Updated 9/20/24 at 1:53 PM. “Airport Festival canceled due to expected inclement weather. Staff is looking to reschedule later in the fall” wrote the Joliet Park District.
By Claude Martinez.
This Sunday, September 22, the Joliet Airport Festival will return to the Joliet Regional Airport located at 4000 W. Jefferson Street from 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
Locals that are looking for a chance to ride in the sky, without buying their own plane, can at the 2024 Joliet Airport Festival. Riding in a plane is not required and you can enjoy watching & listening with FREE admission!
On the other hand, if you wish to get right into the action, guests can choose from three different types of planes and helicopter rides’: a Stearman ($125 per person), the ‘Pitts’ ($200), a Cessna 172 ($40) and a helicopter ($50).
Additionaly, there will be a Classic Car show hosted by the Coachmen Car Club ($15 car entry fee: gates open at 7 AM).
The festival has their own Pancake Breakfast from 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM with Pancakes, Sausages, coffee and juice. ($7 Adults and $5 kids 10 & under). Food vendors and food trucks will also be available throughout the day to fix all your appetites!
“NO PETS except for service animals” are allowed wrote the Joliet Park District: for further information visit their Facebook event listed here.
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