Get ready for a festive evening as the CPKC Holiday Train makes its first-ever stops in Northeast Louisiana!

The beautifully illuminated train will roll into Monroe and Ruston on Wednesday, December 2, 2026 bringing a free live concert featuring Chase Rice and Madeline Edwards.

Monroe: 5:45–6:15 p.m.
Parking lot south of the railroad tracks between 3rd Street and North 4th Street

Ruston: 7:30–8 p.m.
Parking lot along East Park Avenue beside the tracks, between North Vienna and North Bonner Streets

Admission is free. Attendees are encouraged to bring a nonperishable food item or make a monetary donation to support local food banks, with donations staying in the local community.

For more information and to see other Holiday Train stops, visit the CPKC Holiday Train route by clicking the link provided under the event description.