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Family Flights & Frights
Set your Halloween spirits soaring at Family Flights and Frights at the College Park Aviation Museum! Join us for an evening filled with trick-or-treating in the gallery and spook-tacular games and crafts.
Book Launch: LITTLE Lenox Takes Flight
Join us for this amazing book launch as we read LITTLE Lenox Takes Flight with local author ‘Iolani L. Bullock, a vivid story about a young boy who loves airplanes and who is inspired by his great grandad, one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen!
Runway Rhythms: Kyoto Drum Ensemble
Get your feet tapping during a brand new summer courtyard concert series! Every last Saturday of the month in College Park
Egg Drop Challenge
Splat or survive? Explore the engineering design process as you construct an egg-protective device to save your egg from breaking from a 20-foot fall. Come challenge yourself and win prizes!
Runway Rhythms: Salon Ragtime Ensemble
Get your feet tapping during a brand new summer courtyard concert series! Every last Saturday of the month in College Park
Youth Aviators: Air Traffic Control Module
Air traffic controllers have the important job of directing and tracking pilots for safe takeoffs, flights, and landings. Student participants will learn the phonetic alphabet and radio lingo used daily by air traffic controllers, the procedures and protocols they follow, speak with professionals, and more.
Soarin' into Summer (Week 2)
Soar into Summer with College Park Aviation Museum! Each day, participants will explore a different aviation topic through a variety of STEAM hands-on experiences, outdoor activities, and experiments. Soarin' Into Summer's Week 1 and Week 2 will be different so you can sign up for just one or both!
Runway Rhythms: Hart Guonjian-Petit Jazz Trio
Get your feet tapping during a brand new summer courtyard concert series! Featuring Hart Guonjian-Petit Jazz Trio. Every last Saturday of the month in College Park
Soarin' into Summer (Week 1)
Soar into Summer with College Park Aviation Museum! Each day, participants will explore a different aviation topic through a variety of STEAM hands-on experiences, outdoor activities, and experiments. Soarin' Into Summer's Week 1 and Week 2 will be different so you can sign up for just one or both!