Naval Air Station Wildwood (NASW) Aviation Museum is thrilled to announce the totally revamped 2024 Wings & Things Arts and Crafts Festival, featuring Modern Muscle & Exotic Cars. Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 29 from 10am-4pm for an event you won’t want to miss!
The entire family will find something to enjoy with free children’s crafts, adult craft classes including wood bird carving, and fairy light jars, and the chance to drive RC monster trucks. Free face painting (11:30am-2:30pm) and caricatures (11am-2pm), craft vendors, exhibitors, and much more! Museum staff is also excited to announce that the museum’s exhibit on the eyeball will be opening for a preview at Wings & Things with free tours with regular admission at 11am and 1pm.
Festivalgoers can also enjoy live country and rock music by DEVLIN (formerly Country Rogue) on the main stage. A Beer & Wine Garden will offer ice-cold beer and wine, perfect for a leisurely afternoon. Food and refreshments will be available from various vendors, including Patriot Concessions, Pirate Pete’s Soda Pop Co., Rita’s Water Ice of Rio Grande, Waffle Up, and Poppin Bobs.
NASW will be showcasing three unique vehicles owned by a private collector. Attendees will be able to marvel at one of the most photographed cars at the Shelby Museum, a stunning 2013 Shelby Super Snake wide-body. Also on display will be a 2012 Shelby 1000 wide-body and a 2017 Ford GT Heritage Edition. The museum grounds will also be home to the Modern Muscle Car Invasion which will have a collection of over 100 modern muscle cars displayed.
Join us for a day filled with amazing cars, aircraft, music, food, and fun at the Aviation Museum’s 2024 Wings & Things Arts and Crafts Festival.
Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts / Department of State, the National Endowment for the Arts, and The Cape May County Board of County Commissioners through the Division of Culture & Heritage.
Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum is located inside historic Hangar #1 at the Cape May Airport. The site was formerly Naval Air Station Wildwood, which served as a World War II dive-bomber training center. The museum is dedicated to the 42 aviators who perished while training at Naval Air Station Wildwood between 1943 and 1945. The museum is open from 10am-4pm daily. For more information, visit www.usnasw.org or call (609) 886-8787.
