29th Annual Essex Model Train Show Includes Kids Activities, Operating Layouts

The 29th annual Essex Train Show brings two days of model train exhibits and operating layouts to the Essex Recreation Complex / Essex District High School at 242 Talbot St N in Essex, Ontario, running Saturday, February 28 through Sunday, March 1, 2026. Tourism Windsor Essex lists the event as “29th Annual 2 Day Model Train Exhibits & Operating Layouts at the Essex Recreation Complex (EDHS).”

Visit Windsor Essex highlights a dedicated children’s space and a vendor floor for collectors and hobby suppliers, listing the program as “Featuring: - Children’s Activity Area - Vendors, Collectibles & Hobby Supplies.” The tourism listing also invites the public to “Join us for a weekend celebrating railroading, community, & tradition.” Venue contact listed on the tourism page is (519) 776-8992 at the complex address, and Tourism Windsor Essex publishes its office information at 98 Chatham St. East, Windsor with a toll-free line of 1.800.265.3633.

Hours for the show appear on the Belleville Model Railroad Club’s 2026 events calendar, which lists the Essex entry as “Sat Feb 28 & Sun Mar 1 (9:30-3:30) Essex Annual Model Train Show Essex District High School 242 Talbot St. N., Essex.” Belleville’s calendar aggregates regional shows and provides the 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. time block for both days; Tourism Windsor Essex’s event page gives the dates without hours in the excerpted listing.

Organizers and local clubs are billing the weekend as a community celebration that pairs operating layouts with vendor tables. The Belleville Model Railroad Club included the Essex show among its “Upcoming Model Railroad Shows in 2026,” and lists several nearby events on its calendar, including the Ganaraska Model Train Show Feb 21–22 in Port Hope and the Ancaster & Hamilton Model Train Show on March 1 at Marritt Hall, Ancaster Fair Grounds, underscoring an active regional circuit for model railroaders.

The listings provided do not include admission pricing, a vendor list, or a roster of specific operating layouts, and the Visit Windsor Essex copy truncates one line in its online summary. For questions about ticketing, vendor participation, or details of the children’s activity area, the venue phone at (519) 776-8992 and Tourism Windsor Essex’s toll-free line 1.800.265.3633 are the contacts shown on the public listings.

As the show marks its 29th year at the Essex facility, organizers and tourism promoters are positioning it as a weekend to reconnect with the hobby and local collectors; the official promotion repeats the invitation to “Join us for a weekend celebrating railroading, community, & tradition.”