearl River, New York (February 15-17)
Beaver-Lawrence Railway
Historical Society Frosty Rails Train Show
New Castle, Pennsylvania (February 16)
Grand Canyon Model
Railroaders Cactus Winter Swap Meet
Phoenix, Arizona (February 22)
TTOS NMD Toy Train Swap
Meet
Albuquerque, New Mexico (February 22)
TCA Southern Division Train
Show
Pinellas Park, Florida (February 22)
Grand Strand Model Railroaders Model Train Show
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina (February 22-23)
San Antonio Model Railroad
Association 44th Annual Jamboree & Train Show
Garden Ridge, Texas (February 22-23)
Kanawha Valley Model Train
& Craft Show
Saint Albans, West Virginia (February 22-23)
The Great Train Show
Novi, Michigan (February 22-23)
The Great Train Show
San Jose, California (February 22-23)
Greenberg's Great Train & Toy Show
Monroeville, Pennsylvania (February 22-23)
Pearl River Train Show
Pearl River, New York (February 22-23)
Sponsored Links
Smokey City Rails Train Show & Sale
Helena, Alabama (February 28-29)
Asheville Train Show
Fletcher, North Carolina (February 28-29)
National Museum of
Transportation Model Train Show
St. Louis, Missouri (February 29)
Florida Citrus Model Train
Society Train Show & Swap Meet
Pembroke Pines, Florida (February 29)
Maurer Toy Train Auction
Spring City, Pennsylvania (February 29)
World's Greatest Hobby on
Tour
St. Paul, Minnesota (February 29 - March 1)
Greenberg's Great Train & Toy Show
Edison, New Jersey (February 29 - March 1)
Pearl River Train Show
Pearl River, New York (February 29 - March 1)
MARCH 2020
TCA Atlantic Division
Train Show
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (March 1)
Duneland Model Railroad
Club Michigan City Swap Meet
Michigan City, Indiana (March 1)
Niagara Model Railway Show
St. Catharines, Ontario (March 1)
Cheshire Train Show
Cheshire, Connecticut (March 1)
Melbourne Train Show
Operating layouts & vendors. 9a-2p. Adults $5. Under 10 free. Info/tables call
321-805-1963. Details: see website
Azan Shrine Center; 1591 W Eau Gallie Blvd; Melbourne, Florida 32935 (I-95
exit 183, east 4 miles) (March 7)
Naptown & White River
Model
Train Show & Open House
Indianapolis, Indiana (March 7)
Independence Train & Toy Show
Independence, Ohio (March 7)
Maumee Valley Railroad Club Model Railroad Show & Swap Meet
Vendors and operating layouts. 9a-2p. Adults $5. Families $7.
Children
12 & under free.
Coliseum Bingo; 911 West Washington Center Road; Fort Wayne, Indiana
46825 (March 7)
Carolina Coastal Railroaders 25th Annual Train Show
New Bern, North Carolina (March 7-8)
Bakersfield Model Train
Show
Bakersfield, California (March 7-8)
Rocky Mountain Train Show
Denver, Colorado (March 7-8)
Sioux City Cosmopolitan
Train Show
South Sioux City, Nebraska (March 7-8)
Pearl River Train Show
Pearl River, New York (March 7-8)
Greater Toledo Train & Toy Show
Highly attended, comprehensive show featuring trains of all gauges
and toys of all kinds. Layouts, displays, and exhibits. Adults $6
(11a-3p). Early Birds $10 (9a-3p). 12 & under free. Free parking. Details: see website
Owens Community College SHAC; 30335 Oregon Road; Perrysburg, Ohio
43551 (March 8)
Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (March 8)
Montvale Train Show
Montvale, New Jersey (March 8)
Central Operating Lines
All Gauge Swap Meet
Farmingville, New York (March 8)
Southern New England
Chapter (SNEC) TCA Toy Train Show
East Greenwich, Rhode Island (March 8)
Albany Train Show
O,
HO & N gauge train layouts.
