One Week Out!

One Week until the
Sumner County Aviation Festival!?!

Gates open at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10 and at 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 at the Wellington Municipal Airport. The main show will begin at noon and a full afternoon of air show performances is planned, starting at noon on Saturday. Tickets are $7 in advance and $10 at the gate, and all kids 3 and under get in free.

I cannot emphasize this enough, or say this with a big enough smile, the air show will be better than ever this year! Event-goers should have their eyes on the skies by noon sharp on Saturday to enjoy the full line-up of acts running all afternoon! Best of all, carnival rides will be offered all evening Friday and through the day Saturday, so there should never be a dull moment!

• The Young Eagles will offer free flights to first-time fliers age 8-17, with pilots volunteering their time and aircraft to bring their love of aviation to children. For a flight with the Young Eagles, show up first thing Saturday morning!
• Four hot air balloons from Anthony, Kan. will compliment the event with launches Friday evening and first-thing Saturday morning.
• Carnival Rides will be offered all through the air show at no additional charge once festival-goers are in the gates!
• Food vendors, including the Wellington Noon Lions Club, will offer all the carnival foods and drinks traditionally enjoyed!
• In addition to all the featured air show performances, there will be several featured attractions on the air field! Some of the features will be a military Blackhawk Helicopter, and a VERY UNIQUE collection of brass cars dated 1890-1910. (The things you may never see again aren't limited to airplanes at this year's event!)

For more details on this year's featured performers, keep blogging down the page! I've been excited about this event since last APRIL so there are plenty of air-show peeks and highlights if you keep reading 'older posts'!