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Christmas at the Ranch
Christmas at the Ranch
Train Rides
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Marketplace
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Gallery
FAQ
Stay
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Train Rides
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Santa's Village Entry
A festive outdoor Christmas market in the Santa Margarita Ranch at dusk, with decorated buildings, holiday lights, Christmas displays, and visitors walking around.
Nighttime holiday scene featuring a Santa Claus and reindeer decoration with lights, with a steam train decorated for Christmas in the background and smoke coming from its chimney.
Historic Barn
A steam train decorated with Christmas lights is pulling into a station at dusk, with a large Christmas tree with lights nearby and houses decorated for Christmas in the background.
Decorated nighttime steam train with lights and arches for holiday display.
Steam Train at Christmas
Steam Train in day
People celebrating at a festive indoor holiday market decorated with numerous string lights, Christmas trees, and wreaths, with vendors selling items and food.
Santa's Barn is getting ready
Is Santa on Vacation?
A family sitting with Santa Claus in a festive, Christmas decorated room. The family includes a woman, a young boy, and a man. The background features a Christmas tree with colorful lights, poinsettias, and wrapped presents, with holiday wreaths and
Diesel Train Engine
A Christmas-themed steam train decorated with lights, with a glowing reindeer decoration in the foreground, set against a dark evening sky.
Interior of a rustic barn decorated with string lights and a large illuminated cross symbol on a window. The foreground features a table with a burlap cloth, pinecones, and a glass vase with red and white berries.
Even the moon wants to be there!
Bocci with Santa
Nighttime scene of a decorated holiday steam train with Disneyland's original passenger cars, decorated for the annual Christmas at the Ranch event.
Send your letter to Santa here!
The elves are getting excited to see you!
A moving steam train passing by a lit barn at night, with blurred motion and long exposure.
A colorful vintage train with a green locomotive and yellow original Disneyland passenger cars is on display outdoors at the Santa Margarita Ranch.
Andy Morris and his real magic!
Surprises around the corner.
Vintage train with a red and yellow diesel locomotive and brown freight cars on a track with a dirt and gravel surface, fence, trees, and clear blue sky in background.
Nighttime landscape with a cloudy sky, silhouettes of trees on the right, and a distant scene with illuminated decorations and faint vehicle lights on the horizon.
A small yellow and red railroad locomotive with the words 'Pacific Coast Railroad Santa Margarita Ranch' painted on the side, parked outdoors in front of a weathered barn with a rusted metal roof.
A man wearing Christmas-themed elf costume, including a red and white Santa hat, stands on a gravel path next to railroad tracks, making a peace sign with one hand at a festive outdoor event with string lights, people, and a train in the background.
People gathered inside a decorated festive space with string lights, snowflake decorations, and a table for food or activities.
Nighttime scene of a wooden barn with LED lights and the motion blur of a passing train in front, with a dark sky overhead.
Looking bright!
Disneyland's original passenger cars being towed by a vintage steam train traveling through a rural landscape with grassy fields and rolling hills, captured during sunset at the Santa Margarita Ranch.
People riding the Santa Fe & Disneyland vintage passenger train car decorated with Christmas lights during evening, with children wearing Santa hats inside
A Christmas scene with a decorated Christmas tree, children and adults with Santa Claus, and festive decorations in a rustic barn. The Christmas tree is lit with multicolor lights and ornaments, with presents underneath. One person is taking a photo
Indoor holiday gathering with people sitting and standing around decorated tables with red tablecloths, string lights, and Christmas decorations in a rustic stone-walled venue.
A vintage steam train decorated with holiday lights traveling at night along a railway track at the Christmas at the Santa Margarita Ranch event.
A vintage steam train with colorful carriages from Disneyland, traveling through a rural area, with a fence on the left and open fields in the background under a clear blue sky.
A large wooden barn decorated with Christmas lights and holiday decorations, with a festive light display including a Christmas tree-shaped light structure on a trailer, and wrapped presents outside during nighttime.
Indoor barn decorated for Christmas with string lights, wreaths, and a Christmas tree. Tables have red tablecloths, and there are hay bales, white chairs, and holiday decorations.
A decorated vintage train car, originally built for and used by Disneyland, decorated with Christmas lights and a holiday wreath at front, outdoors during dusk.
A large wooden barn decorated with Christmas lights and wreaths. In front, there are illuminated Christmas-themed displays including a sleigh and a sleigh with reindeer. The sky is clear and the scene is festive.
Retlaw Disneyland Car 105
Retlaw Disneyland Car 103
Retlaw Disneyland Car 104
Open Side Car Rides
Open Boxcar Rides
People enjoying a festive outdoor event, including a child and an elderly woman, riding a small train or ride on a trolley.
A festive outdoor event with a spinning wheel. A woman and a young girl are participating while two women sit behind a table. The table has a red and white tablecloth, holiday decorations, and promotional materials. A colorful banner promotes local e
A vintage yellow passenger train car from Disneyland decorated with Christmas garlands and ornaments, with people inside celebrating, at the annual Christmas at the Ranch event in Santa Margarita, CA.
A decorated vintage steam locomotive with lights and smoke emitting, parked at night.
A decorated outdoor Christmas scene at night with a tall lit windmill, illuminated reindeer figures, and trees adorned with lights.
Nighttime photo of a vintage steam train decorated with Christmas lights and wreaths traveling on dark tracks.
People dressed as elves celebrating Christmas on a vintage C47 airplane, holding gifts, wearing festive hats and attire, with colorful lighting at night.
People on a decorated outdoor holiday float with string lights at night, waving and smiling.
Nighttime Christmas scene with inflatable Santa Claus waving and reindeer decoration with colorful lights, steam train in the background, and snow on the ground.
People gathered inside a decorated barn with string lights hanging from the ceiling, enjoying food and drinks at a social event with booths and tables.
A vintage truck decorated with colorful Christmas lights in a festive outdoor setting at night. There are Christmas trees and holiday decorations in the background, with a sign reading 'Marketplace Bar' next to a wooden barrel.
Holiday gift display with jars of dried fruit and herbs, herbal products, and small jars of jams or spreads, decorated with greenery, ribbons, and string lights.
A woman with dark hair, wearing a green cap and black jacket, is working at a festive holiday booth decorated with green garland. She is talking to a man with gray hair, wearing a red shirt, who is holding a glass. The booth has bottles of wine and h
Decorative Christmas pillow with 'merrychristmas' written on it, a small felt Christmas tree with colorful pom-pom ornaments, and golden Christmas ornaments surrounding the setup.

2025 Schedule:

Friday, November 28
Saturday, November 29
Friday, December 5
Saturday, December 6
Friday, December 12
Saturday, December 13
Friday, December 19
Saturday, December 20
Sunday, December 21

Event Hours: 4:30pm-9:00pm

Santa Margarita Ranch
9000 Yerba Buena Ave.
Santa Margarita, CA 93453

Questions: events@historicsmr.com

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Created by Vintage Traditions Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit & AGM Community Partners.