Ales N’ Rails is SDMRM’s annual beer tasting fundraiser celebrating local breweries and community partners with an evening of craft brews, live music, and fun in the heart of Balboa Park. This year’s event is coming Saturday, December 13th, and it’s set to be a true community celebration! Trains will be running all day during regular museum hours (11 AM–4 PM) and again after hours during the event from (6 PM–9:30 PM), creating a one-of-a-kind experience surrounded by San Diego’s railroading history.

This year, the museum is working to raise $10,000 to preserve our permanent exhibits and support our resident model railroad clubs, who bring the layouts to life through their design, operation, and maintenance. Your support helps us reach this goal — thank you!

Whether you bought tickets and attended the event, made a donation, or became an Ales N’ Rails sponsor your support is making a critical impact at SDMRM to continue service in the community of San Diego. We could not have done it without you.

Stay tuned for more details about the 2025 event — more info coming soon!