100+ tables of model trains and railroad-related items. Free appraisals by
experts. On-site train doctor to fix your ailing engines.
9a-3p. Adults $5. 12 & under free. Free parking. Details:
see website
Polish Community Center; 225 Washington Avenue Extension; Albany, New York
12205 (March 14)
Cincinnati Division 7 NMRA
Spring Flea Market & Trade Show
West Chester, Ohio (March 14)
NWV Vermont Rails Model
Railroad Show
St. Albans, Vermont (March 14)
Blissfield Model Railroad
Club Open House
Blissfield, Michigan (March 14-15)
Rochester Shamrock Train Show
Rochester, New York (March 15)
Wayne Train Show
Wayne, New Jersey (March 15)
Arkansas City Train Show
Arkansas City, Kansas (March 20-21)
Maine 3Railers Annual Model Railroad Show
Operating displays, demonstrations, vendors, and trains for kids.
10a-3p. Admission $4. 12 & under free. Family limit $10. Tables and
info contact
Richard Ridolfo, 603-929-1441. Details:
see website
Elks Lodge #964; 397 Civic Center Drive; Augusta, Maine 04330
(March 21)
Sponsored Links
Elkhart Model Railroad Club
Train Show
Nappanee, Indiana (March 21)
South Florida Railway
Museum Model Train Swap Meet & Flea Market
Boca Raton, Florida (March 21)
The Great Train Show
Pleasanton, California (March 21-22)
Mid-Michigan Model Train
Show
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan (March 22)
Columbia Model Train Show
Columbia, South Carolina (March 28)
Delaware Train Show
New Castle, Delaware (March 28)
Regal Railways Toy Train,
Collectible & Hobby Show
Pinellas Park, Florida (March 28)
Croydon Fire Company 3rd Annual Train Show
80+ dealer tables selling trains. Opens 8:30a. Adults $3. 10 & under
free. Sellers contact George - 267-784-7546.
Croydon Fire Company; 911 State Road; Croydon, Pennsylvania 19021
(March 28)
Randolph Railroad Days
2020
Randolph, Minnesota (March 28-29)
The Great Train Show
Dayton, Ohio (March 28-29)
Greenberg's Great Train & Toy Show
Wilmington, Massachusetts (March 28-29)
Brick Train Show
Brick, New Jersey (March 29)
Iron and Steel Spring Rail Fest
All gauge model train show. Vendors and operating model
train layout. 10a-4p Admission $5. 12 & under free.
St. Lucy Palermo Banquet Center; 394 Tenney Avenue; Campbell,
Ohio 44405 (March 29)
APRIL 2020
2020 Sn3 Symposium
Albuquerque, New Mexico (April 2-4)
Florida Rail Fair
DeLand, Florida (April 4)
Bunker Hill Train Club Show
Ranson, West Virginia (April 4)
Franklin Spring Train Show
Franklin, Indiana (April 4)
Arkansas Railroad Museum
25th Annual Railroadiana Show & Sale
Pine Bluff, Arkansas (April 4)
18th Annual NC Railroad Expo
Hickory, North Carolina (April 4)
Roundhouse Model Train
Show
Baltimore, Maryland (April 4-5)
46th Annual Lindsay Spring Train Show
Lindsay, Ontario (April 4-5)
Spring Into Summer Train
Show
North Tonawanda, New York (April 5)
Medina Model Railroad & Toy
Show
Medina, Ohio (April 5)
Central Operating Lines
All Gauge Swap Meet
Farmingville, New York (April 5)
Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (April 5)
Buckeye Train Show
Columbus, Ohio (April 18)
Regal Railways Toy Train,
Collectible & Hobby Show
Crystal River, Florida (April 18)
Southern Maine Model
Railroad Club Train Show
Westbrook, Maine (April 18)
Greater Grand Rapids
Spring Train Show
Wyoming, Michigan (April 18)
Ontario Narrow Gauge Show
Hamilton, Ontario (April 18)
Davenport Model Railroad Show
300+ tables of model trains, lanterns, and
memorabilia for sale. 9:30a-4:00p. Admission $5. 12 & under free.
Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds; 2815 West Locust Street;
Davenport, Iowa 52804 (April 18)
Blissfield Model Railroad
Club Open House
Blissfield, Michigan (April 18-19)
Supertrain 2020
Calgary, Alberta (April 18-19)
Titletown Train Show
Green Bay, Wisconsin (April 18-19)
New Braunfels Railroad
Museum Annual Train Show Jamboree
New Braunfels, Texas (April 18-19)
Youngstown Model Railroad Association Toy Train Flea Market
Salem, Ohio (April 19)
NMRA Pacific Northwest
Region "Make Tracks to Eugene" 2020 Convention
Eugene, Oregon (April 21-24)
Kenan Center Train Show
Lockport, New York (April 25-26)
Hawley Model Train Show &
Sale
Hawley, Pennsylvania (April 26)
Chicagoland Railroad
Memorabilia Show
Elk Grove Village, Illinois (April 26)
Dartmouth/Lake Sunapee
Model Railroad Show
North Sutton, New Hampshire (April 26)
Blackhawk Railway
Historical Society Spring Swap Meet
Griffith, Indiana (April 26)
NMRA Pacific Coast Region "Clear to the Coast" 2020 Convention
Concord, California (April 30 - May 3)
MAY 2020
East Greenville Train Show
East Greenville, Pennsylvania (May 2)
2nd Annual Herington Railroad Days & Kansas Central Division NMRA
Meet
Model train & memorabilia show. N, HO & G layouts. Many vendors.
Abilene & Smoky Valley RR excursion from venue. NMRA meet w/ Kansas
Central Div. 9a-4p. Admission by donation. Tables $20/ea. Details:
see website
Herington Community Building; 800 S Broadway; Herington, Kansas 67449 (May
2-3)
Great Scale Model
Train Show
Timonium, Maryland (May 2-3)
Austin Area Train Show
Taylor, Texas (May 2-3)
Painesville Model Train
Days
Painesville, Ohio (May 2-3)
Toms River Train & Toy
Show
Toms River, New Jersey (May 3)
Central Operating Lines
All Gauge Swap Meet
Farmingville, New York (May 3)
Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (May 3)
Granite City Train Show
St. Cloud, Minnesota (May 9)
Peoria Rocket 2020
2020 Midwest Region NMRA Convention. Photo & model contests with
NMRA judging, clinics, layout tours, operating sessions, spouse
activity, Linus Quilting Project, and banquet. Details:
see website
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites (309-698-3333); 101 Holiday Street;
East Peoria, Illinois 61611 (May 14-17)
NMRA Thousand Lakes Region
2020 Convention
Sioux Falls, South Dakota (May 14-17)
Central Ohio Ntrak 12th Ohio N-Scale Weekend
Hilliard, Ohio (May 15-17)
Twin City Model Railroad
Museum Hobby Show & Sale
St. Paul, Minnesota (May 16)
Wayne Train Show
Wayne, New Jersey (May 17)
O Scale West
Meet
Santa Clara, California (May 21-23)
NMRA Mid-Central Region
Convention "Steel City Express"
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (May 28-31)
The Great Train Show
Belleville, Illinois (May 30-31)
Brick Train Show
Brick, New Jersey (May 31)
National Garden Railway Convention 2020
36th NGRC convention. This event has an all-scales train show but
NGRC events are well-known due to the tours of garden railroad
layouts. Come see "Music City" and enjoy trains. Details:
see website
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center; Nashville, Tennessee
37214 (May 31 - June 6)
JUNE 2020
George L. Carter Railroad Museum
Train Show & Sale
Johnson City, Tennessee (June 5-6)
Melbourne Train Show
Operating layouts & vendors. 9a-2p. Adults $5. Under 10 free. Info/tables call
321-805-1963. Details: see website
Azan Shrine Center; 1591 W Eau Gallie Blvd; Melbourne, Florida 32935 (I-95
exit 183, east 4 miles) (June 6)
Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (June 14)
NMRA Southeastern Region
Convention
Cartersville, Georgia (June 19-20)
Montreal Model Train
Exposition
Montreal, Quebec (June 20-21)
Big Train Operator Club
Convention
St. Louis, Missouri (June 22-27)
National N Scale
Convention
Nashville, Tennessee (June 24-28)
29th Annual Tallahassee Model Railroad Show & Sale
All scales including G, O, HO, N, Z, T, and live steam. New & used
trains and accessories from Lionel, Atlas, Kato & Broadway Limited.
