The CPKC Holiday Train is coming to Minnesota to raise money and spread holiday spirit

With 19 shows in six days, the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Holiday Train is coming through Minnesota starting on Dec. 10.

The show is a 30-minute live concert, according to a CPKC news release. From Dec. 10-12, The Lone Bellow & Tiera Kennedy are performing, and from Dec. 14-16, Seaforth & Alana Springsteen perform. The goal of the train is to raise money, food and awareness for local food banks during November and December. The train tours the U.S. and Canada.

The musicians play free live shows. After each show, all donations go to the food shelf at that stop.

Anyone attending is encouraged to bring cash donations or non-perishable food items. The local food shelf will have a station set up at each stop. Here are the stops:

Dec. 10

Winona: 3:45 p.m. at 65 East Mark Street

Wabasha: 5:45 p.m. at Bruegger Park on Gambie Avenue

Hastings: 8:15 p.m. at CPKC Depot, 500 East Second Street

Dec. 11

Cottage Grove: 5:15 p.m. at 7064 West Point Douglas Road

St. Paul: 7 p.m. at St. Paul Union Depot

Dec.12

Golden Valley: 5 p.m. at Golden Hill Drive railway crossing

St. Louis Park: 6:15 p.m. at Lake Street and Library Lane

Minneapolis: 8:15 p.m. at 37th Avenue and Stinson Boulevard

Dec.14

Loretto: 4:30 p.m. at Hennepin County Road 19

Buffalo: 6 p.m. at Fifth Street N.E.

Annandale: 7:30 p.m. at Downtown Park — Harris Street

Kimball: 9 p.m. at Willow Creek Park

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Dec. 15

Glenwood: 10:15 a.m. at CPKC Station

Alexandria: 11:45 a.m. at Eighth Avenue and Nokomis

Detroit Lakes: 2:45 p.m. at Holmes Community Centre

Mahnomen: 4:20 p.m. at U.S. 59 and East Washington Avenue

Plummer: 6:15 p.m. at Central Avenue

Thief River Falls: 7:45 p.m. at 405 Third St. E.

Dec. 16

Elbow Lake: 4:30 p.m. at Highway 59

The CPKC Holiday Train was created in 1999. Since then, the train has raised more than $24 million and 5 million pounds of food for local food shelves.

More info: cpkcr.com/en/community/HolidayTrain