Family Fun Free Day April 16 2012

Date: April 11, 2012
Contact: Outer Banks Group, 252-473-2111

Wilbur Wright's 145^th Birthday Celebration: A Family Fun Day - Events Taking Place Throughout the Day at Wright Brothers National Memorial

Monday, April 16, 2012 will be a Family Fun Day at Wright Brothers National Memorial from 10 am to 4 pm as the National Park Service celebrates Wilbur Wright's 145^th birthday. Wilbur Wright was born near Millville, Indiana on April 16, 1867.He and his younger brother Orville were the first to fly on that historic morning of December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

9 am to 5 pm - Junior Flight Ranger Program:Kids . . . don't forget to ask about the Wright Brothers Junior Ranger Program!Pick-up a Junior Ranger booklet at the visitor center information desk.

10 am to 2 pm - Lets Go Fly a Kite: There will be fun for the whole family kite building and kite flying demonstration by Kitty Hawk Kites - Centennial Pavilion and park grounds (45 min).

11 am - Fun in Flight: A family activity designed for the kids.Experience the fun of building a gliding machine.Design and construct a paper airplane and test the winds of the Outer Banks, just like the Wrights - Centennial Pavilion (30 min).

12 pm - Flight Room Talk: Learn how the Wright brothers solved the problems of human flight as a park ranger tells the story of their triumph at Kitty Hawk - Visitor Center Flight Room Auditorium (30 min).

2 pm - Fun in Flight: A family activity designed for the kids.Experience the fun of building a gliding machine.Design and construct a paper airplane and test the winds of the Outer Banks, just like the Wrights - Centennial Pavilion (30 min).

4 pm - Flight Room Talk: Learn how the Wright brothers solved the problems of human flight as a park ranger tells the story of their triumph at Kitty Hawk- Visitor Center Flight Room Auditorium.

Wright Brothers National Memorial is open daily from 9 am to 5 pm daily.Park fees will be waived for the event.