List your Christmas event for free. Help families find it.

Fill in the form on this page with your event name, dates, times, venue and email. Our team verifies the details and adds your event to the Christmas events guide for your city at no cost. The form takes about 2 minutes.

Yes. A standard listing is free, with no card and no contract. Optional Featured and Sponsored spots exist for organizers who want extra visibility, but you never have to buy one to be listed.

Any Christmas or holiday event that welcomes families: tree lightings, Santa visits, holiday markets, parades, lights displays, concerts and shows, church services, craft workshops, story times and Christmas train rides. If you are unsure whether your event fits, submit it and our team will review it.

Organizers, venues, volunteers and marketing or PR teams can all submit. You only need to be able to confirm the event details and give us an email address where we can reach you.

Yes. Many of the best Christmas events for kids are run by churches, schools, libraries, small towns and volunteer groups, and they are listed free on the same pages as larger events.

Have your event name, dates, start time, venue name and address ready, plus a website or ticket link if you have one. Everything else, such as ticket prices, age range, parking and accessibility, is optional and can be skipped.

Our team reviews each submission before it is published, and we email you as soon as your listing is confirmed. Submitting early gives families more time to plan around your event.

The Verified badge appears on listings whose details have been confirmed with the organizer. It shows parents your event is committed to safe Christmas magic for kids, and that the dates, times and location came straight from you.

Your event appears on the Christmas events for kids page for your city on rallytakesthetrain.com, alongside other local events. Families can filter by event type, free or ticketed, and weekend dates, then click through to your website.

Yes. The guide covers cities in 43 countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, France and Germany. Enter your venue address and country in the form and we will place your event in the right city guide.

Yes. An event that runs on several days can be entered once with its first and last day. If you run separate events, submit the form once for each so every event gets its own listing.

Yes, once your listing is verified. Use the update your Christmas event listing form and we make the change within 48 hours. If your event is cancelled, use the remove your listing form so families are not sent to the wrong place.

Yes. Every listing links to the host's own website or ticket page. Rally Takes the Train does not sell tickets or take a share of your sales.

It can. We link to your site and publish your event details in a structured format that search engines and AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude can read. That can help your event show up in more places, although no listing can guarantee rankings.

Start with free listings in local event guides like this one, then share your listing link on your website, email newsletter and social pages. Post in local parent and community groups, ask your venue and sponsors to share it, and keep your dates, times and prices consistent everywhere so families trust what they read.

The most useful places are the ones parents already check: local family event guides, community calendars, school and church newsletters, library notice boards and neighborhood social groups. A free listing on Rally Takes the Train puts your event on the Christmas events page for your city.

As soon as your date is confirmed. Many families plan their December weekends in November, and events with clear dates, times and prices are easier to plan around. You can list now and send updates later if details change.

Each city page has a limited number of optional Featured and Sponsored spots, reviewed by our team. You can see the options inside the form after you enter your event. Nothing is charged when you apply.

Photos and video are included with the optional Featured and Sponsored spots. Free listings show your event details, the Verified badge and a link to your website.

Use the verify your Christmas event listing page to confirm your details. Verifying is free, earns the Verified badge and keeps your event in the guide. Listings that are not verified by December 1 are removed.

No. Your contact details stay private unless you choose to share them. We use your email to confirm your listing and to reach you if a detail needs checking.

Yes. Free events and ticketed events each have their own section on every city page, so families can find the kind of outing they want.

The guide is run by Matthew and Kelsey Cecil, the team behind Rally Takes the Train, a picture book about a corgi who loves trains. It grew into a worldwide project that helps families find holiday magic, from Christmas events to train museums.