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Party on Wheels: A Family Subway Celebration!

  • Event Date Sunday, May 17, 2026

  • Time: 10am-12pm ET
  • New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn
  • $50-$1,000

Photo by Filip Wolak

The New York Transit Museum is turning 50 and we invite you to join us for one of our kickoff celebrations, a special birthday edition of our annual Party on Wheels: A Family Subway Celebration! Mark your calendar for a morning of fun activities and music.

Enjoy breakfast and coffee, participate in artmaking and facepainting, pose for a special photo opportunity, delight in a scavenger hunt – then experience shuttle rides on our vintage subway cars from the Museum platform to Hoyt-Schermerhorn and back!

Tickets are $75 for adults and $50 for children.
Family packages are $200 for 4 tickets.
To be a part of the Benefit Committee, join us at the Grand Central or Atlantic Terminal level.

Click here for a full list of benefits per level.

Party On Wheels donations support the Museum’s programs for kids and families, including our award-winning Access Programs for kids with disabilities.

Children ages 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult, and adults must be accompanied by a child. Babies under age 2 are free.

All but $25 per ticket is tax-deductible.

Click here to make a donation of another amount.

Questions? Contact [email protected].

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