THE VILLAGE OF ASHLEY & COUNTRY CHRISTMAS THANKS YOU FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Travel by North Pole Express or drive-in to the Village of Ashley Country Christmas for a magical trip to our charming little town all decked out in Christmas Cheer. Come and visit Santa, maybe be chosen for the first gift of Christmas, play games, watch the entertainment, ride the merry go round, get your photo with the historic Pere Marquette 1225 steam locomotive! Visit our shops for unique gifts and decor! Get a meal or snack at our eateries! Build a wooden toy at Santa's Workshop to take home! Kids can write a letter to Santa and mail it at our antique post office! The Village of Ashley Country Christmas is the destination of the North Pole Express train excursions and is open on the same dates as each train trip.
Shops and Eateries will be open a 1/2 hour before and 1/2 hour after the Morning train and 1/2 hour before the evening train.
Check out the Village of Ashley Country Christmas website below
Come Check out our New
Model Train and Christmas Village Attraction
2026 Schedule to be determined, check back later.
2025 Schedule for the Village of Ashley Country Christmas
November 21, 2025
Arrival Time
6:00 pm
November 22, 2025
Arrival Times
11:00am & 6:00pm
November 23, 2025
Arrival Times
11:00am & 6:00pm
November 28, 2025
Arrival Time
6:00pm
November 29, 2025
Arrival times
11:00am & 6:00pm
November 30, 2025
Arrival times
11:00am & 6:00pm
December 5, 2025
Arrival Time
6:00pm
December 6, 2025
Arrival times
11:00am & 6:00pm
December 7, 2025
Arrival times
11:00am & 6:00pm
December 12, 2025
Arrival Time
6:00pm
December 13, 2025
Arrival times
11:00am & 6:00pm
December 14, 2025
Arrival times
11:00am & 6:00pm
December 19, 2025
Arrival Time
6:00pm
December 20, 2025
Arrival times
11:00am & 6:00pm
December 21, 2025
Arrival times
11:00am & 6:00pm
The Village of Ashley is proud to partner with the Steam Railroad Institute to bring the North Pole Express to you.
The times shown here does not reflect the times that the 1225 will be leaving Owosso. It will leave Owosso one hour earlier than the arrival time in Ashley. The train will be leaving Ashley to return to Owosso 2 hours after arrival in Ashley.
The Country Christmas is pleased to partner with the Steam Railroading Institute, operator of the North Pole Express. The Village of Ashley does not sell train tickets. Please click on the below website for the Steam Railroading Institute website to purchase tickets.
michigansteamtrain.com/north-pole-express/
