08/19/2026
August 19th - National Aviation Day!!
Annually on August 19th, National Aviation Day is celebrated, recognizing all the incredible achievements in aviation. โ๏ธ๐บ๐ธ๐ฅณ
National Aviation Day was established on Orville Wrightโs Birthday, recognizing his accomplishment as the first person to fly a controlled, powered, heavier than air aircraft. He had invented the airplane alongside his brother Wilbur - and a replica of their Wright Flyer is on display in Hangar 2 of March Field!
Throughout today, our โPop Upโ stations will have coloring, a scavenger hunt, a paper airplane making station (where you can design your own glider), as well as a special temporary display that shows the distances achieved by the first flights of the Wright Brothers.
Come in and celebrate the historic achievements of the Wright Brothers, and see many aviation achievements among our more than 120 aircraft and more than 30,000 artifacts!
We are open today from 9am-5 pm! More information is available in the ๐ in our bio.