# Holiday Trains and Planes at College Park Aviation Museum > Event for families in the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria area (DC / VA / MD / WV). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Fri, Dec 11 (+2 more dates) · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM - Where: College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Corporal Frank Scott Drive, College Park, MD 20740 - Ages: All - Price: Free - Organizer: Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation (M-NCPPC) - Official page: https://www.pgparks.com/facilities/college-park-aviation-museum - 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/washington-dc/activities/holiday-trains-and-planes-at-college-park-aviation-museum--listing-145b4f423a2fa143ed51b36e ## About Model railroaders set up detailed miniature train layouts with wintry landscapes inside the College Park Aviation Museum for three days in December. Children can watch the trains run, talk with the hobbyists who built the displays, and make a festive craft to take home, then see the museum's historic aircraft. No registration is required and entry is free, so families can drop in for as long as little train fans last. ## Similar picks in Washington, DC - [Holiday Craft Fair at Brentwood Arts Exchange](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/holiday-craft-fair-at-brentwood-arts-exchange--listing-8acf3263682bfadbefcadb54) — Sat, Dec 12 · 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Brentwood Arts Exchange · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. More than a dozen local artisans sell handcrafted goods at the Brentwood Arts Exchange's holiday craft fair, with live music in the gallery on Rhode Island Avenue. Entry is free… - [Let's Get Ornamental — Holiday Ornament Workshop](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/let-s-get-ornamental-holiday-ornament-workshop--listing-f6ad697fdb3584b62415f733) — Sat, Dec 12 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Brentwood Arts Exchange · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. Brentwood Arts Exchange's free family workshop on Saturday, December 12, 2026, from 1 to 3 pm invites participants to create one-of-a-kind ornaments and seasonal décor from a… - [The Holiday Ornament Extravaganza — Veterans Memorial Park](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/the-holiday-ornament-extravaganza-veterans-memorial-park--listing-ad1f7f536425c7aa75986650) — Sat, Dec 19 · Veterans Memorial Park, Woodbridge · checked Oct 16. Veterans Memorial Park in Woodbridge puts a new spin on a holiday staple with its Holiday Ornament Extravaganza, an ornament-decorating get-together for families. Each registered… - [Holiday on the Farm at Frying Pan Farm Park](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/holiday-on-the-farm-at-frying-pan-farm-park--listing-42e8d55205afe0d006c92b53) — Sat, Dec 5 (+4 more dates) · 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM · Frying Pan Farm Park, Herndon · From $12 · checked Oct 20. Holiday on the Farm turns Frying Pan Farm Park into a lighted evening event on five December dates: Saturday the 5th, Friday the 11th, Saturday the 12th, Friday the 18th and… - [Family Art Lab: Holiday Ornaments — Arlington Mill](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/family-art-lab-holiday-ornaments-arlington-mill--listing-e4e49ac148a7112dd1f45dcd) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Arlington Mill Community Center · From $9 · checked Oct 16. Arlington's Family Art Lab is a Saturday-morning series where children and their grown-ups make art together, and the December session is all about holiday ornaments. At… - [Old Town Gingerbread Decorating at Gadsby's Tavern Museum](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/activities/old-town-gingerbread-decorating-at-gadsby-s-tavern-museum--listing-601793e45d3236ea7c912b04) — Sun, Dec 6 · 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Gadsby's Tavern Museum, Alexandria · From $25 · checked Oct 16. Gadsby's Tavern Museum turns gingerbread decorating into an architecture lesson. Each kit is a flat gingerbread facade based on a historic building near the museum, with all the… ## More for families - [Christmas and holiday events for kids in Washington, DC](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/christmas) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/christmas.md) - [This weekend in Washington, DC](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc/this-weekend.md) - [Things to do with kids in Washington, DC](https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/washington-dc.md)