Flying Circus Air Shows

Surprise find as we were driving along on a beautiful sunny day trying to find something unique to do — we hit the jackpot with this find! The airshow was fun — great for kids and families. You must sign-​up for a Bi-​plane ride though. It was a great experience — worth every penny! From the ice cream floats and chili dogs to the 1940’s music over the loud speakers — it was a banner day and not to be missed!

Wonderful afternoon, feels like you step back in time. It’s no frills, but perfect. Plenty of seating with many wooden benches, (however, suggest you bring your own canopy or umbrella for added comfort on a hot day!) There’s a food truck with shaved ice or hot coco, (weather appropriate), well-​maintained bathrooms, and a souvenir shop for treats. The announcer is funny and the program entertaining. Enjoy!

We took a family day trip to the Flying Circus yesterday.
This is a wonderful value for folks of all ages.
We arrived at about 11AM as they were opening the front gate. After paying the $ 15/​head admission, we parked in the shade and immediately visited the gift shop to buy our late teens /​early twenties kids tickets to the solo open cockpit bi-​plane ride ($ 80), and the open cockpit aerobatic plane ride ($ 150). It was quite a memorable thrill for both of them, and watching the aerobatic flight from the ground knowing our little girl was in there was memorable for us as well. These folks are totally professional, extraordinarily friendly, and keenly safety oriented. We had quite a wait from about noon until the air show began at 2:30, but were entertained by the flights of the other biplane passengers, and with the conversation of fellow attendees mutually sharing our enjoyment of the day.
The 2:30 airshow kept things moving pretty well, though some of the entertainment dialogue was rather painfully corny, and that Black Baron really needs to be sent to the outhouse. Still, the flights, the plane and historic descriptions, the stunts like wing walking and mid-​air target practice with propellers against a roll of paper towels, «bombing» the Black Baron, etc. provided a range of entertainment for all. They featured one traveling stunt flyer who did amazing, stunning things with his airplane that I would not have thought physically possible until I saw it for myself.
It was a long, hot July day, and we were grateful for the overhead cover they provide for spectators — getting there at opening will help assure your ability to secure choice locations.
The snack bar provides a variety of treats from sodas to decent pork BBQ, cheese nachos, etc., at very reasonable prices — we were grateful they didn’t try to soak a captive audience with ballpark prices. By the end of the day, I’d say that we and the couple of hundred other people arriving as families and couples of all ages had shared a wonderful day of nostalgia, thrills, laughs, and camaraderie.
My problem now is how to select our next family day trip with the bar set so high by this experience.

Aerobatic flights and hot air ballooning in Bealtown village, Virginia by former naval aviators and commerical l pilots make this a fun trip to bring your chairs, sunscreen and picnic while watching the flights.
those of us who have the courage fly the planes as a passenger in an open air cockpit. Wait till evening to watch the hot air balloons take off.
This was a special event so i can’t say the place is on a non event day, but they do offer flying classes

Rides are EXCELLENT! Very worth the cost!
Air show is good! Wing-​walker is unnerving, aerialist is excellent, tricks/​drills are great, parachutist is neat! Good attempts to get crowd involved, MC just not entertaining at all. Incredibly knowledgeable but not exciting.
Not costly. Worth going. Very family friendly.
Outdoors completely! Bathrooms big & open. Small refreshment stand-​cash only! Sells some food, ice creams & drinks.

Ever since moving into the area I would pass this small sign on my treks that read «Flying Circus». My mind always drifted to those wonderful memories of Monty Python but needless to say there isn’t a connection between the two. I’ve visited this place twice in the years that I’ve been here. The first time was simply to break my proverbial Flying Circus cherry. This isn’t just a sitting back and watching planes fly over head air show. These are definite stunt planes performing crazy maneuvers who along with the wing walkers and parachute jumpers make for an entertaining show. You are also able to take rides in the vintage planes. Now the second time I went is the most memorable and is only offered one weekend a year and that’s for the hot air balloons. Arrive early and watch them assemble them and inflate and take rides. Nothing is quite like that. Me ~