Narrow Gauge Trains and Railways
25th EuroWest Model Train Show
Saturday, July 15, 2023 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday, July 16, 2023 10 am – 4 pm
Event included with Museum admission.
One of the Bay Area’s premiere model train expos.
- Multiple Operating European Model Train layouts
- Clinics and Lectures
- Fun Contests for Young and Old
- Sales Tables
- Children’s Activities
- Raffle Prizes
- Manufacturer and Distributor Displays
Tickets available online through VBO Tickets
Kids’ Air Fair Participants
Join the fun at the Hiller Aviation Museum’s annual summer celebration of flight! Local aviation and public safety professionals bring their aircraft and vehicles to the Museum for a special show-and-tell session, while the museum opens the doors of many of its most popular aircraft! Kid-friendly activities abound, including balsa glider construction, paint-a-plane, paper helicopter construction and so much more!
Wednesday, July 19, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Event included with Museum admission.
Pre-purchase tickets available on VBO Tickets
Emergency Service Vehicles*
- Redwood City Fire Engine
- San Mateo County Sheriff Patrol Car
- California Highway Patrol Car
* Emergency Service participation is subject to change
Food Truck and Hot Dog vendor
Kids’ Activities
- Paint-A-Plane
- Open Cockpits (747, HU-16 Albatross, L-39 Jet, Scorpion Helicopter, Aero Commander)
- Exhibit Scavenger Hunt
- Glider Construction Station
- Whirly-Twirly Construction Station
- Penguin Build-a-plane
- Obstacle Course Bounce House
- San Mateo County Library Van
- Drone Plex Flight Simulation
- And More!
Aircraft
- Charger – Experimental Bi-Plane
- San Carlos Flight Center Cessna 172
- Aero Commander 500U
- BD-5 mini plane
- Vahana Urban Air Mobility aircraft
- US Coast Guard Helicopter (subject to availability)
Happy Birds
Upcoming dates:
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Thursday, December 28, 2023
11 AM
Event included with Museum admission.
Online tickets available Click Here
Join a feathered frenzy with the Happy Birds! This elite team of parrots, macaws and cockatoos takes wing for a dazzling performance featuring wild and trained behaviors of all sorts. Arrive early for best seating and take flight on the wild side with these popular parrots and their friends.
These avian performers have been featured on The Tonight Show, Pet Star and The Ellen Show. Their repertoire includes: animal impersonations, singing opera, crying like a baby, and even a song called Clementine!
You will see fantastic birds showing incredible skills, including:
- RIDING A BIKE
- THE SHELL GAME
- RIDING A SCOOTER
- TALKING AND SINGING SONGS
- PLAYING BASKETBALL
- ANIMAL IMPERSONATIONS
- RAISING THE FLAG
- 360 DEGREE SWING
- SKATEBOARDING
- FLYING TRICKS
- OPENING DRINKS
- AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
- AND MUCH MORE!
Kids’ Carnival
10 AM – 12 PM
Upcoming dates:
Sunday, August 27
Sunday, September 24
Saturday, October 21
Sunday, October 22
Sunday, November 26
Friday, December 29
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
- Paint-a-Plane Cessna Cardinal
- Scorpion Helicopter Checkout
- Paper Helicopter Construction
- Penguin Airplane Assembly
- Open Cockpit Aircraft
Indoor Kids’ Carnival
December 2023 – February 2024
- Vertical Wind Tunnels
- Paper Helicopters
- Scorpion Helicopter Checkout
- Glider Construction
- Penguin Airplane Assembly
- Rig-a-ma-Jig Construction
Sponsored by
High Flying Family Fun
Members-only Aviation Party
Sunday, August 6, 10 am – 12 pm
Free to Members!
Come Celebrate Summer With Us at this Outdoor Members-only Aviation Party!
- Bounce House
- Explore Hiller Helicopters With an Exclusive Open Cockpit
- Exclusive Starlab Planetarium Shows
- Glider and Helicopter Stations
- Spin the Prize Wheel
- Free Ice Cream from Mister Softee
- 25% off in the Flight Shop
Hiller Helicopters – Special Open Cockpit
Check out an exceptional collection of Hiller helicopters! These aircraft, on temporary display outside the museum throughout the summer, represent all eras of manufacturing at the Hiller Aircraft Corporation. Members will have an exclusive opportunity to explore the interiors of these unique aircraft.
Starlab Planetarium Shows
The giant inflatable Starlab dome provides a remarkable re-creation of the stars, planets and constellations visible in the night sky. 20 minute members-only presentations are available 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM.
For more information about Museum Membership, please visit our Membership page. Become a member or renew your membership today!
Happy Birds
Upcoming dates:
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Thursday, December 28, 2023
11 AM
Event included with Museum admission.
Online tickets available Click Here
Join a feathered frenzy with the Happy Birds! This elite team of parrots, macaws and cockatoos takes wing for a dazzling performance featuring wild and trained behaviors of all sorts. Arrive early for best seating and take flight on the wild side with these popular parrots and their friends.
These avian performers have been featured on The Tonight Show, Pet Star and The Ellen Show. Their repertoire includes: animal impersonations, singing opera, crying like a baby, and even a song called Clementine!
