Wapakoneta Summer Moon Festival
Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 10:00am
Wapakoneta Summer Moon Festival
Various Venues in Wapakoneta, OH
55th Anniversary Celebration
Apollo 11 Mission to the Moon
Schedule:
7pm: Lima Area Concert Band
Doors open at 6pm. Concert is a free sponsored event by First on the Moon Inc. this patriotic end of the festival has become an annual tradition.
Location: Wapakoneta High School Performing Arts Center
10am-5pm: Inflatable rides located on the museum's south lawn.
Check out the full schedule of Museum events here.
10am-5pm: Kona Ice frozen treats available on the museum's north lawn. ($)
10am-5pm: Wright State Rocketeers
Truly a fan favorite, this group of rocket builders will be giving periodic rocket demonstrations throughout the day. Be the group's countdown clock as they lift-off your rocket! The rocketeers will be available only on Saturday and Sunday and will be found on the museum's south lawn. Check out the full schedule of Museum events here.
10am-5pm: Lima Astronomical Society
Lima Astronomical Society on the museum's southwest lawn will be ready to talk about the sky with telescopes in hand. Ask them about the stars, planets, nebulas, galaxies and anything else they can see in their telescopes.
Hours and more at www.armstrongmuseum.org.
10am-5pm: Parachute Museum activity on the museum's north lawn.
They'll have amazing items on display to share the impressive history of jumping out of planes!
Check out the Museum's entire schedule of events here.
10am-5pm: Education tent activities on the museum's south lawn.
Our STEM education tent will have fun, science-based, activities for kids to test out. These activities include stomp rockets, water rocket demos, Mentos-geyser demos, circuit-building, energy sticks, static-electricity and bubble demos, balloon twisting, face-painting, and more.
Check out the Museum's entire schedule of events here.
10am-5pm: Face Painting
Art Me! Face Painting will be available on the Museum's southwest lawn.
10am-5pm: Balloon Art
Balloon tying will be available on the Museum's south lawn.
10am-5pm: Charley's Kettle Korn available on museum's north lawn ($)
10am-5pm: Rinda Beach Wind Tunnel Demo
Meet author of "Neil Armstrong's Wind Tunnel Dream" and see a wind tunnel example inside the Early Space Gallery.
Check out the entire schedule of Museum events here.
10am-5pm: Cancellation Cover
The Museum has a special cancellation cover each year to commemorate the moon landing, stop by the Museum store to have you stamps cancelled. Plan your visit at www.armstrongmuseum.org.
Location: Armstrong Air & Space Museum