Boy Scout Merit Badges: Aviation
2022-07-30 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | OR
Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum has partnered with Cascade Pacific Council to bring an exciting merit badge opportunity for Scouts BSA Troop members!
Series Theme: Aviation
Type: Complete
Cost: $30
Learn More & Register: https://cpcbsa.org/events/evergreen-aviation-and-space-museum-merit-badge-series-aviation-2/

Galaxy Summer Camp
2022-08-01 - 2022-08-05 | OR
Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum galaxy summer camps ignite a passion for exploration, innovation, and STEAM in our future explorers through interactive one-week programs filled with exciting, educational experiences designed for each specific age group.
$290 per camper | Scholarships available
Museum Members receive 15% off.

Sign Up Today!
https://www.evergreenmuseum.org/education/summer-camps/

Evergreen Air Show Watch Party
2022-08-19 10:30 - 17:00 | Evergreen Space Museum, 510 NE Captain MIchael King Smith Way, McMinnville, OR, 97128, United States
Air Show Watch Party @ Evergreen
The Evergreen Air Show Watch Parties offers one of the best places to view for aviation fans to experience the annual Air Show on August 19, 20 and 21. A limited number of watch party passes are available for the aviation event located across the street, featuring the USAF Thunderbirds.
Evergreen air show watch party parking passes include parking and access to the lawns in front of the Evergreen Campus for viewing the Air Show. Attendees will also receive four passes to the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum and opportunity to purchase discounted passes to Wings and Waves Water Park for $25 per person. Advanced passes can be purchased for $50 for Friday $75 for Saturday and Sunday’s parties. RV Air Show Watch Party passes are also available for $125 single day and $350 for the entire weekend and eight tickets to the Evergreen Museum.
Learn More…
You may purchase tickets online at: Air Show Watch Party Passes

Boy Scout Merit Badges: Sustainability
2022-08-27 10:00 - 14:00 | OR
Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum has partnered with Cascade Pacific Council to bring an exciting merit badge opportunity for Scouts BSA Troop members!
Series Theme: Sustainability
Type: Partial
Cost: $30
Learn More & Register: https://cpcbsa.org/events/evergreen-aviation-and-space-museum-merit-badge-series-sustainability-2/

Walnut City Music Festival
2022-09-03 - 2022-09-04 | Evergreen Space Museum, 510 NE Captain MIchael King Smith Way, McMinnville, OR, 97128, United States
Headline your summer fun with McMinnville’s one-of-a-kind indie music fest.
More information available at their website: walnutcitymusicfest.org (links to an external site)

Topgun Maverick
2022-09-06 18:00 - 20:20 | Evergreen Giant Screen Theater, 490 NE Michael King Smith Way, McMinnville, OR, 97128, United States
Topgun: Maverick
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Shown in the Evergreen Giant Screen Theater.

Price: Adults (12 and up): $10, Veterans, Active Duty, Seniors & Children (under 12): $7

Special Olympics "Plan Pull"
2022-09-10 08:00 - 15:00 | OR
Oregon Special Olympics Annual Plane Pull Event @ Evergreen
This year’s event feature the coming together of three events:
8:00 to 9:00 AM: Champion Run for Heroes by The See You Later Foundation: A 5K Run/Walk and 10K Run for Adults and a 1/2 Mile Run for Kids! There will even be a well supervised KidsZone section for 2-12 to drop off your kids while you participate! Help us celebrate and support our Heroes! Be a Champion and join us!

This is an event that provides a healthy, fun activity for the whole family! A 5K Run and 10K Run for Adults and a 1/2 Mile Run for Kids! There will even be a well supervised KidsZone section for 2 12 to drop off your kids while you participate!
9:00 to 11:00 AM: Lift Off by Core Fitness – Featuring a series of athletic events including weightlifting, shuttle runs, etc.
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM: Plane Pull by Special Olympics of Oregon – Teams compete for time and style as they attempt to pull Evergreen Museum’s Gulf Stream G11, weighing nearly 40,000-pounds, the GII must be Pulled 50-feet across the tarmac by each team in hopes for the fastest time!
Come join the fun!

