Join us as we wrap up our 40th year with beer, wine, delicious food, live music, AND MORE!...
Continue readingSpooky Train & Haunted Depot: October 29, 2022, 4:00-7:00pm
Join us for a fun night at the South Coast Railroad Museum and Goleta Depot! Trick or Treat around the depot, ride the train, enjoy free treats and popcorn!...
Continue readingHappy Birthday Goleta!
March 5th, 11am – 4pm The City of Goleta is celebrating it’s 20th Birthday and the Goleta Depot will be part of the party! Most of the official festivities will be at Rancho La Patera and Stowe House, but the Museum and Visitor Center will be open and offering… Free Train Rides! Courtesy of...
Continue readingHoliday at the Depot “Lite”
December 11th, 2021 11:00AM-4:00PM Come out and celebrate the festive holiday season with Holiday at The Depot! Ride the train! Wave to Santa! Take home a special holiday treat! $2.50/train passenger See you at the Depot!...
Continue readingSpooky Train & Haunted Depot “Lite”
October 30th & 31st, 2021 12:00-4:00PM We are excited to host another “lite” version of our Spooky Train & Haunted Depot this year. We will welcome guests at The Depot for some candy, music, and train rides! Costumes are not required but they are definitely encouraged! $2.50 per passenger train rides! Free candy and...
Continue readingDepot Day! November 6, 2021, 3:00-6:00 pm
Join us as we kick off our 40th anniversary, celebrating the Goleta Depot’s move from Kellogg field to its current location on Los Carneros Road. The Goleta Depot has become a treasured jewel of Goleta history and we want to honor its special place in our community’s heart by throwing a party! This fun...
Continue readingHistory Happy Hour, February 10, 5pm
Grab a glass and join us for this presentation in your living room as we travel the rails of South Santa Barbara County on a fascinating look back in time to the golden age of railroad building. The railroad’s arrival in Santa Barbara in 1887 had a lasting influence on our community. Architectural Historian,...
Continue readingRailroad Days – August 10 & 11, 2019
Enjoy the fun at the historic Goleta Depot: Railroad Days! August 10 & 11, 2019 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Admission $5.00 (children under 34″ are free) Miniature-Train Rides Museum engines 1316 and 2655 will offer rides on the 1/6-mile “Westside Figure-8” track and the Centennial Loop throughout the weekend. Handcar Rides You’ll need...
Continue readingHop Aboard the Goleta Bunny Express — Saturday, April 20, 2019
Don’t miss this fun as our annual Bunny Express rolls into Goleta on March 31!...
Continue readingHelping Hand Brings Explosion of Color to Depot
This article originally appeared in the “Goleta Depot Dispatch,” Volume 38, Number 2, Summer 2018. Keeping the Museum beautiful is an unending task – a chore always in need of helping hands from the community. One young lady in particular has stepped up to keep our treasured depot looking fresh and pretty as, well,...
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