The Christmas Miniature Train has been cancelled indefinitely!

The Christmas Miniature Train in Stanley Park is a annual event where the minature train operates with a Christmas theme.

The train operates as part of Bright Nights in Stanley Park which also includes millions of Christmas Lights and fabulous Christmas Displays put up by Firefighters to support the BC Professional Firefighters' Burn Fund.

This page has all information about the Christmas Miniature Train in Stanley Park:

• Latest Updates
• Miniature Train Ride
• Location
• Schedule
• Tickets
• Photos
• Videos
• Food and Drink
• FAQs

Here are the latest updates about Bright Nights in Stanley Park:

September 5, 2025: The Miniature train ride has been cancelled indefinitely so this event is cancelled for 2025.

The Christmas Miniature Train ride in Stanley Park takes place at the Stanley Park Junction which is just off of Pipeline Road in the middle of Stanley Park.

Here is an old video that we found from 2011.  The quality isn't great, but we thought it would be fun to post it!

There will be a number of food and beverage options including:

• Food trucks (exact ones to be announced)
• Cob House - hot buttered organic popcorn

These are the Frequently Asked Questions about Bright Nights in Stanley Park.

The Christmas Miniature Train is located at the Stanley Park Junction in Stanley Park.

If you are driving, enter Stanley Park via the Georgia Street entrance heading westbound.  At the traffic circle take the 2nd right to up Pipeline Road past the Rose Garden.  About a half kilometre past the Rose Garden, take the 1st right into the Stanley Park Junction parking lot.  The entrance to the train is just off of the parking lot.

If you are taking the bus, get off at the Bus Loop which is just off of Pipeline Road.  Walk north about 100 metres to the entrance to Stanley Park Junction.

If you are walking, enter Stanley Park near the end of Coal Harbour.  Walk up the Entrance Bridge (not the seawall) and continue walking straight past Malkin Bowl, Stanley Park Park Pavilion, and the Bus Loop until you reach Stanley Park Junction.  Note, it can be very dark on this sidewalk so take a flashlight!

The train ride is approximately 15 minutes in length.

No,there IS A COST to ride the train.

No, there is a fee to ride the train.

There is paid parking (2 hour limit) at either the Stanley Park Junction Parking Lot on Pipeline Road OR the overflow lot, Pipeline Road Parking Lot, which is across Pipeline Road if you are going to Bright Nights.

There is free event parking at the Stanley Park Information Booth parking lot, Vancouver Aquarium parking lot, and Lumbermens' Arch parking lot.

For more detailed information (rates, lots, times, etc.) about parking in Stanley Park, please read: Parking in Stanley Park

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