Storytellers Series: Reconnaissance Systems – Scanning for Truth
2022-10-06 13:00 - 14:00 | Space Museum Galaxy Theater
Presenter: John Bronson
Descriptions & illustrations of the museum’s collection of reconnaissance aircraft (including unmanned), illustrations of their onboard sensors, and how these systems are used to capture information.
Location: Space Museum Galaxy Theater

Cost: Included with Admission

Storytellers Series: NASA's Deep Space Network
2022-10-11 14:00 - 15:00 | OR
Presenters: John Jennings & Donn Anderson
NASA has created a communication system that controls and receives data from many space probes and is never out of communication. The Deep Space Network involves three facilities around the Earth so that NASA never loses contact with all of its active spacecraft. We will show the three world facilities and how they keep NASA in contact 24 hours every day with its spacecraft and landers.
Location: Space Museum Galaxy Theater

Cost: Included with Admission

Evergreen Trick or Treat!
2022-10-31 09:00 - 19:00 | OR
To help ensure your wee folk enjoy a safe & spooky Halloween, the museum will remain open until 7:00 PM on Monday October 31st. The museum will not be open for general admissions after 5:00 PM. But the admissions desk will be open, so, simply pop into the Aviation Museum Admissions desk on Halloween to claim your treat!

Spruce Goose 75th Anniversary - Half-Price Admissions
2022-11-02 | OR
Please join us on November 2nd for a day of celebration to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the first and only flight of the Hughes Flying Boat (a.k.a. the Spruce Goose).
The celebration features:

– Special film presentation: ‘Oregon Bound’ by Peter Dibble, in the Evergreen Giant Screen Theater.

– Extended Aviation Museum hours (open to 6:00 PM)

– Half-Priced Museum Admissions

– Fun activities

– First peak at the improved Spruce Goose Experience

– A special event to mark the actual time of the flight

The special event kicks off at 1:00 PM with a special showing of ‘Oregon Bound,’ the story of the Spruce Gooses’ journey to McMinnville, followed by guest speakers and a live HAM radio transmission with the Howard Hughes Radio Club in Culver City, Ca.

And stay tuned for additional celebratory events throughout the year.

Aviation Museum Closed - November 5th & 10th
2022-11-05 | OR
We regret that on November 5th and 10th the Aviation portion of our museum will be closed to the public. However, our Space Museum will be open to the public both days.

Veterans Day Week!
2022-11-07 - 2022-11-13 | OR
In Honor of Veterans Day this Friday, November 11th, Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum will once again offer our Veterans Free Admission from Monday, November 7th through Sunday, November 13th. (However, the Aviation portion of our Museum will be closed on November 10th)

Storytellers Series: NASA's Mission to the Largest Metal Asteroid - Psyche
2022-11-08 14:00 - 15:00 | OR
Presenters: Donn Anderson & John Jennings
The vast majority of asteroids have a variety of rocky compositions. But a few asteroids are made of something really amazing: METAL! The largest is Psyche. Why are we interested in this particular and peculiar type of asteroid? What is it going to take to go there? What discoveries might we hope to make?
Location: Space Museum Galaxy Theater

Cost: Included with Admission

Aviation Museum Closed - November 10th
2022-11-10 | OR
We regret that on November 10th the Aviation portion of our museum will be closed to the public. However, our Space Museum will be open to the public both days. Our Aviation Museum will reopen November 11th. We apologize for this inconvenience.

Storytellers Series: 50th Anniversary of Apollo 17 - Last Men on the Moon
2022-12-13 14:00 - 15:00 | OR
Presenters: Donn Anderson & John Jennings
50 years ago on December 7th, five massive F-1 rocket engines rumbled to life turning night into day as Apollo 17 lifted off into the Florida sky. What was it like to witness the only night launch of a Saturn V? Come hear an eyewitness give a description of this spectacular event. Learn even more about our historic last flight to the Moon, and find out about NASA’s plans to return!
Location: Space Museum Galaxy Theater

Cost: Included with Admission

Star Struck: Stories of the Night Sky!
2022-12-18 14:30 - 16:30 | Evergreen Giant Screen Theater, 490 NE Michael King Smith Way, McMinnville, OR, 97128, United States
Star Struck: Join master storyteller Will Hornyak at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum Theater for a wild ride through Greek and Roman myths, Native American legends, and historical lore inspired by stars, planets, and the winter solstice.
A nationally touring storyteller, Will Hornyak has performed at festivals and theatres throughout the United States. He weaves myths, fables, tall tales, and legends from a myriad of oral traditions into engaging and well-crafted performances.
“Storyteller par excellence…boundless wit…endless enthusiasm…Will Hornyak transports audiences young and old into an amazing world of imagination.” -The Oregonian
For further information, visit: www.CarltonObservatory.com.

Museum Closed for Holiday Observances
2022-12-24 | OR
Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum is Closed for observance of Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, & Christmas Day.

Open Late for Holidays
2022-12-26 09:00 - 18:00 | Aviation Museum, 500 NE Captain MIchael King Smith Way, McMinnville, OR, 97128, United States
Just for the Holidays, Evergreen Aviation Museum will be open for extended hours from Dec. 26th thru Dec. 29th. We will remain open until 6 PM so guests can enjoy our festive holiday decor and lighting.
Come enjoy the magic of the season!
