# Train Garden Opening Day and Santa's Arrival at the Fire Museum of Maryland > Event for families in the Baltimore–Columbia–Towson area (MD). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Sat, Nov 28 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM - Where: The Fire Museum of Maryland, 1301 York Rd, Lutherville, MD 21093 - Ages: All ages; under 2 free - Price: Adults $15, Seniors $13, Children $7, under 2 free (train garden and Santa included) - Organizer: Fire Museum of Maryland - Official page: https://firemuseummd.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 32 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/baltimore/activities/train-garden-opening-day-and-santa-s-arrival-at-the-fire-museum-of-mar--listing-8c71e3a0c52194327f268769 ## About The Fire Museum of Maryland in Lutherville opens its giant Holiday Train Garden for the season on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and Santa arrives at 11 am. From 11 am to 2 pm families can take their own photos with Santa (bring a camera or phone; no photographer is mentioned). The train garden and Santa are included with regular museum admission, and the museum, with its collection of historic fire apparatus, is open 10 am to 4 pm. 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