# Jingle Rails: The Great Western Adventure > Event for families in the Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood area (IN). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Nov 21 – Jan 18 - Where: Eiteljorg Museum, 500 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204 - Ages: Check age guidance - Price: Exhibit is included with the cost of museum admission - Organizer: Eiteljorg Museum - Official page: https://eiteljorg.org/exhibitions/jingle-rails/ - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 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 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), 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/indianapolis/activities/jingle-rails-the-great-western-adventure--listing-0af5faa174ee57a943d0b0e4 ## About Jingle Rails is the Eiteljorg Museum’s indoor holiday train exhibition. The page dates it November 21, 2026 through January 18, 2027. Eight G-scale model trains run over about 1,200 feet of track through miniature scenes of Indianapolis and the American West, built by Applied Imagination from twigs, bark, seeds, and other natural materials. A near-life-size train engine is set up for family photos, and the Allen Whitehill Clowes Sculpture Court has a family activities area. Regular exhibit hours match the museum: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday noon to 5 p.m., with Saturdays and Sundays in December extended until 7 p.m. The page says the exhibit is included with museum admission, so there is no separate ticket price on this page. 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