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Kingsport: Santa’s Depot
Santa’s Depot will celebrate the arrival of Santa Train
on November 23rd in Downtown Kingsport
KINGSPORT, Tenn. – On Saturday, November 23rd, Santa’s Depot returns to Centennial Park (245 E. Main Street-Downtown Kingsport) from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. to kick off the holiday season.
Santa’s Depot, presented by CSX, Appalachian Power, Food City and Visit Kingsport, celebrates the arrival of Santa Claus to Kingsport on the 82nd running of the Santa Train.
Sponsored booths and activities include free hot chocolate, cookies, letters to Santa, Santa hats, stickers, candy canes and more! Children will receive an official Santa’s Depot activity passport when they arrive at the event to keep track of each booth they visit. All activities are free to children. (Due to expected crowd size, we cannot guarantee that each child will get to participate in every activity, but we can promise a magical day and a visit from Santa himself!)
Attendees will also enjoy taking selfies with Centennial Park’s Santa sculpture and numerous other holiday photo ops. Santa and his elves encourage attendees to share their pictures on social media using #SantasDepotKPT.
Santa reminds all attendees that he’ll be watching to see who stays on his “nice list.”
-Only one activity passport per child
-Activities and treats are for children only
-Be PATIENT and KIND
-Share
-Follow the rules and ENJOY the event
At approximately 3:00 p.m., the Santa Train will make its final stop in Kingsport. Santa will disembark the train and head to the Santa’s Depot Stage to wish the Kingsport crowd a very Merry Christmas!
Thank you to all of this year’s event sponsors: CSX, Appalachian Power, Food City, Visit Kingsport, Greater Kingsport Family YMCA, Mattern & Craig, Healthy Kingsport, City of Kingsport, Century 21 Legacy, Cumberland Marketing and the Mayor’s Youth Council.
About the CSX Santa Train
The CSX Santa Train, which will make its 82nd trek on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, is one of the nation’s oldest holiday traditions, delivering more than 15 tons of toys, backpacks and winter clothing to Appalachian families along 110 miles of railroad tracks through Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. The CSX Santa Train is presented in partnership with Appalachian Power, Food City, Kingsport Chamber of Commerce and Soles4Souls. We welcome you to follow along on Facebook and Instagram for updates. For more information, visit https://www.csx.com/index.cfm/community-investment/csx-in-service/.
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