Tweetsie Railroad's Wild West themed operating season is from early April to the late October, The park is open weekends in the spring and autumn, as well as daily from Memorial Day weekend until mid-August. In addition, the park is open on Friday and Saturday nights in from late September through the month of October for the very popular "Ghost Train" Halloween event. The park then closes for daytime operations, then re-opens on Friday and Saturday evenings starting in late November for "Tweetsie Christmas", which runs through the month of December. Other special events are held throughout the season, including a large firework display on the Independence Day Fourth of July, and Railroad Heritage Weekend in August, which focuses on the history of Tweetsie Railroad's narrow gauge locomotives.