You will see fantastic birds showing incredible skills, including:
- RIDING A BIKE
- THE SHELL GAME
- RIDING A SCOOTER
- TALKING AND SINGING SONGS
- PLAYING BASKETBALL
- ANIMAL IMPERSONATIONS
- RAISING THE FLAG
- 360 DEGREE SWING
- SKATEBOARDING
- FLYING TRICKS
- OPENING DRINKS
- AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
- AND MUCH MORE!
Planes, Trains, and Cool Cars at the Hiller Aviation Museum
Planes, Trains, and Cool Cars
Saturday, August 12, 2023
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Come check out Unique Aircraft, Garden Steam Model and Lionel Model Trains, and Cool Cars featuring cars from car clubs and individual owners.
Unique airplanes in the museum and two different model train layouts including the Bay Area Garden Steam Trains.
Display car registration is now full. Thank you to all those who registered early. It’s going to be a great show.
Please purchase general admission tickets and come enjoy Planes, Trains, and Cool Cars!
Get your Tickets Online
General admission tickets are available now!
Admission:
$21 Adults (18-64)
$14 Youth (5-17)
$14 Senior (65+)
Free (Children 4 and under)
What are my transport/parking options for getting to the event?
The museum has FREE parking
T-Mo Food Truck: Has got those all American classics on lock, serving up a full bodied menu built to satisfy. At T-Mo Food Truck, you’re getting big ol’ burgers, crispy chicken wings and fries to curb your cravings on the curb. Each burger takes inspiration from different cities all across America. From the spicy Denver burger topped with provolone cheese, ham, onion, avocado and jalapeno to the Jacksonville burger with jack cheese and mushrooms, each is a surefire way to tantalize your taste buds. But that’s not all. T-Mo Food Truck’s also got gourmet sandwiches, burritos, plates full o’ meat and homemade sides, plus fried chicken wings in a myriad of mouthwatering sauces. Drool-worthy? Absolutely.
Mister Softee sells soft serve ice cream sundaes, soda floats, cones, cups, banana boats, and shakes from a brand new state of the art Ice Cream truck.
There will also be a hot dog vendor onsite.
Water Rocket Rally
Upcoming dates:
11 AM – 12 PM
Sunday, August 13, 2023
Sunday, September 10, 2023
Sunday, October 8, 223
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.
Straw Rocket Workshop
Upcoming dates:
Wednesday, August 16, 11 AM – 12 PM
Sunday, November 19, 11 AM – 12 PM
Event included with Museum admission. No charge for Museum Members.
Advanced tickets available on VBO Tickets
Explore the world of rocketry!
Each Air Rocket Blastoff features an introduction to rocketry and Newton’s Third Law of Motion, including an exploration of a real JPL rocket on display at the Hiller Aviation Museum. Following a demonstration, participants construct a high-performance straw rocket, then launch it across the museum with a calibrated burst of air.
Event is included with Museum admission.
Horizons
Presented by Oceanica Ballet
Saturday & Sunday August 19 – 20
Two Shows each day: 12:30 PM & 2:30 PM
Oceánica Ballet presents Horizons, August 19-20 at Hiller Aviation Museum with purchase of museum admission. The adventure and endless possibilities of summer come alive in this showcase of ballet works by Bay Area choreographers. For more information about Oceánica Ballet, visit oceanicaballet.org and follow @oceanicaballet on social media.
Event is included with Museum admission. Free to Museum Members.
About Artistic Co-Director Edgar Lepe
Trained in Folklorico Ballet throughout his youth, Edgar Lepe began studying classical ballet in 2008 at the San Francisco Academy of Ballet under the direction of ballet masters Richard Gibson and Zory Karah. Edgar has performed in Mexico and the United States with Collage West Ensemble, Compañia Mexico Danza, Ensembles Ballet Folklorico of San Francisco, as well as Peninsula Ballet Theatre, Presidio Dance Theatre, Bay Pointe Ballet, and Oakland Ballet. Edgar has choreographed for Bay Pointe Ballet, Bay Area Ballet Conservatory, Peninsula Ballet Theatre, and San Jose Dance International. Edgar currently teaches at Bay Area Ballet Conservatory.
About Artistic Co-Director Robert Burns Lowman
Robert Burns Lowman trained at Susan Hayward School of Dancing and holds B.A.s in Dance and Theater & Performance Studies from U.C. Berkeley. He is a recipient of the Mask and Dagger Memorial Prize (2012) and the Rosalyn Schneider Eisner Prize (2013). Robert performed principal roles in Peninsula Ballet Theatre’s Giselle, The Nutcracker, Carmen, and The Chrysalis Project. In addition to performing, Robert directed PBT’s annual Dance Makers choreography showcase from 2016-2019 and was PBT Artistic Assistant from 2018-2020. He currently teaches ballet at Shoreline Dance Academy and Bay Area Ballet Conservatory.
About Oceánica Ballet
Oceánica Ballet is a group of dynamic artists curated from the Bay Area’s diverse classical dance scene. Oceánica Ballet was formed in 2021 to unite people through the shared experience of dance performance as a reflection of our complex and diverse collective humanity. Our mission is to enliven the San Francisco Bay Area cultural landscape by making professional-level ballet performances accessible and relatable to Bay Area audiences. We enrich the artistic careers of locally-based, professionally trained dance artists of diverse ages, races, genders, sexual orientations, and body types. We create innovative new ballet-based dance works, and interpret classics in fresh and exciting ways.
Oceánica Ballet, Inc. has incorporated as a charitable nonprofit corporation and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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