Kids who love Santa AND trains are in for a treat on Saturday, December 8, 2018, when Virginia Railway Express (VRE) hosts its annual “Santa Train” event to benefit Operation Lifesaver.
In an earlier blog post, we told you all about this very popular event that has Santa and Mrs. Claus ride along on select trains that depart from four VRE stations at different times but all on just one day. This event always sells out within an hour or two in person, and within minutes online (ticket sales are divided equally between the outlets and the VRE website). Now we have a chance for you to win a set of six (6) Santa Train tickets to this SOLD-OUT experience!
These highly coveted tickets disappear each year so we always buy a set to give to you, loyal Fairfax Family Fun readers… it’s our annual Christmas gift to you! Better yet, this year we are DOUBLING the offer, donating our own tickets (we can’t go this time) so that a second family can enjoy the Santa Train!
The Santa Train tickets up for grab this year are for the Frosty Express leaving from the Burke Centre station at 12:45 pm on Dec. 8. 2018. Please note that these tickets are good ONLY on this date and time and from this station, and that per VRE policies, ALL riders, regardless of age, must have a ticket (this means that yes, even babies need a ticket). Please refer to our original blog post to know more about what the train ride is like, and our top tips to make the most of your day.
When you’re ready to enter our giveaway, just follow the instructions below! Because we are giving away two large sets of six tickets each, if you can’t use them all, please invite other friends to join you or pass on the rest to another family. Also continue to “pay it forward” by bringing a new toy to the Toys for Tots collection at each Santa Train station. Thanks, and Merry Christmas!
Santa and Mrs. Claus after the VRE Santa Train ride
Win a set of Santa Train Tickets!
To enter this giveaway, simply leave a comment below with a positive message about the holidays to your fellow readers before the deadline of 11:59 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. TWO winners will be randomly selected by a third-party app. This winners will receive a set of Santa Train tickets to the sold-out Frosty Express ride departing from the Burke Center VRE station at 12:45 pm on Dec. 8, 2018 (retail value: $30 per prize). The tickets are good ONLY for this station and this specific ride on this date. The winners will be randomly picked immediately after the contest ends and notified by email at the address used to comment on this page. The winner must reply to the notification email by noon on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, to claim the prize; failure to do so risks forfeiture. Alternatively, the winner may pick up the prize in person at public location in Fairfax County mutually agreed-upon with Fairfax Family Fun if scheduling works out (in-person pick-up must be by 4 pm on Dec. 7, 2018). Contestants agree to abide by our giveaway terms and conditions. This giveaway open to entrants ages 18 and up.
Looking forward to celebrating the holidays with friends and family. My daughter would LOVE to ride the Santa Train!
The holidays are about spreading cheer 🙂
Looking forward to enjoying some simple family traditions, like our Christmas lights tour that ends with donuts and hot cocoa and just slowing down for a few weeks and focusing on family.
The holidays are about spending time with family and starting new traditions!
The best way to spread Christmas cheer is by singing loud for all to hear 🙂 My kids would love to ride the Santa Train!
I have been looking for Santa Trains for my kids and didn’t know we have it here, almost drove all the way to PA. Please pick us.:) Christmas is getting all of our family excited! Lights, Santa movies, Christmas songs…Telling stories about Santa to my kids made me a believer again. It will be amazing if we get to ride Santa train!
I will love to take my kids here
May everyone have a happy and healthy holiday season
Merry Christmas
Happy holidays
Have a Merry Christmas!
Last night I had a minor “mom-fail” as I could have taken a deeper breath before letting the challenge of tree decorating with three small kids get under my skin. Last year I did a much better job of making it fun for everyone, myself included. Here’s hoping for a little holiday cheer and grace for everyone, especially the parents!
happy holidays !! Smile even when it rains . 🙂
Merry Christmas ! God bless you !
Grace and Peace to ALL this holiday season!
I wish all of you a healthy, happy, and peaceful holiday season!
Wishing everyone a very Happy Holiday and Best in 2019!!!
I am from India but love the holiday celebrations here and also celebrate it with all the enthusiasm. Happy holidays to you all 🎉🎉🎉
This might be our last Xmas of believing in Santa so I am trying to make it extra special and memorable.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!
This year get messy with your kids over the holidays! My oldest (who is 6) and I bake chocolate chip cookies every year and this year my youngest (who is 2), wanted to help. Most of the flour may have ended up on the floor but it was a priceless memory I will always have!
The holidays are about spending time together with family. We enjoy watching Christmas movies in our Christmas pjs. It is all about being together and making priceless memories with the kids. Believe in the Magic! 🙂 Happy Holidays to all!
Wishing you a holiday season filled with peace, joy, and a nap or two! 🙂
Happy holidays to everyone! Hope it is filled with friends and family, love and peace!
Wishing all a very Merry Christmas.
Hope you CHOO CHOO Choose us!
May you have a peaceful and joyful holiday full of laughter and fun memories-in-the-making!
Our last Christmas in Fairfax and so blessed by you all- thank you for sharing these special traditions with us!
