April | 2016 | Daytripping Mom

Fullerton Railroad Days

The Fullerton Railroad Days are back and better than ever! If you or someone you know loves trains, you don’t want to miss out on this great event. The Southern California Railway Plaza Association is producing this fantastic and FREE community event, honoring the region’s historic connections to railroads.

The Fullerton Railroad Days will take place this weekend, April 30th and May 1st, from 9am to 5pm. You and your family will be able to tour Amtrak, BNSF Railway, and the Disneyland Resort Locomotives. There will be model train layouts, exhibits from Amtrak, BNSF, Disneyland, Fullerton Fire and Police Dept, Metrolink, Orange Country Transit Authority, and many more.

Admission is absolutely free. See you there! You don’t want to miss it! For additional info head here.

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If you’re looking for something fun and free to do with the family, you won’t want to miss the OC Fair Imaginology, Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead. This fun and free yearly event, will take place on April 15-17. The free event features family-friendly STEAM related exhibits and hands on experiences.

Some of the featured activities include:

Learn how to cast a fishing line with the California Department of Fish & Wildlife’s Fishing in the City.
Learn the art of origami paper folding at Origami for Fun by OrigamiUSA.
Get your hands dirty and mold simple mounds of clay into beautiful pieces of art at the Clay Play activity with the Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA)
Learn why rockets fly and then build and launch your own paper rocket with AIAA OC Rocketry
Learn video game programming and website development with CoderDojo’s hands-on activities based on age and expertise.
Learn to control a robot and compete against other participants at MathMania Robotics. Saturday only.