9a-4p. Admission $6. 12 & under free. Contact
Andy J. Zimmerman. Details:
see website
North Florida Fairgrounds; 441 Paul Russell Road; Tallahassee, Florida 32301
(June 27)
JULY 2020
Lionel Operating Train
Society (L.O.T.S.) Annual Convention
Dayton, Ohio (July 5-11)
Brick Train Show
Brick, New Jersey (July 12)
NMRA National Convention
2020
St. Louis, Missouri (July 12-18)
Wayne Train Show
Wayne, New Jersey (July 19)
Greenberg's Great Train & Toy Show
Monroeville, Pennsylvania (July 25-26)
AUGUST 2020
Greenberg's Great Train & Toy Show
Edison, New Jersey (August 8-9)
The Great Train Show
Pomona, California (August 8-9)
Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (August 9)
Greenberg's Great Train & Toy Show
Chantilly, Virginia (August 15-16)
Greenberg's Great Train & Toy Show
Oaks, Pennsylvania (August 22-23)
SEPTEMBER 2020
National Narrow Gauge
Convention
St. Louis, Missouri (September 2-5)
Melbourne Train Show
Operating layouts & vendors. 9a-2p. Adults $5. Under 10 free. Info/tables call
321-805-1963. Details: see website
Azan Shrine Center; 1591 W Eau Gallie Blvd; Melbourne, FL 32935 (I-95
exit 183, east 4 miles) (September 5)
NMRA Pacific Southwest
Region 2020 Convention
Van Nuys, California (September 9-13)
Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (September 13)
Twin City Model Railroad
Museum Hobby Show & Sale
St. Paul, Minnesota (September 19)
All Trains Flea Market
200+ tables of model trains & railroad antiques. 10a-3p. Admission $5. Under
12 free. Contact 937-773-7186.
Darke County Fairgrounds; 800 Sweitzer Street (State Route 49),
Greenville, Ohio 45331 (September 20)
Wayne Train Show
Wayne, New Jersey (September 27)
OCTOBER 2020
Toms River Train & Toy
Show
Toms River, New Jersey (October 4)
Blackhawk Railway
Historical Society Fall Swap Meet
Griffith, Indiana (October 4)
Northeast Region NMRA
Convention "Mill City 2020"
Westford, Massachusetts (October 9-12)
Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (October 11)
Buffalo Falling Leaves
Train Show
Depew, New York (October 13)
NMRA Mid-Eastern Region
Convention
Charlotte, North Carolina (October 15-18)
New Braunfels Railroad
Museum Annual Fall Train Show
New Braunfels, Texas (October 31 - November 1)
NOVEMBER 2020
Sedalia Rails Train Show
Vendors, layouts & outdoor train rides. 9a-3p. Admission $5. Under
12 free. Tables $15. Contact
Ken Bird.
Liberty Park Convention Center; 3rd Street & Highway 65; Sedalia,
Missouri 65301 (November 3)
Great Midwest Train Show
Wheaton, Illinois (November 8)
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