Local EVENTS AND SHOWS

Our 5th Annual Family Picnic is 1-5 pm on Sunday, June 14, 2026 at Fernbank Park, next to the Ohio River. This event replaces our regular meeting in June. This is a fun-filled family and hobbyist gathering, featuring great food, fellowship, games, prizes and our "main event" Trivia Team Contest. Only $10 per person, with Division 7 picking up the rest! See flyer and map.

 
Attendees must register before June 8, using this flyer. Registrations limited to the first 100 people that sign up. Don't miss this fun event! Contact Registrar Roy Hord with questions. Contact Chuck Endreola to donate any modeling or general interest items to our door prize raffle.

This event subject to cancellation due to events beyond our control. Watch here and on the local events page for last-minute info or changes.

Our 2026 Cincinnati Model Train and Trade Show will be held on Sat & Sun Oct 10 & 11, 2026 at the Lakota West High School. This will be the 58th edition of this huge fun-filled family and hobbyist event. It will be even larger this year, with expanded spaces and a record of over 400 tables!

See flyer below for details. For tables and display space see Registrar Roy Hord. During August/September, please contact John Burchnall to obtain street signs to post. See download below for illustrated instructions to install and remove those signs. Contact Chair Rick Crumrine with other questions.

Our White Elephant booth will again be a featured attraction. For those Division 7 members wishing to enter items, please see the downloads below for the submission instructions (either in MS Word or as a PDF document) and a blank submissions spreadsheet (either in MS Excel or as a PDF document).

Please also join us in thanking and supporting our contributing Fall Show sponsor Peter Paul Office Equipment.

Our 2027 Cinti Div. 7 Spring Flea Market and Trade Show will be on Saturday, March tbd, 2027 in the main gym of the Lakota West Freshman Campus at 5050 Tylersville Rd, West Chester, OH 45069. This is a fun and popular modeler's event to buy and sell new and not so new model railroad items from dealers and individuals. Also features our NMRA info booth, loco test track, White Elephant sales and modeler aid services.

Contact Registrar Roy Hord for table inquiries and also download below the Table Registration Form in either PDF or Word format.  Contact Chair Gary Ossenschmidt for other needs. See flyer below for further details.

Sam Parfitt of West Chester, Ohio invites nearby NMRA members to informal operating sessions on his large HO scale Great Northern Ry.  Please RSVP to him via email at samparfitt@fuse.net

See the "Sam Parfitt GNRW Operations Invite" attachment below for directions, plus layout, operations, web blog, videos and additional info.

You may bring your own DCC engines to run plus your Digitrax throttle. Pizza at 6:30-7:00. Junk food and beverage provided.