We would love tickets! Merry Christmas!
Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas filled with moments you’ll always treasure.
I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the holiday season with our three children. This is the first Christmas for the youngest and then we’ll celebrate her first birthday on New Years Day! ❤️Happy Holidays to you and yours!
Merry Christmas to all! I hope to be able to make Christmas joyous for a child with special needs. Remember it is not the number of presents under the tree, it is the people around it. A blessed holiday to all.
After 20 years of working retail at the holidays – I am spending this season with my 2 toddlers! Be kind to all those working and spread the cheer to all.
For unto you a child is born! Merry Christmas, Everyone!!
“The best way to spread Christmas Cheer, is singing loud for all to hear.” 🙂
Looking forward to a joyful holiday season with friends and family. Starting new traditions and continuing old
Ones.
Remember, while the holidays is a very happy season. It is not always for everyone. Please keep those who are struggling in your thoughts and check in with people who may need it.
Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas surrounded by love and happy memories!
Wishing everyone a joyous holiday season filled with peace, health and happiness!
The best way to feel love is to share love
Really hope we win. My husband , I and my mother were all on right at 9 am and no one got tickets. We’ve missed out on tickets three years in a roll. My three boys love trains
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a most eventful New Year
Santa trains are such magical events!
Let us be jolly. And jollier if you get the free tickets.😂😘😍
Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a joyful holiday season.
Christmas 🎄 the season where we use the best from everyone around us ❤️ Merry Xmas
I love all the fun family events around the holidays. The Santa Train would be a great new activity to try 🎅
Love it
Happiest of holidays to everyone!
Let’s keep in mind ways to lift the spirits of those around us, you never know what private struggles people face.
We enjoy making memories with our boys throughout the holiday season!
Happy Holidays everyone!
My two years old daughter would love to get on Santa train! Happy Holidays!
This is truly the most wonderful time of the year! So many family oriented activities for making life-long memories. I would love to take my kiddos and my niece on the train!
My two years old daughter would love Santa train experience!Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays and thank you for spreading good cheer this holiday season!
My kids are 3 and 5. Each year they seem to remember and understand a little more the meaning of this holiday. I love watching their growth and sharing family traditions.
Happy Holidays! May it be filled with love and happiness!!
Wishing everyone a memorable holiday season!
Love this website providing us another opportunity to get to ride the train with Santa. Happy Holidays to everyone!!
Christmas, commemoration of the Nativity of Jesus, Love and Hope.
Missing loved ones this time of year. Hug your loved ones a little tighter and a little longer.
Wishing all those near and far a wonderful holiday! May you all be filled with, joy, laughter and love during the holidays!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Many blessings to everyone on this time of year. Would love to spend a morning on a memorial event with kids and family.
We hope everyone has a magical holiday season and are able to spend it with those you love.
Merry Christmas! May all your wishes come true!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Believe with your heart and experience all the joy of this magical season. And what better place than on a train ride with family and friends and SANTA!
Looking forward to spending our first Christmas in the DC area! Happy Holidays!
What a wonderful time of the year! Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas to all! Remember the best gift you can give someone is your Love and attention.
I love the whole month of December! From preparations to actually getting to enjoy the holidays to the rest that comes at the end of the month!
The holidays are full of lots of family time, playing games, decorating the house and tree, baking cookies using family recipes, and venturing out at night to see the Christmas lights. My favorite moment thus far this year has been the look on my kids’ face when they met Santa! It melted my heart.
Happy holidays and best wishes for everyone
Merry Christmas
Holidays are for making memories!
My kids and I love the holiday season. We bake cookies and deliver them to the police stations and firehouses. We love looking at Christmas Lights and we love spreading love and good cheer where we can.
This would be a wonderful surprise for my kids. My son has severe anxiety and adhd and this would brighten his day. And my 15 month old, well she loves everything.
Happy holiday’s
The holiday season always stresses me out but watching the excitement on my kids faces always makes it worth it.
This is such a thoughtful thing for the holidays. Thanks for doing this.
Happy holidays!
I would LOVE to take my family on the Santa train ride! We try every year and never luck out!
A great time of year to celebrate love, family and peace.
There is nothing more magical than watching little ones’ eyes light up seeing all the magic the Christmas season holds.
Peace and love to all! Merry Christmas!
It’s the most magical time of the year! My kids love the Santa train!
Happy holidays to all.
Happy holidays!
We’re excited to spend our holidays here in Virginia rather than traveling to see family. It’s our time to start new traditions (like the Santa train?!) with our little one!
I can’t wait to celebrate Christmas this year! It’s my daughters first Christmas and my son always has the best time spending the day with his grandparents, aunts, and uncle!
Merry Christmas !
Love how generous the community has been during the holidays! It definitely brings out the best in most.
This Christmas my son will be able to celebrate, as last Christmas he was in chemo. He would LOVE the opportunity to ride on the Santa Train with his Pops, who collects trains and has a whole basement set up that my son gets to ‘conduct’ when we visit. His Pops had a heart attack a few months back and is just now able to celebrate. Here’s hoping that everyone has a very Happy and Merry Christmas, loving those that are still with us and especially those that we have lost. The Very Best and Brightest of love and kindness!
