E-Waste Recycling
Saturday, April 22
10 am – 1 pm
The Golden State Hauling and Demolition truck will be under the big Hiller Aviation Museum sign.
Delete all sensitive data from devices before recycling. Please note that full-size appliances will not be accepted.
This is a free event sponsored by the Rotary Club of Peninsula Starlight, the San Mateo Area Chamber of Commerce, Hiller Aviation Museum, and Jessica Govea, owner of Golden State Hauling and Demolition.
Kids’ Carnival
Sunday, April 23, 10 AM – 12 PM
Sunday, May 14, 10 AM – 12 PM
Sunday, June 25, 10 AM – 12 PM
Sunday, July 30, 10 AM – 12 PM
Sunday, August 27, 10 AM – 12 PM
Event included with Museum admission. No charge for Museum Members.
Join the excitement with special activities just for kids! Aircraft checkouts, cockpit exploration, glider and helicopter construction and more are just some of the activities available at each Kids’ Carnival.
Advance tickets available on VBO Tickets
Kids’ Carnival Activities
Outdoor Kids’ Carnival
March – November 2023 (February 2023 Weather Permitting)
- Paint-a-Plane Cessna Cardinal
- Scorpion Helicopter Checkout
- Paper Helicopter Construction
- Penguin Airplane Assembly
- Open Cockpit Aircraft
Indoor Kids’ Carnival
December 2022 – February 2023
- Vertical Wind Tunnels
- Paper Helicopters
- Scorpion Helicopter Checkout
- Glider Construction
- Penguin Airplane Assembly
- Rig-a-ma-Jig Construction
Sponsored by
Water Rocket Rally
Upcoming dates:
Sunday, April 30, 11 am – 12 pm
Sunday, May 21, 11 am – 12 pm
Wednesday, June 21, 11 am – 12 pm
Sunday, July 2, 11 am – 12 pm
Wednesday, July 26, 11 am – 12 pm
Sunday, August 13, 11 am – 12 pm
Event included with Museum admission. Free for Museum Members.
Advanced tickets for Sunday events available on VBO Tickets
Discover the world of rockets!
Bring along a recycled 1- or 2-liter soda bottle or purchase a new water rocket body in the Museum’s Gift Shop ($1.50/bottle) and join the rocket workshop! Use a variety of common craft materials to convert a bottle into a high performance rocket vehicle, then test fly it across the Museum’s Courtyard on a fountain of compressed air and water.
Event is included with Museum admission.
Participants must bring a clean, empty soda bottle (water bottles are not suitable for this activity), or may purchase one in the Museum’s Gift Shop on the day of the event.
Helicopter Adventure
Upcoming dates:
Sunday, May 7, 11 AM – 12 PM
Sunday, June 11, 11 AM – 12 PM
Sunday, July 9, 11 AM – 12 PM
Wednesday, August 23, 11 AM – 12 PM
Event included with Museum admission. Free for Museum Members.
Advanced tickets available on VBO Tickets
Discover the world of vertical flight!
Each Helicopter Adventure starts with an introduction to the development of rotary-wing aircraft and explanation of the parts of the helicopter using a real Scorpion aircraft. Then, participants build and fly their own paper helicopters and climb aboard the cockpit of the Scorpion for themselves!
Event is included with Museum admission.
Kids’ Carnival
Sunday, April 23, 10 AM – 12 PM
Sunday, May 14, 10 AM – 12 PM
Sunday, June 25, 10 AM – 12 PM
Sunday, July 30, 10 AM – 12 PM
Sunday, August 27, 10 AM – 12 PM
Event included with Museum admission. No charge for Museum Members.
Join the excitement with special activities just for kids! Aircraft checkouts, cockpit exploration, glider and helicopter construction and more are just some of the activities available at each Kids’ Carnival.
