EAA President Tom Poberezny Enjoy your time here, and thanks for being part of The World’s Greatest Aviation Celebration!

If you’ve participated in the event before, whether once or 50 times, you know that describing this event in a few words is nearly impossible: You have to experience it to understand it! If this is your first trip here, a special welcome to you—you’ll soon appreciate the amazing breadth and depth of seven days featuring the best of everything in aviation.

First and foremost, AirVenture is the annual fly-in and convention of EAA’s 170,000 members—aviation enthusiasts committed to all facets of recreational aviation and involved in securing its future. Since our first EAA fly-in convention in 1953, AirVenture has evolved into a unique intersection for the entire world of flight. Pilots, aviation businesses, policymakers, and those who just love airplanes are all welcome to participate and discover.

With hundreds of presentations and workshops, AirVenture is also an educational experience in aviation like no other. And then there’s the sheer entertainment and spectacle of the daily showcase flying, air shows, movies, kids’ activities, presentations, and something new around every corner.

AirVenture has become the world’s center stage and showcase for the latest and most visionary developments in flight. With all the breakthroughs, innovations, and firsts unveiled here over the years, "Oshkosh" is on par with the world’s top aviation events.

Yet, there is something unique about AirVenture that sets it apart from any other aviation gathering. The event has rightly been called aviation’s annual family reunion. We are a family, joined by a common bond and passion for flight. We can’t wait to share it with the kindred spirits from all over the world we find here.

No two AirVentures are alike—but they’re all memorable. What will AirVenture be for you this year? Take time to discover and make the experience your own.