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National Steamup Symposium
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Lodi Grape Festival Grounds, 413 E Lockeford St, Lodi, California
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10/7/2026
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Formerly known as the National Summer Steamup.
New for this year the Banquet and raffle will be held on Friday evening.
Returning event "Tea Time with the Abbott's" will be Saturday tea time.
For its 29th event, the world's best fall small-scale live steam will be in Lodi California.
The National Steamup Symposium 2026 will include clinics on small-scale live steam techniques, dealers of small-scale live steam products, door prizes and other entertainment. Live steamers from around the world will enjoy 45mm (Gauge One) and 32mm (0-gauge) live-steam operation of small-scale locomotives for four days.
This year the event will again be held in the Pavilion at the Lodi Grape Festival, 413 E Lockeford St in Lodi California. In recent years, the National Steamup Symposium has up to seven different layouts - representing 14 loops of track for a total of more than 2200 linear feet of rail. Following a tradition established in 2015, the event will also be the host to "Stationary Saturday," the nation's largest collection of operational steam toys (bring 'em if you've got 'em).
Event hours will be Wednesday, 6 p.m.-midnight; Thursday through Saturday, 7 a.m.-midnight; and Sunday, 7 a.m.-Noon. If you would like to help setting up on Wednesday, please arrive by 3 p.m. Do not plan on being able to bring your trains or equipment into the Pavilion until after 6 p.m. Those who would like to tear down should expect to be finished around 3 p.m. on Sunday.
This event is not open to the general public. A Steamer or Observer registration is required. Guests are welcome to visit a registered attendee.
Important dates:
* A bit over a month before the event: Deadline for ordering clothing.
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