The CPKC Holiday Train makes several stops in southern Alberta this weekend. (Photo: CPKC Rail)

By David Opinko

CPKC Holiday Train tours southern Alberta this weekend

Dec 12, 2025 | 5:00 AM

Canada’s most festively decorated train is making its return to the region.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Rail has announced the schedule for its 2025 Holiday Train.

The first batch of stops, running from Friday, Dec. 12 to Sunday, Dec. 14, will feature the headlining musical act, Barenaked Ladies.

Barenaked Ladies lead singer Ed Robertson says, “I can’t imagine a better way to visit some of Canada’s beautiful mountain towns than by riding the CPKC Holiday Train. It’s going to be a great time for a great cause!”

It will make the following stops in southern Alberta:

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• Calgary
  • Dec. 12 from 7:00-7:30 p.m.
  • Anderson C-Train Station
• Okotoks
  • Dec. 13 from 12:15-12:45 p.m.
  • Daggett Street between Veterans Way and Northridge Drive
• Blackie
  • Dec. 13 from 1:45-2:15 p.m.
  • 1201 Railway Avenue
• Vulcan
  • Dec. 13 from 3:30-4:00 p.m.
  • 1st Avenue and 2nd Street
• Lethbridge
  • Dec. 13 from 7:15-7:45 p.m.
  • 2 Avenue North and 12 Street, adjacent to London Drugs
• Fort Macleod
  • Dec. 14 from 9:15-9:45 a.m.
  • 5 Avenue railway crossing
• Pincher Creek
  • Dec. 14 from 10:45-11:15 a.m.
  • 3 Avenue railway crossing at Highway 3
• Coleman
  • Dec. 14 from 12:45-1:15 p.m.
  • 17 Avenue and 69 Street
• Medicine Hat
  • Dec. 21 from 3:15-3:45 p.m.
  • Queen and North Railway St. East of CPKC Station
• Tilley
  • Dec. 21 from 5:30-6:00 p.m.
  • Southeast side of Crossing Highway 867
• Brooks
  • Dec. 21 from 6:40-7:10 p.m.
  • 1 Avenue, rear of Civic Building
• Gleichen
  • Dec. 21 from 8:45-9:15 p.m.
  • 3 Avenue and Crowfoot Street

The ones on Dec. 21 will feature Lanco and Tiera Kennedy.

The CPKC Holiday Train also serves as a fundraiser for food banks in each of the communities where it ventures.

Since 1999, the event has raised more than $26 million and over 5.4 million pounds of food in Canada and the U.S.

The full schedule for the CPKC Holiday Train can be found here.