Calendar of Events

Make sure to mark the special event days down on your calendar. While we have scheduled events, you may never know what you might find going on at the Museum during a normal day. It may turn out to be special day just by itself with our regular activities.

What to know something interesting about our events? They don't cost anything extra - most are priced at or below our regular admission rates!

Reoccurring Events through 2011

Ice Cream & Sunset Trolley Ride Specials
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in July and August 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, $5.00 per person for a streetcar ride and ice cream.

2011 Events

Arundel Car Wash [more info]
Friday, May 6
Students from the Thornton Academy Middle School will be participating in a Service-Learning experience, learning to care for antique trolleys and buses that have played an important role in our country's transportation history.

NEERHS Annual Meeting [more info]
Saturday, May 7
Our members gather together each spring to catch up with one another after the winter and take care of Museum business, such as electing new members to the Board of Trustees.

Mother's Day
Sunday, May 8
Mothers are treated with free admission when accompanied by their children.

Community Appreciation Day
Sunday, May 29
Residents from Arundel, Kennebunkport, Kennebunk, Biddeford, and Saco receive half-price admission to the museum. Don't forget your proof of residency!

Night Photo Shoot [more info]
Saturday, June 4
Event Hours: 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Spend the evening at the Museum taking still and motion shots of the various scenes we'll have set up. Advanced reservations are required. Click on "more info" for details on the event.
* Special fare applies to this event, $20.00 per person.

Father's Day
Sunday, June 19
Fathers are treated with free admission when accompanied by their children.

Founders' Day
Saturday, July 2
Founder's Day is a 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. The favorite Trolley Parade provides an opportunity to see some of these cars moving and also includes a commentary with a history on each vehicle.

Moxie Day
Sunday, July 10
Sponsored by the New England Moxie Congress
The New England Moxie Congress comes to the Seashore Trolley Museum to hold its annual meeting, and with that meeting comes plenty of activity.  Come and see the Moxie model railroad and all kinds of Moxie memorabilia. Haven't had a taste of Moxie before? Give it a try and take a sip of Maine's official soft drink. The Seashore Trolley Museum is proud to be a stop on the Maine Moxie Trail.

Members' Day
Saturday, September 17
Come and see what our members are all about. Come and thank our members for their support and hard work they put into the Museum. We have surprises and treats throughout the day as our way to say "Thank You!"

Antique Engine Show
Saturday & Sunday, September 17 & 18
Sponsored by the Maine Antique Power Association
On their tour of Maine, the Maine Antique Power Assoc. stops by the Seashore Trolley Museum to exhibit its members' collections of antique stationary steam engines. Of course, you never know what else its members may bring!

Pumpkin Patch Trolley [more info]
Saturday & Sunday, September 24 & 25 and October 1 & 2
Event Hours: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (Museum is open normal hours)
Free pumpkin for each admission.  Ride a trolley to the Pumpkin Patch where you can pick and paint a pumpkin. Then like the days of shipping packages by trolley, send your pumpkin back to the Visitor Center by trolley where you can pick it up after your trolley ride to Talbott Park.

Transit Day [more info]
Saturday, October 8
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 out and on the move, take a ride on our newly reactivated trackless trolley line, or enjoy a ride on our New York and Boston subway cars.

Ghost Trolley
Cancelled.

Kennebunkport's Christmas Prelude [more info]
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, December 2, 3 & 4 and 9, 10 & 11
Hours: See Prelude event details
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. Being the holiday season, don't forget to stop in and check our selection of gifts in the Museum Store.
* Special fare applies to this event, $4.00 per person for a streetcar ride.