The 2026 National Narrow Gauge Convention committee thanks you for your interest in registering for our convention.
It is our desire that your experience is an excellent one!
Single-Day and Two-Day Tickets are now Available!
Can’t make the entire 4-day convention? Our single-day and two-day tickets are now available for you to purchase (online registration only). Select the appropriate ticket for the day(s) you are able to attend and participate in the fun!
Preferred – Online Registration
Due to the size of our convention staff, we have elected to use Whova™, the award-winning event application and management application to assist us in providing you a convention experience that allows for both your participation and interaction. By clicking on the appropriate registration type link below, you will be redirected to Whova™ to complete your convention registration and add-on ticket purchases.
Please note: ⚠ Do NOT use your browser’s ‘Back Button’ once you’ve begun your registration process in Whova™. You will lose the information and selections you have made in your registration and have to start over! To avoid this, please use the Back Button(s) provided inside of the Whova™ application instead.
Registering at the Convention – Checking In – Picking Up Your Convention Packet
Some attendees register as ‘walk-ups’ at convention time. Our registration desk will be located on the 2nd floor to the right of the south bank of elevators and escalator for you to register at.
For those that are already registered; Checking in and picking up your convention packets will also be available at our registration desk.
Registration Desk Hours
| Tuesday, September 1st | 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM |
| Wednesday, September 2nd | 8:30 AM – 9:00 PM |
| Thursday, September 3rd | 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM |
| Friday, September 4th | 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM |
| Saturday, September 5th | 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM |
Mail-in Registration
Our mail-in registration option gives you an alternative to registering for our convention online. By downloading our mail-in registration form below, you will have the ability to register, to purchase our merchandise add-ons and/or extra-fare items by filling out the form and mailing it in along with your check for payment.
Please note: Our mail-in registration option also allows us the ability to sell tickets for our extra-fare events that might involve having to provide refunds without incurring the expensive fees associated to our online registration process.
Please note: Our team will process your mail-in registration information in our WHOVA™ event management application to ensure that your convention experience is no different than if you had registered online.
2026 Mail-in Registration Form.
Merchandise
Convention clothing merchandise shown below are available for you to purchase as add-on tickets in WHOVA™.
PLEASE NOTE: In order for you to pick up your clothing merchandise at the convention, you must place your online order by Saturday, August 8th, 2026. Mail-in orders will have to be received by us before this date as well. Orders placed after this date either online, mail-in or at the convention will be given to our clothing vendor for them to create and ship to you AFTER the convention. As part of these orders, you will have to pay our clothing vendor for the shipping costs.
Baseball Cap
Our embroidered ‘Drain Daily’ baseball cap comes complete with ‘RPKD MINN 9-26’ displayed on the side. Cap details and pricing are displayed in the add-on ticket.
Shirts
Shirt type, size and pricing are displayed in each add-on ticket. The images below are examples of each shirt and actual color may vary slightly.
