South Coast Railroad Museum at the Historic Goleta Depot

Spooky Train & Haunted Depot
2024-10-25 16:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Goleta Depot, 300 North Los Carneros Road, Goleta, CA, 93117, United States
Get ready for a spooktacular night of family-friendly Halloween fun at the historic Goleta Depot! Climb aboard the Goleta Short Line, transformed with ghostly lights and decorations, and enjoy trick-or-treat stations, spooky storytime, and a haunted depot tour.
🎃 Highlights include:

Spooky Train Ride: A haunted ride on the Goleta Short Line miniature train
Trick-or-Treat Stations: Grab Halloween treats at themed stations
Costume Fun: Snap a photo at our train-themed photo booth
Storytime: Eerie but family-friendly Halloween tales
Haunted Depot Tour: Explore the haunted Station Master’s home and Freight Room

Admission:

Kids: $10 per wristband ($8 for museum members, free for lifetime members), includes all activities and unlimited train rides
Adults: Free

🎟️ Don’t miss this thrilling Halloween adventure!

Community Workday
2024-10-19 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Goleta Depot, 300 North Los Carneros Road, Goleta, CA, 93117, United States
Join us for our Quarterly Community Workday at the South Coast Railroad Museum! Help us maintain and improve the historic Goleta Depot and museum grounds. Volunteers will work on various projects including grounds maintenance, cleaning, and general upkeep.
What to Expect:

A great opportunity to support your local museum
Work on projects that will help preserve the Goleta Depot for future generations
Meet new friends and fellow volunteers

Details:

Volunteers will be provided with all necessary tools and materials.
Please wear clothing that you don’t mind getting dirty and closed-toed shoes.
We encourage companies and service clubs to wear their logo shirts for group participation.

Bonus: After the workday, volunteers will enjoy a free lunch as a token of appreciation for your hard work. Volunteers will also receive a free ticket to ride the Goleta Short Line miniature train!
Parking:
Limited parking is available, so carpooling is encouraged.
Sign Up:
If you’d like to join, please fill out our volunteer form at goletadepot.org/volunteer. We look forward to seeing you there!

4th of July at The Goleta Depot
2024-07-04 12:00 - 16:00 UTC | Goleta Depot, 300 North Los Carneros Road, Goleta, CA, 93117, United States
Celebrate Independence Day at The Goleta Depot! Enjoy a ride on the steamer train, games, ASAP cats, Unclaimed Freight Market, bounce house, crafts, and more.
Cost: All access wristband is $4/person, good for unlimited rides.

Free Family Weekend
2024-06-16 12:00 - 16:00, 2024-06-15 12:00 - 16:00 UTC | Goleta Depot, 300 North Los Carneros Road, Goleta, CA, 93117, United States
Calling all train lovers! Visit the Goleta Depot on June 15 & 16 and ride the train for free.
Ride the miniature train, jump in the bounce houses, ride the hand car, tour the museum, play games, and more…all free of charge. Browse the Damaged Freight and Model Train Sale too: check out model train rolling stock, layout models, books, model train magazines, and much more at great prices for all train enthusiasts! All proceeds benefit the Goleta Depot. Come on by and get something for your collection.
Mothers’ Helpers is also hosting a diaper drive: bring new, unused diapers to win a raffle ticket!
This fun event is generously sponsored by the Rotary Club of Goleta Noontime.

Goleta Bunny Express
2024-04-13 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Goleta Depot, 300 North Los Carneros Road, Goleta, CA, 93117, United States
All Aboard the Goleta Bunny Express
Join us at the South Coast Railroad Museum at the Historic Goleta Depot for the 2024 Goleta Buuny Express.
Tickets are $5 per child and parents ride free!

Goleta Bunny Express
2017-04-15 11:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
The Annual Goleta Bunny Express rolls into Goleta on Saturday, April 15!

Saturday, April 15, 2017
11:00am-4:00pm

Tickets $4 for adults and children
Ticket price includes a miniature-train ride, special treats and activities, entry into our raffle and lots more! Springtime fun for the whole family!
New this year: come meet adoptable bunnies from B.U.N.S (Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter) and make a needy bunny a new part of your family!

Buy tickets now!
Print your receipt and bring to our Visitor’s Center to redeem tickets.

This event has been made possible by the generous contribution of Fairview Carwash

Red White & Rails – a wine tasting adventure aboard a vintage railcar!
2017-03-25 09:45 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Join the South Coast Railroad Museum for a wine tasting trip on the vintage railcar Acoma! Ride from Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo and back enjoying a wine tasting from Grassini Family Vineyards, paired with chocolate from the Chocolate Gallery! Trip includes guided historical interpretation as well as live music.

If you are interested in booking, we encourage you to book as soon as possible – seats aboard this Vintage Rail Trip will not last!

When
Saturday, March 25, 2017 9:45am-5:00pm
We depart Santa Barbara at approximately 9:45am, and from Goleta at approximately 10:00am. Train travels up the Pacific Coast to San Luis Obispo, with an approximate 5:00pm return to Goleta and Santa Barbara.

More Information
Cost is $125 per person. Acoma seats just 25 guests total. Book now! Please contact mia@goletadepot.org with any questions!

Register here!

Goleta and the Railroads – a free lecture
2017-03-12 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
A free talk by Bruce Morden
Sunday, March 12 at 3:00 pm in the History Education Center at the Stow House, 304 N. Los Carneros Road, Goleta, CA 93117 RSVP to Dacia via email dacia@goletahistory.org
Goleta grew up with the railroad. Visit the places and people that made Goleta what it is and how they are associated with the railroad – Goleta, La Patera, Coromar, Ellwood, Hollister, Sexton, Kellogg, Cooper. Besides places and people we will explore things and events that were railroad related – lemons, walnuts, tomatoes, Marines, earthquakes and moving railroad Depots. [Did you know three of Goleta’s depots were moved? Come and find out more.]
Bruce Morden is the President of the Board of Directors at the South Coast Railroad Museum at the Historic Goleta Depot. More info here.
