All special events, dates and event descriptions are subject to change without notice.

Great Train Robberies
September 4-5-6 (Labor Day Weekend)
Hide your pocketbooks and valuables because notorious outlaws from the 1880s are sure to hold up Roaring Camp's steam trains as they reach the top of Bear Mountain. Shootouts, skirmishes and other blazing reenactments bring the Wild West to life.

Steam trains depart Roaring Camp for Bear Mountain at 11 a.m., 12:30, 2:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m on September 4 & 5; 11 am, 12:30 pm, and 2:00 pm on September 6. Beach trains leave for the boardwalk at Santa Cruz at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and at 12:30 p.m. from Santa Cruz to Roaring Camp.

A Chuckwagon Barbecue lunch, featuring burgers, hot dogs, chicken and ribs is available from noon to 3 p.m.

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Moonlight Steam Train Dinner Party
September 18, October 23
Treat yourself to an evening of fun and relaxation at Roaring Camp’s Western Themed Moonlight Dinner Train Party. Start with a hearty barbecue steak dinner in the moonlight followed by a leisurely train ride aboard vintage railway cars. The steam train stops atop Bear Mountain to a glowing campfire, hot chide and musical sing-along. Upon returning to Roaring Camp, hot apple pie and a country western band await you. Get in the swing of things by line dancing or two-stepping the night away.

The event runs from 6:00 to 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $45 adults, $35 children (ages 2-12 years). Advance reservations are required. For information call (831) 335-4484.

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Harvest Fair
October 2 & 3
Celebrate Harvest Time and Halloween. Be creative with hands-on crafts activities for adults and kids. Make and take your own scarecrow. View contest winning scarecrows on display.

Ride the steam train to Bear Mountain. Children with a train ticket my select and take home a pumpkin from the mountaintop patch. Steam trains depart Roaring Camp for Bear Mountain at 11 a.m., 12:30 and 2:00 p.m. Scarecrow materials are $7. A chuckwagon barbecue lunch, featuring burgers, hot dots, chicken and ribs is available from noon to 3 p.m.

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Children’s Ghost Train
October 29 & 30
This is a family and children’s Halloween event! Relive “The Legend of Sleepy Hallow” this Halloween at Roaring Camp as you ride vintage railway cars through a Redwood forest. Named one of the Top 10 Halloween events by USA Today.

Costumed actors re-enact scenes from the story as it's narrated during the one-hour and fifteen minute ride. Designed for young children and the young-at-heart, the event is a light and lively adaptation of the famous tale. A haunted house, games and costume contests add to the festivities.

Trains depart at 6:00, 6:15, 8:00 and 8:15 p.m. Reservations required. For information, call (831) 335-4484.

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Holiday Tree Walk
November 26, 27, 28 & December 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19
Ring in the holiday season at Roaring Camp’s Holiday Tree Walk. Passengers riding the steam train will delight in the tree-lined walk of festive holiday trees displayed atop Bear Mountain. Guests may sip hot cider and view beautifully adorned trees decorated by area businesses and organizations as they raise funds for their respective organizations. Story-telling for children in the General Store Annex.

Santa Cruz Holiday Lights Train
November 27; December 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 & 23
Ride vintage excursion cars, adorned with thousands of colorful lights, as they roll through city streets past homes of Santa Cruz. Sing along to seasonal carols while sipping hot-spiced cider, listen to musical entertainment, and enjoy a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus. Continue the merriment at Santa’s Kingdom at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Choice of one activity: “Holiday” miniature golf, laser tag, or arcade games, is included with Holiday Lights Train ticket price. Advance reservations recommended.

Trains depart and return in front of Neptune’s Kingdom at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk (they do not go to Roaring Camp). 60-minute round-trip excursion. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is located at 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz, California, 95060. Click here for directions to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.

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