Santa Barbara Maritime Museum to Host Holiday Festival of Trains
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is hosting the Holiday Festival of Trains on December 12-13, featuring a model train collection from local resident Dave Halbeisen. This event provides a new home for the long-standing community tradition, with free admission offered…
Santa Barbara Santa Maria San Luis Obispo, CA, October 18, 2026 —
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum will host the Holiday Festival of Trains on December 12-13, featuring a model train collection belonging to local resident Dave Halbeisen. The event gives a new home to a long-standing community tradition, according to the information provided.
Visitors who mention “Trains” at the museum’s kiosk will be offered free admission. The information provided does not specify whether any other admission arrangements apply.
The festival is scheduled to take place at the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. The year and daily hours were not provided, and no additional details about the collection, activities or event schedule were available.
The event brings Halbeisen’s model train collection into the museum as part of the festival. The summary identifies him as a local resident but does not provide further information about the collection or how it relates to the tradition’s history.
The festival’s December 12-13 dates and the kiosk instruction are the available visitor details. Information about registration, other programming or any conditions beyond mentioning “Trains” at the kiosk was not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Heather Behrens for Santa Barbara Maritime Museum on www.noozhawk.com, see more information here.
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