CPKC Holiday Train Returns For 2025 Season With Barenaked Ladies and Jade Eagleson Among Star-Studded Lineup

The Holiday Train will return to the rails this season for its 27th cross-continent tour this November.

In November, two decorated trains will make the festive journey, travelling through the U.S. and Canada to bring holiday cheer to many communities along the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway’s network.

Each event is free, and CPKC encourages attendees to open their cupboards and wallets to help address hunger in their communities. Local food banks will be accepting donations at each stop to ensure those less fortunate have enough healthy food this holiday season.

This year’s tour will feature 196 live shows across six Canadian provinces and 13 U.S. states. Thirteen new communities will be added to the route, including first-time stops in Maine, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, and Ontario.

The Canadian Train leaves for Metro Vancouver and will depart from Lac-Megantic, Quebec, travelling west, wrapping up the tour on December 20th at Port Coquitlam, British Columbia.

The U.S. Holiday Train will depart Montreal on November 19, visiting communities in southern Ontario and down through Chicago to Kansas City. The train will finish its journey back to Canada with the final show in Gleichen, Alberta on December 21.

What to Expect

A typical Holiday Train event involves the train arriving, stopping in front of the crowd, and lowering its stage door for a band performance. There’s a brief presentation with local food bank officials, followed by the band playing holiday and original songs. After the final song, the train moves on to the next stop.

Performers for the 2025 edition include Barenaked Ladies, Smash Mouth, Tyler Shaw, Brittany Kennell, Jade Eagleson, JJ Wilde, American Authors, Pynk Beard, Teigen Gayse, Lanco, Tiera Kennedy, and Dylan Marlowe.

The Holiday Trains do not offer public rides. The trains are beautifully adorned with LED lights and holiday decorations, which may be turned off in non-CPKC areas. Each train is approximately 1,000 feet long.

The initiative raises funds and collects food for local food banks along CPKC’s network, aiming to support families facing food insecurity. Since its launch in 1999, the Holiday Train has raised more than $26 million and collected over 5.4 million pounds of food across both countries.

CPKC is the first and only single-line transnational railway linking Canada, the United States and México.

CPKC Holiday Train – 2025 Canadian Tour Dates

Quebec

Nov. 19 – Montreal West and Beaconsfield | Smash Mouth, JJ Wilde
Nov. 23 – Lac-Mégantic, Sherbrooke and Farnham | Tyler Shaw, Brittany Kennell
Nov. 24 – Kahnawake, Saint-Constant, Delson, Saint-Mathieu and Lacolle | Tyler Shaw, Brittany Kennell

Ontario

Nov. 20 – Milton and Hamilton | Smash Mouth, JJ Wilde
Nov. 21 – Cambridge/Galt, Ayr, Woodstock and London | Smash Mouth, JJ Wilde
Nov. 22 – Chatham and Windsor | Smash Mouth, JJ Wilde
Nov. 28 – Finch, Merrickville, Smiths Falls and Perth | Jade Eagleson, Teigen Gayse
Nov. 29 – Belleville, Trenton, Cobourg, Bowmanville, Oshawa and Toronto | Jade Eagleson, Teigen Gayse
Nov. 30 – Vaughan, Springwater (Midhurst), MacTier, Parry Sound, Shawanaga, Rutter and Sudbury | Jade Eagleson, Teigen Gayse
Dec. 1 – Cartier, Chapleau and White River | Jade Eagleson, Teigen Gayse
Dec. 2 – Mobert, Heron Bay, Marathon, Schreiber, Nipigon and Thunder Bay | Jade Eagleson, Teigen Gayse
Dec. 3 – Ignace, Dryden, Vermillion Bay, Kenora and Ingolf | Jade Eagleson, Teigen Gayse

Ottawa Area Schedule

Toronto & Southern Ontario Schedule

Northern Ontario Schedule

Manitoba

Dec. 3 – Whitemouth and Winnipeg | Jade Eagleson, Teigen Gayse
Dec. 5 – Portage la Prairie, Neepawa, Minnedosa and Shoal Lake | Jade Eagleson, Teigen Gayse

Manitoba Schedule

Saskatchewan

Dec. 6 – Bredenbury, Yorkton, Foam Lake, Wynyard and Saskatoon | Jade Eagleson, Teigen Gayse
Dec. 7 – Wilkie and Macklin | Jade Eagleson, Teigen Gayse
Dec. 19 – North Portal, Estevan and Weyburn | Lanco, Tiera Kennedy
Dec. 20 – Regina and Moose Jaw | Lanco, Tiera Kennedy
Dec. 21 – Swift Current and Maple Creek | Lanco, Tiera Kennedy

Saskatchewan Schedule

Alberta

Dec. 7 – Provost and Hardisty | Jade Eagleson, Teigen Gayse
Dec. 8 – Camrose, Wetaskiwin, Ponoka, Lacombe and Blackfalds | Jade Eagleson, Teigen Gayse
Dec. 9 – Innisfail, Olds, Didsbury and Airdrie | Jade Eagleson, Teigen Gayse
Dec. 12 – Calgary | Barenaked Ladies
Dec. 13 – Okotoks, Blackie, Vulcan and Lethbridge | Barenaked Ladies
Dec. 14 – Fort MacLeod, Pincher Creek, Coleman | Barenaked Ladies
Dec. 21 – Medicine Hat, Tilley, Brooks and Gleichen | Lanco, Tiera Kennedy

Calgary & Southern Alberta Schedule

Central Alberta Schedule

Edmonton Area Schedule

British Columbia

Dec. 14 – Sparwood, Fernie, Jaffray and Cranbrook | Barenaked Ladies
Dec. 15 – Creston, Castlegar and Nelson | Barenaked Ladies
Dec. 16 – Radium and Golden | Barenaked Ladies
Dec. 17 – Revelstoke, Sicamous, Canoe, Salmon Arm and Notch Hill | Barenaked Ladies
Dec. 18 – Chase, Kamloops, Savona and Ashcroft | Barenaked Ladies
Dec. 19 – Agassiz, Haney/Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows | Barenaked Ladies
Dec. 20 – Port Moody and Port Coquitlam | Barenaked Ladies

BC Schedule