Thomas the Train Weekends Coming to Essex, Connecticut

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The Essex Steam Train and Riverboat in Essex, Connecticut, will host three family-friendly weekends with Thomas and Friends. The “Day Out with Thomas: The Friendship Tour” will take place April 22 – 23, April 29 – 30 and May 6 – 7, 2017.

Fans of Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends will have a chance to ride on Thomas and enjoy carnival rides, a petting zoo, story telling, live music, play areas, face paining, and more. Timed tickets are needed for the 25-minute train ride, but include all-access to the other fun taking place at Essex Steam Train and Riverboat grounds. Tickets, on sale now, are $24 per person. (Children 2 and younger are free.)

–Lissa Poirot



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