This holiday season cash is tight but time is more plentiful so it’s all about the little things to celebrate: reading holiday books from the library, Christmas sprinkles at breakfast, and perpetual holiday music! It’s such a fun time of year to see through the eyes of a child – magic is easy 🙂
We always look forward to spending the holiday with our friends and family. The kids haven’t seen Santa this year so it will be a treat if we get selected for these tickets. We have never been and the kids will be tickled pink 🙂
Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday! My kids would love these tickets to see Santa and Mrs. C!
Happy holidays to everyone! Hoping for a stress-free and fun holiday season 🙂
The Spirit is Christmas is an amazing time to bring people together and give from the heart. Thank you for giving away these tickets I’m sure they’ll be a Blessing to whom ever wins! Good luck everyone & Merry Christmas
Holidays are for spending time with your family, spreading love and making memories!
Holiday is the greatest time to give and give back to the families and the people who give us so much of their love, time, and friendship. A great time to do little things that may make a big difference in someone’s day. Every year at Christmas, we make a donations and buy toy for poor children living in Third World countries through a charitable organization.It’s a great opportunity to teach our own children the value of family and the joy of giving to others.
Happy Holidays! Looks like a great time!
Happy Holidays to all!! 🎄☃️
We love the holiday season with all our family and friends.
Christmas is such a magical time of the year.
Wishing everyone a joyous holiday season with peace & cheer in the New Year!
Holidays are a time to slow down and enjoy the small and simple times, with your family and friends.
Holidays are a wonderful time to remember all the wonderful ways you are blessed and to spend time with the people who mean most to you.
My two daughters 11 and 2 loves Santa and 11 year old still believes in him. My parents are here this year with us from India and we all would really love to share this experience and create wonderful
Memories of the lifetime . You have happy holidays and thankful to you to share the tickets. My parents are here to celebrate Christmas and new year with us and their grand children. I believe that Christmas is all about sharing and spreading love and you are doing it so well . Thanks for the offer .
Hope everyone has an amazing tome with family and friends for the holidays. Wish everyone the best in 2019!
I’ve been reading trains every night for my little boy so he would love it!
Merry Christmas! We are new to the area and would love to go. We were told this was a must-do for little ones! Happy Holidays!
The holidays bring so much joy and excitement. The creativity with festivals and decorations are very nice too. I would love to go!! I have not experienced this special event. 🙂
Merry Christmas to everyone! Looking forward to being with family on this glorious holiday!!
The magic of the holidays is growing through the eyes of my children! I am loving their excitement and joy of celebrating Christmas. Its such a special time.
I love Christmas. The weather, gifts and spending time with family and friends. So joyful! It would be nice to win these tickets since my wife told me to get some and I forgot to. 🙁
So excited to spend the holiday season with friends and family! ♥️
The holidays are spending it with people who you love and care about!
Holidays are the best! Nothing like getting quality time with family and making amazing memories every year!
Happy jolly fully lovely Christmas everyone 🤶🤗
Happy holidays everyone! What a special time to be spending it with family and friends. My kiddos love trains, this’ll make their Christmas that much more special.
Best,
I wish everyone Happy Holidays with friends, family, and everyone in-between!
Christmas is our favorite time of year where we also celebrate a birthday and wedding anniversary. This would be so special to share with our two sweet little ones!
Merry Christmas!Christmas is our favorite holiday in my family. My kids would love to ride the Santa Train
Looking forward to celebrate holidays with family and friends!! Never done with Santa train and my kid will love it!!
Wishing everyone a very blessed Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa. May your homes be filled with light and love. Take this season to enjoy your family and friends, and make memories that will bring smiles for many years!
Regardless of the holiday you celebrate this time of year, cherish the time spent with friends and family during this special time. Focus on making happy memories, not on stressing over every last detail.
This holiday season we are creating more traditions for our young family – 2.5 year old boy and our second due in early 2019! Hope that the Santa train ride becomes one of them!
Happy holidays to each and everyone of you!
Holiday time with family on the Santa train would be great!
Love spending moments with my kids. We live near Burke VRE but we have never been visited there before. It would be a nice treat if we win tickets. We are family of five including a baby.
Thank you for the generous opportunity to win tickets to the Santa Train ride. My kids would love to do this! Good luck everyone. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!
Even though they should not be taken for granted on any day, the holidays are an opportunity to express our love and appreciation for the family and friends that enrich our lives.
This Christmas will be extra special, it’s our baby’s first Christmas 🎄 , my first 2 are super excited to share this special moment with her and what better way then spending it a Disney’s with our family over there . Hope everyone has a fantastic and blessed Christmas 🎄❤️
It would be wonderful to have those sneaky elves leave this as a surprise for our kids!
I’d love to surprise my grandbabies with this train ride!! Love Christmas and spending time with them
Have a beautiful holiday season and may you each have peace and joy in the new year!