Amelia Earhart Festival

05/29/2026

Add the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum to your Amelia Earhart Festival plans‼️So much to see and do that weekend!

05/22/2026

05/22/2026

✈️ Adventure is calling, future innovators! 🚀

This summer, bring your curiosity to the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum! Our Summer STEAM Mini Camps are designed for incoming 3rd–5th graders who love to explore, create, and discover.

Get ready for hands-on science, tech, engineering, art, and math — all in an inspiring setting that would make Amelia herself proud! 🛩️

📅 Spots are limited — register today before they take off!
👉 https://bit.ly/4a2RVUZ

05/21/2026

On May 20, 1932, Amelia Earhart took off on a record-setting flight and became the first woman — and second person after Charles Lindbergh — to cross the Atlantic solo.

The act earned her the Distinguished Flying Cross from Congress, the Cross of Knight of the Legion of Honor from the French government, and the Gold Medal of the National Geographic Society from President Hoover, pictured here, becoming the first woman to ever receive this prestigious award.

📸: President and First Lady Hoover presenting Amelia Earhart with the Gold Medal of the National Geographic Society, 1932 (Underwood & Underwood/Library of Congress)