Festival of Flight Includes:

• Fly-bys, skydiving, presentations, activities, food, and entertainment.
• Youth activities for all ages, including free airplane rides.
• Adult and youth learning opportunities via presentations addressing all components of flight
• Aviation vendors – mementos, aircraft, demonstrations, and training opportunitiesflag
• Organizations – visit with aviation related organizations to see what they are about and how to get involved
• People’s Choice Awards – fun and exciting opportunities to judge the aircraft and help select winners in silly categories
• Aviation Flybys – enjoy aircraft with various characteristics as they fly down the runway with announcers helping to explain what attendees are viewing
• Talk with pilots, wannabees, trainers, mechanics, recruiters, organizations, and on and on.
• Begin the day with our world famous Pancake Breakfast           (8-11 AM)
• End the day with an evening of popular entertainment in the Suffolk Peanut Festival area

 The Virginia Festival of Flight, an annual aviation event and fly-in held at Suffolk Executive Airport, will be held this year in conjunction with the Suffolk Peanut Festival on Saturday October 7, 2017.

Our event promises to be the most exciting yet. Sponsored by the Virginia Aviation Council, by joining forces with the 40th Suffolk Peanut Festival, we are enhancing both our programs while presenting Virginia’s only statewide aerospace event of its kind.  This is accomplished through fantastic opportunities to attract youth and adults to all aspects of the field of aviation; informing attendees 
of a full range of aviation careers; providing details of ownership; discussing legal parameters; and sharing the many recreation adventures available.

​Joining together with the Suffolk Peanut Festival results in creating a family atmosphere full of excitement, entertainment, education, and experiences.  Click here to visit the Festival of Flight website.