Benton Air Faire October 16th 2021
2021 Schedule of Events:
0630 am Vendors arrive and set up their booths!
- Arrive at the FIRST Driveway South of Placer on Airpark Way.
- The “greeter” who maybe sleepy will tell you what SPOT is yours!
- We still have lots of vendor spots open!
7am – 9am Classic Cars Arrive
- Car Show Gate is the Second Driveway (South) on Airpark Drive
- Admission is a $10 DONATION per car
- $10 helps pay for expenses (port a potties, liability insurance, crowd line deliminators etc).
- Car Show Trophies and Plaques Sponsored by O’Reilly’s Auto Parts on Dana Ave
- We will have some volunteer Marshallers on hand to direct you into organized parking rows!
- Please don’t give them grief as they are volunteers.
- Don’t tailgate thru the gate behind another car, as the gate can (and will) close on YOUR car and damage it.
- After you park if you can help out with car parking that would be appreciated!
8am – 11:30am Hangar Pancake Breakfast
- $8 per person (scrambled eggs, 2 sausage, 2 pancakes)
- Coffee, water, juice included
- Pancake Breakfast in the large airplane hangar building
8:30am – 3:30pm Plane Rides Available starting at 8:30am – 3:30pm
- $40 per adult / $20 per child for 15 min ride (Cessna or Diamond aircraft)
- $75 per adult in the WWII Bamboo Bomber
- $120 per person in the North American T6 “Texan” or WWII N3N Biplane
8am – 3pm Vendors / Aircraft, Car and Military Vehicle Displays
9am – 3pm Hay Rides Available – Courtesy of Paul Gunsauls at VISTA REALITY — our choice in finding an awesome home in Redding!
7am – 3 pm Airpark Cafe is OPEN all day for Food (Breakfast and Lunch) and Mimosas Bloody Mary’s etc.
Tentative Military Warbird Aircraft Fly Bys for 2021:
- F15 Eagle Fly By from Oregon ANG unit at Klammath Falls
- P51D Mustang and Vought FG1 Corsair or P-40 Warhawk Fly By from McClellan, Sacramento CA
- T33 Shooting Star Fly By and smoke demo
- C130 Fly By from Reno ANG
- CAL FIRE OV10 and S2T Fire Bomber Fly By
- Forrest Service Smoke Jumper Fly By and Parachute Drops
- CAL ANG H60 Blackhawk Fly By and Static Display
- USCG Dauphine Helicopter Fly By and Static Display
Performers
- Star Wars Characters
- Redding Police K9 Demo
- Redding Fire
- CHP Display (vehicles, helo and aircraft)
- UH-1 Huey Display
- Military Vehicle Displays
Thanks to our Sponsors:
Highlights from Last Years Event Photos:
- Storm Troopers
- Smoke Jumpers
- Pancake Breakfast
- Classic Car Show
- Smoke Jumpers
- AT6 Warbird Rides
- Benton Air Faire High School Community Service
- J3 Cub Rides
- Float Planes
- Military Vehicles
- Car Show + Frozen Yogurt
- Muscle Cars