Advance tickets available on VBO Tickets
Kids’ Carnival Activities
Outdoor Kids’ Carnival
March – November 2023 (February 2023 Weather Permitting)
- Paint-a-Plane Cessna Cardinal
- Scorpion Helicopter Checkout
- Paper Helicopter Construction
- Penguin Airplane Assembly
- Open Cockpit Aircraft
Indoor Kids’ Carnival
December 2022 – February 2023
- Vertical Wind Tunnels
- Paper Helicopters
- Scorpion Helicopter Checkout
- Glider Construction
- Penguin Airplane Assembly
- Rig-a-ma-Jig Construction
Sponsored by
Open Cockpit Day
Upcoming dates:
Saturday, May 20, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Event included with Museum admission.
Online tickets available on VBO
Join us for a unique opportunity to gain a pilot’s eye perspective on many of the Hiller Aviation Museum’s aircraft. The McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, Boeing 747 and Hiller H-12 cockpits are always open, but on Open Cockpit Days the doors and canopies of many additional aircraft in the Museum’s collection swing open to allow visitors a special chance to sit inside and explore the controls and instruments needed to fly these aircraft.
Sit in the cockpits of the following aircraft:
- Grumman HU-16 Albatross
- Fokker Dr.1 Red Baron
- Aero Commander 500U
- Boeing 737-100
- Boeing 747
- Cessna 177 Cardinal
- Aero L-39 Albatross
- Bell 47D
Scout Day
Scout Day Dates 2022-2023
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Sunday, May 21, 2023
No admission charge for Scouts in uniform!
The Hiller Aviation Museum provides complimentary admission to all BSA Scouts and Girl Scouts in uniform on Scout Days! Visit the Museum’s collection of over 50 different historic aircraft, discover flight with a range of interactive exhibits, and join the fun with hands-on explorations in the Invention Lab, Drone Plex and Flight Sim Zone (additional fee applies for flight simulation and some Drone Plex activities). Explore historic airplanes and helicopters and find out more about the special programs offered at the Hiller Aviation Museum for BSA Scouts and Girl Scouts throughout the year.
No reservations are necessary, simply arrive in uniform for an exciting day of aviation discovery. Adult leaders in uniform or with Scout ID are also admitted at no charge. Standard admission fees apply for parents and siblings (no charge for Museum Members and children ages 0-4). Don’t miss the chance to join a high-flying adventure!
Water Rocket Rally
Upcoming dates:
Sunday, April 30, 11 am – 12 pm
Sunday, May 21, 11 am – 12 pm
Wednesday, June 21, 11 am – 12 pm
Sunday, July 2, 11 am – 12 pm
Wednesday, July 26, 11 am – 12 pm
Sunday, August 13, 11 am – 12 pm
Event included with Museum admission. Free for Museum Members.
Advanced tickets for Sunday events available on VBO Tickets
Discover the world of rockets!
Bring along a recycled 1- or 2-liter soda bottle or purchase a new water rocket body in the Museum’s Gift Shop ($1.50/bottle) and join the rocket workshop! Use a variety of common craft materials to convert a bottle into a high performance rocket vehicle, then test fly it across the Museum’s Courtyard on a fountain of compressed air and water.
Event is included with Museum admission.
Participants must bring a clean, empty soda bottle (water bottles are not suitable for this activity), or may purchase one in the Museum’s Gift Shop on the day of the event.
Glider Discovery Day
Upcoming dates:
Sunday, March 26, 11 AM – 12 PM
Sunday, May 28, 11 AM – 12 PM
Sunday, June 18, 11 AM – 12 PM
Wednesday, July 12, 11 AM – 12 PM
Event included with Museum admission. Free for Museum Members.
Event dates and/or format subject to change if required by public health orders.
Advanced tickets available on VBO Tickets
Discover the world of flight in a special outdoor family event!
Learn the names of the different parts of the airplane, then join in the fun the help build a full-size Penguin airplane! Then, assemble a balsa wood glider and join a fun festival of flight outdoors in the museum’s Courtyard. Each child receives a glider to take home!
Event is included with Museum admission.
