Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train Concert returns to Gage Park in support of Hamilton Food Share

HAMILTON, ON - Canadian Pacific (CP) Holiday Train is back for its 21st year to raise money, food and awareness for local food banks. The train will arrive in Hamilton at 7:45 pm. on Thursday, November 28 along Lawrence Rd. just south of Gage Park. Alan Doyle, (formerly of Great Big Sea) will headline the show with the Beautiful Band and we expect Santa to be on the train.

CP Holiday Train, in partnership with Hamilton Food Share, asks the public to bring coins and healthy, non-perishable food donations such as tuna, beans, rice, pasta, cereal and baby food to the event. ArcelorMittal Dofasco and community volunteers will be onsite to collect donations that will assist emergency food programs (food banks and hot meal lines) in Hamilton.

“Hamilton Food Share is honoured to be part of the Holiday Train tradition with CP and to celebrate the generosity of our community.”
Joanne Santucci, Executive Director, Hamilton Food Share

Two Hamilton Food Share trucks will be on-site collecting donations including a new truck which was purchased with a recent grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The truck will be publicly unveiled by MPP Paul Miller at this year’s concert hosted by Ward 3 Councilor Nrinder Nann on behalf of the City of Hamilton.

While waiting for the train to arrive, look for the Hamilton Bulldogs’ mascot Bruiser and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ mascot Stripes, listen to music presented by 102.9 K-Lite, and enjoy free coffee and hot chocolate by Tim Hortons.

In an effort to ensure public safety during the CP Holiday Train event, a section of Lawrence Rd. (from Cumberland Ave. to Kensington Ave. S.) will be closed from 5 to approximately 9 pm. During this road closure, there will be no access to and from the Gage Park parking lot (entrance located at 50 Lawrence Rd.).

Quick Facts

• The Holiday Train features 14 rail cars decorated with thousands of technology-leading LED lights.
• Once the train has safely come to a stop at Gage Park, a modified boxcar stage opens up for a free concert.
• CP's annual Holiday Train program is a rolling fundraising event that travels across Canada and the United States.
• Hamilton has one of the largest audiences of any show, estimated at 12,000.
• There are 90,950 household food bank visits in Hamilton each year, 40% of which are by children.
• Donations collected assist in filling more than 9,000 Christmas hampers for people in need this holiday season. 

Additional Resources

• For more information about Hamilton’s CP Holiday Train event:
• For the CP Holiday Train Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/CPHoliday2019
• For Hamilton Food Share and Christmas Hampers: www.hamiltonfoodshare.org