Holiday Train returns to Montreal in November

Source: CPKC Holiday Train/X.

A well-loved holiday tradition aimed at supporting local food banks is coming back this way next month.

The Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Holiday Train will be making stops along the railway’s Canadian and American lines, including in southwestern Quebec.

Originally launched in 1999, the train, decked out with festive décor, features a train car transformed into a temporary stage where musicians perform for approximately 30 minutes. In return for the entertainment, attendees are encouraged to make a monetary donation or bring non-perishable food items to support local food banks.

Here’s where the train will be stopping in and around Montreal this year:

November 19

Montreal West EXO Commuter Station (Montreal West)

Ft. Smash Mouth and JJ Wilde

7:00 - 7:30 p.m

November 19

Beaconsfield EXO Commuter Station (Beaconsfield)

Ft. Smash Mouth and JJ Wilde

8:30 - 9:00 p.m.

November 23

Rue Cartier between Rue Lemieux and Rue Maisonneuve (Lac-Mégantic)

Ft. Tyler Shaw and Brittany Kennell

12:00 - 12:30 p.m.

November 23

795 Rue de la Rand (Sherbrooke)

Ft. Tyler Shaw and Brittany Kennell

4:45 - 5:15 p.m.

November 23

191 Rue Victoria (Farnham)

Ft. Tyler Shaw and Brittany Kennell

8:45 - 9:15 p.m.

November 24

Old Malone Road (Kahnawake)

Ft. Tyler Shaw and Brittany Kennell

5:00 - 5:30 p.m.

November 24

Sainte-Catherine EXO Commuter Station (Saint-Constant)

Ft. Tyler Shaw and Brittany Kennell

6:00 - 6:30 p.m.

November 24

1 Chemin de la Gare (Delson)

Ft. Tyler Shaw and Brittany Kennell

6:55 - 9:20 p.m.

November 24

Ecole Jacques Barclay (Saint-Mathieu)

Ft. Tyler Shaw and Brittany Kennell

7:50 - 8:15 p.m.

November 24

10 Rue Saint-Marie (Lacolle)

Ft. Tyler Shaw and Brittany Kennell

9:00 - 9:30 p.m.

The CPKC Holiday Train has raised over $24.3 million and more than 5.3 million pounds of food for food banks in Canada and the U.S.