2025 Holiday Open House
Venue: Raymond F. Ratcliffe Memorial Transportation Museum, Pulaski
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Simple Gifts of the Blue Ridge
Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Time: 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Miscellaneous, Family Friendly
Cost: Free
Description:
The Raymond F. Ratcliffe Memorial Transportation Museum presents their Annual Holiday Open House at the Ratcliffe Museum on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
Enjoy the museum display and Brockmeyer Train model, visit with Santa, stop by the Cocoa Depot for cookies and seasonal beverages, partake in the Santa Scavenger Hunt and claim a N scale model railroad car once you find all the "Santa Sightings" in the permanent museum display, listen to music from Simple Gifts of the Blue Ridge, and kids can help build a candy train engine to take home.
Simple Gifts of the Blue Ridge is comprised of Jack Webster, Marya Katz and Charles Bostian. The group performs mostly traditional folk music from the Appalachian and Celtic cultures. Instruments include hammered dulcimer, guitar, flute, bass.
Links:
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http://sgotbr.com/•
https://www.facebook.com/sgotbrThis is a family friendly free event.
The Raymond F. Ratcliffe Memorial Transportation Museum is located at 51 Commerce Street in Pulaski, VA.
To view the event flyer, visit:
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For more information, visit:
https://www.theratcliffemuseum.org/ or
https://www.facebook.com/Ratcliffemuseum or call 540-980-2307.