Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Flight Night: Music, Food Trucks, Biplane Rides

Hold on tight! The action is taking off at the Aerodrome, with air shows every Saturday and Sunday from June 15 through Oct. 20!

The Aerodrome will also host mid-week Flight Nights most Wednesdays featuring open cockpit biplane flights, live music and food trucks in June, July and August from 5–8 p.m.

For a schedule of events and to purchase tickets, click here.

Of course, no trip to the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome would be complete without taking your very own flight in an authentic 1929 New Standard D-25 open-cockpit biplane. There is even a Lighthouse Tour that gives you a breathtaking view from the air of Saugerties Light, Rondout Light and Esopus Meadows Light, among the many other treasures of the Hudson Valley. Click here to reserve your biplane flight.

The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome's museum is open May 1–Oct. 31 from 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Weekend Air Shows

For the Saturday and Sunday air shows, gates open at 10 a.m., with pre-show activity starting at 2 p.m. and the air show starting at 2:30. Open-cockpit biplane rides are available before and after the air shows from 10 a.m. until twilight. The snack stand opens at noon.

The Saturday "History of Flight" program highlights the Pioneer Era before World War I and the Golden Age of Aviation in the 1920s and 30s. The Sunday air show is the World War I dog-fight spectacular, with a hero or heroine, the villainous Black Baron of Rhinebeck, scenery, pyrotechnics and a World War I tank, along with many antique automobiles.

Of course, the stars of the show are the historic airplanes, including a 1909 Bleriot, a Fokker DR-1 Triplane and a precise replica of the Spirit of St. Louis. There are usually between 15 and 20 flyable aircraft for each show.

Flight Night: Live Music/Food Truck Schedule

May 29: The Local Jam Band/Feeding Friend-Z

June 5: T McCann/Pop’s Place

June 12: The Remnants/Alma’s Tacos

June 19: The Decoys/Alma’s Tacos

June 26: The Jazz Pioneers/Feeding Friend-Z

July 10: The Local Jam Band/Flavor Bandits

July 17: Band TBD/Pop’s Place

July 24: Band TBD/Feeding Friend-Z

July 31: The Jazz Pioneers/Alma’s Tacos

Aug. 7: The Decoys/Flavor Bandits

Aug. 14: The Local Jam Band/Pop’s Place

Aug. 28: Band TBD/Feeding Friend-Z