Open House and Pumpkin Drop
Schedule
Sat Oct 25 2025 at 09:00 am to 03:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
St. Charles County Regional Airport - Smartt Field, 6390 Grafton Ferry Rd, Portage des Sioux | Grafton, IL
Head out to the St. Charles County Regional Airport–Smartt Field for the Open House and Pumpkin Drop event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25. Check out experimental and home-built aircraft, view historic military aircraft and vehicles, tour the Commemorative Air Force Museum, and more. At 10 a.m., the pumpkin drop begins! At noon, the WW II B-25 Mitchell and TBM Avenger bombers “carpet bomb” a target with pumpkins. To sign up to participate in the pumpkin drop, call St. Charles Flying Service at 636-946-6066. For a fee, take a ride in a historic Warbird aircraft by contacting the Commemorative Air Force at 636-250-4515. View a fully functional robot from FIRST® Super Hornets Robotics Team. Static displays and aircraft rides are subject to availability. For more information, call Smartt Field at 636-949-1893.
