National Garden Railway Conventions

National Garden Railway Conventions are hosted around the country each year by local garden railway clubs. The first Convention was hosted in Denver in 1985, and the proud tradition has continued. In 2025, the 40th annual convention will be hosted by The Sacramento Valley Garden Railway Society.

 

2025 – Sacramento Valley, California

Coming the Summer of 2025

Let’s make the 40th Convention Amazing!

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Previous Conventions:

2023 – San Francisco Bay Area


2022 – Denver, CO


2021 – Nashville, TN


2020 – No Convention was held due to Covid Pandemic


2019 – Portland, OR

 


2018 – Atlanta, GA


 

2017 – Tulsa, Oklahoma


2016 – San Francisco Bay Area, California


2015 – Denver, Colorado


2014 – Tampa, Florida


2013 – Cincinnati, Ohio


2012 – Chicago (St. Charles), Illinois


2011 – Kansas City, Kansas


2010 – Seattle, Washington


2009 – Denver, Colorado


National Garden Railway Conventions

1985 Denver, Colorado
1986 Denver, Colorado
1987 Denver, Colorado
1988 Denver, Colorado
1989 San Francisco, California
1990 San Diego, California
1991 Cincinnati, Ohio
1992 Washington, DC (Reston, VA)
1993 Sacramento, California
1994 Denver, Colorado
1995 Cincinnati, Ohio
1996 Orlando, Florida
1997 Washington, DC (Alexandria, VA)
1998 Santa Clara, California
1999 Chicago, Illinois
2000 San Diego, California
2001 Seattle (Puget Sound), Washington
2002 Cincinnati, Ohio
2003 Sacramento, California
2004 Denver, Colorado
2005 Chicago (St. Charles), Illinois
2006 Santa Clara, California
2007 Las Vegas, Nevada
2008 Phoenix, Arizona
2009 Denver. Colorado
2010 Seattle (Puget Sound), Washington
2011 Kansas City, Kansas
2012 Chicago (St. Charles), Illinois
2013 Cincinnati, Ohio
2014 Tampa, Florida
2015 Denver, Colorado
2016 Santa Clara, California
2017 Tulsa, Oklahoma
2018 Atlanta, Georgia
2019 Portland, Oregon
2020 Canceled
2021 Nashville, Tennessee
2022 Denver, Colorado
2023 San Francisco, California
2024 TBD
2025 Sacramento Valley, California