This is Seashore’s 85th season and we hope you will help celebrate the world’s first and largest trolley museum in 2024. Our 85th Anniversary Celebration is taking place Labor Day Weekend, Saturday-Sunday August 31 & September 1st.
The following events and programs are planned:
Saturday, August 31
All Day: Library Book Sale!
@ 10AM: South Boston Carhouse Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
@ 11AM & 4PM: Docent-Guided Tour of the Maine Central Model Railroad Building
@ 11:30AM-1PM: Delicious Lunch Available, benefiting Biddeford & Saco No. 31’s Motor Restoration Project.
@ 1PM: 85th Anniversary Trolley Parade
@ 4PM: Make Art! Create a memento to remember our Trolley Parade to take home with you; stamping trolley silhouettes and printmaking with trolley parts.
@ 5PM-10PM: 85th Anniversary BBQ Fundraiser Dinner. Join us for evening trolley rides, a delicious catered BBQ dinner provided by our friends from For the Love of Food & Drink, raffles, live music, pop culture history trivia for prizes, and more. Tickets are $85/pp and will include a commemorative 85th Anniversary crystal pint glass. All proceeds of this event will benefit Seashore Trolley Museum. Purchase tickets at https://seashore85.eventbrite.com
Sunday, September 1st
All Day: Ride the Pump Car!
@ 10AM & 2PM: Docent-Guided Tour of the Maine Central Model Railroad Building
@ 11AM & 2PM: Behind-the-Scenes Tours of Fairview Carhouse
@ 1PM: Walking Tour: Early Seashore Days. A walking tour of the original ten acres acquired by the founding members of Seashore in 1939 to place Biddeford & Saco No. 31. Learn about various activities that took place in Seashore’s early years, uses of current buildings back then, and the location and uses of former buildings.
@ 3:30PM: Transit History in Photos
We hope to see you! For questions, please reach out to [email protected].