2008 Special Events

Check back later for 2008 Special Event dates.

Make sure to mark these special events down on your calendar. Members, please note that this list does not include special member events, those are publicized in the Museum's newsletter, The Dispatch.

Want to know something about our events? They don't cost anything extra! They're are at regular admission rates or lower!

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Mother's Day
	~ Sunday, May 11th
	Mothers are treated with free admission when accompanied by their children.

Father's Day
	~ Sunday, June 15th
	Fathers are treated with free admission when accompanied by their children.

Founder's Day
	~ TBD
	The Trolley Parade is a yearly joint celebration of Independence Day and the Museum's birthday (Our Museum was founded on July 5, 1939). Many trolleys in our collection that don't normally see regular service are brought out for exhibit and to be run past the reviewing stand for our visitors, while a commentary is given with a brief history of each trolley.

Ice Cream & Sunset Trolley Ride Specials
	~ TBD
	At 7:00 p.m. join us for a special sunset trolley ride with ice cream included. Bring the whole family! * Special fare applies to this event, $4.00 per person for streetcar rides.

Moxie Day
	~ Sunday, July 13th
	The Moxie Congress comes to the Seashore Trolley Museum to hold its annual meeting.  Come and see the Moxie model railroad and all kinds of Moxie memorabilia. The Seashore Trolley Museum is proud to be a stop on the Maine Moxie Trail.

Historic Trolley Celebration
	~ TBD
	There will be a cake cutting ceremony for 25, 50, 75 and 100 year-old trolleys in our collection.

Pumpkin Patch Trolley (more info...)
	~ Weekends TBD
	Free pumpkin for each admission.  Ride a trolley to the Pumpkin Patch, paint a pumpkin, then send it back by trolley to the Visitor Center where you can pick it up after a trolley ride to Talbott Park!

Bus, Trackless Trolley & Rapid Transit Day (more info...)
	~ Saturday, October 11th
	This is a rare opportunity to see vehicles that are not usually on display as well as enjoy new experiences only possible during events like this one. See our bus collection as well as some visiting buses, and take a ride around the area on local bus trips. Take a ride on our newly reactivated trackless trolley line, or enjoy a ride on our New York subway cars (and maybe a selected few from Boston).

Kennebunkport's Christmas Prelude (more info...)
	~ Weekends TBD
	While the Museum closes for the season at the end of October, we reopen for two weekends in December for everyone to enjoy a trolley ride in conjunction with Kennebunkport's seasonal celebration. Also stop by our gift store, which is also open for these special weekends. * Special fare applies to this event, $4.00 per person for streetcar rides.