Holiday “Festival Of Planes” At Aviation Museum

LONDONDERRY – The ‘Festival of Planes,’ a display of more than 1,000 vintage aviation toys and model aircraft, is now open to the public at the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire.
The walk-through exhibit features aviation-themed toys, models, puzzles, and promotional items from the past 100 years. Themes range from the Wright Brothers to sci-fi favorites as Star Trek, Star Wars, and more.
The exhibit, a combination of several collections as well as items from the Aviation Museum’s own archive, uses toys and model aircraft to trace the history of flight.
The walk-through ‘Festival of Planes’ exhibit is designed to be an immersive experience, complete with Christmas trees, a fireplaced living room, and a starry winter sky filled with model planes flying overhead.
The ‘Festival of Planes’ exhibit of aviation toys and model aircraft is included with museum admission of $10 per person; $5 children under 13, seniors 65+, veterans/active military. Members and children under age 5, free.
The Aviation Museum is open on Saturday, Dec. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 27 from 1 to 7 p.m., and then Monday through Wednesday, Dec. 28-30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to allow families to visit during the holiday vacation week.
The Aviation Museum is located at 27 Navigator Road, Londonderry, N.H. It can be reached via Exit 1 on Interstate 293 in Manchester and heading south on South Willow Street past the Mall of New Hampshire entrance; then follow the brown “Aviation Museum” directional signs.