Trolley Fest 2026

Trolleyfest is our annual celebration of the 1999 restoration of Trolley No. 10, which spent 20 years traveling across the Bridge of Flowers (which was then a trolley bridge.)

You will see how the people of Shelburne Falls lived, worked, and traveled in the "trolley era" 1896 - 1927.

Besides the usual trolley car rides and pump car rides, activities include:     

• Caboose rides powered by our trackmobile Speeder (aka Motorcar, aka Putt-Putt)
• Velocipede demonstrations and rides
• Wooden and electric trains to play with
• Send a message via telegraph
• Sit in the driver's seat of a vintage bus

Special Trolleyfest Activities

11am-3pm:

• Lunch for sale
• Music by "Whistle Stop"
• Maple products from Davenport Maple Farm for sale
• Preserves from BarbEric Farm for sale
• Railroad movies shown throughout the day
• Quilt Sale
• Hands-on demonstrations
  (Trolley Era activities that relate to industries and farms served by the trolley line)
• Cider pressing
• Hands-on Butter making
• Wood Carving demonstrations
• Hands-on metalworking with the Museum of Our Industrial Heritage         
• Hands-on woodworking projects with local tools
• Games from 1900
• Hands-on Weaving on adult and child friendly looms
• Milk a 'Cow' antique farm tools from Wheel View Farm
• Vinegar uses- refreshing drink, pickles & copper polishing

Special All-Day Passes

• Adults 18 and over = $7
• Youths 6-17 = $5
• 5 and under = free

Members get free Trolleyfest admission!